Head of Technical Centres Infrastructure

About the role

Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1? At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world's greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, more than 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track. Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport. Role Overview: We are looking for a Head of Technical Infrastructures to join our Racing Systems team. Reporting into our Director of Racing Systems, this role will manage the centralised TRS group in order to provide high quality and quantity content to the company wide structure. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Support the Racing Director by providing strategic and tactical input, ensuring departmental managers remain fully aligned with agreed direction and objectives. Provide strategic leadership for the F1 Timekeeping, Data Delivery, and Data Analysis team, driving operational excellence, continuous improvement, and high-quality data products, content, and client services. To work with the Director of Racing Systems and the relevant departmental management team to develop continuously the strategic roadmap for analytical tasks and capabilities. To work with the Director of Racing Systems on both long- and short-term department strategy including relevant the group's development, headcount and budget. This should be done in line with the overarching strategic company goals. To take an active role in leading the Data Analysis & Content subgroups and Timing, developing relevant processes and methodologies whilst communicating effectively with stakeholders. Manage the development of AI-based diagnostic tools jointly with Innovation and Software groups to make event operations activities much more efficient, reactive and, more important, proactive (problem solving and predictive algorithms) To mentor team, ensure clear delegation, strong accountability, and effective talent development, aligned with organisational strategy, to build long term capability while contributing actively to cross departmental projects. To work directly with internal stake holders as R&D, Digital and TV production departments in planning future departmental developments (methodologies, software applications, etc.) in order to assist in bringing the data analytical content to the Formula 1 fanbase across a range of products and assets. The role will understand implicitly at what technical level to pitch assets and packages in order to maximise value within the given products. Improve standard reporting methods within the group and grow the customer base both internally and externally of the relevant reports. This includes developing automated methods, increasing data content and improving efficiency of reporting process. This key workflow should be delivered in line with our procedures and contractual obligations. To provide the official interpretation of data analysis, considering the current sporting procedures and regulations, as well as advise on the correct presentation of products for internal and external clients. To develop the technical operations groups (Data Delivery &Analysis + Timing) and to work with the key stakeholders to ensure that all functions are fully resourced during all events. Maintain a comprehensive and current understanding of all racing systems and technical event operations, delivering timely briefings, reports, and escalations to Executive and Event Senior Management. Accountable for ensuring all Formula 1 Event Technical Galleries across the ETC and M&TC meet defined operational and performance standards, with reliable system functionality supporting F1 services. Coordinating with infrastructure, IT, and connectivity providers to ensure event readiness. Serve as Systems Manager during operational events or designate an appropriately qualified direct report to assume this role, ensuring the effective delivery of all ETC and M&TC duties and responsibilities associated with the position. Assist and advise the Race Operations Executive on race organisation matters, including operational procedures, protocols, team liaison processes, and end of day technical logs. Take responsibility for the timely delivery of F1 Team Documents including all F1 technical documentation, drawings, and models issued to teams on behalf of the M&TC. Accountable for the development, profiling, and forecasting of annual departmental budgets (Funding, HR Travellers), including preparation of detailed, data driven business cases for new initiatives ahead of reviews with Finance and th

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