Video CPE Director | Amsterdam

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• This role will lead a diverse team of 100+ individuals through CPE technology architecture, development, and testing activities across Europe and must inspire and motivate in a way that leverages the collective talent across all markets and align individuals around the Customer Value Proposition.

• This role must also focus on achieving wider Technology objectives around scale, cost efficiency, speed to market and quality.

• The role is accountable for implementing entertainment CPE component through their technology delivery and operations lifecycle ensuring timely delivery of technically ready products and services that can be taken to market.

Key Accountabilities
For Entertainment CPEs:

• Manage CPE Delivery, Release Management, Change Control & Non-regression testing
• Own CPE SW Architecture & Prototyping, Tech Roadmap and define Non-functional requirements
• Develop CPE Hardware architecture and perform acceptance testing
• Define Solution Design, Detailed Design (Low Level Design), Test Strategy & Planning
• Perform (Technical) Vendor Management
• Evaluate Technical Vendor Solution
• Set up Development Environment and Develop CPE Software
• Develop, Integrate and Validate CPE Software
• Document Operational/technical knowledge

Knowledge & Experience
Preferred education/ qualifications:

• MSc degree level in a relevant area (network-, communications- or consumer electronics engineering, ...)
• Fluent spoken and written English - ideally other European languages
• Proven experience in applying both Waterfall and Agile development approach

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in the cable, satellite or telco industry

• 8+ years experience in entertainment CPE implementation for B2C video services

• 10+ Experience and knowledge of CATV technologies, DTV and VOD/ReplayTV, Middleware platforms and Video Delivery technologies

• Line management experience with budget responsibility and senior management reporting

• Experience with working in an international and distributed team environment

• Experience in technical delivery management of large Pan-European B2C implementation platforms.

• Deep CPE hardware and software development/industrialization knowledge and experience

• An understanding of Entertainment B2C services from:

• commercial & content side

• product development process

• deep understanding of entertainment technology & ecosystem from back-office & service platforms, and Apps (IOS, Android, HTML5)

• wide understanding of IP and broadcast networking as well as data center infrastructure.

• An understanding of Entertainment related costs and economics and able to support unit economic analysis.

• A strong overall understanding of the technologies and platforms specific to a large cable and telecommunications operator.

• Technical knowledge and implementation experience around CPE hardware/firmware/software, Video CAS, DRM, home networking, linear TV (DVB standards), VoD, cDVR.

• Good overall knowledge/familiarity with telecommunications technologies, including: Ethernet, broadcast, as well as most current IP communication protocols.

• Good knowledge/familiarity with Audio and Video coding/decoding technologies

Skills & Abilities:

• Effective executive level written, verbal and presentation & communication skills

• Takes responsibility & feels accountable for own and team actions

• Is a strong team player

• Creates an esprit de corps within his/her teams and constantly encourages team work

• Is confident and a credible influencer, able to command respect

• Is self-disciplined and enforces discipline within his/her teams in terms of processes and work ethics

• Must be able to work under pressure and be prepared to work outside normal working hours when necessary

• Ability to bring clarity to ambiguous situations and to act decisively

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to broadly influence and effectively forge partnerships both internally and externally

• Has a systematic, disciplined, and analytical approach to problem solving

• Ability to be supportive, consultative and collaborative and to work effectively across national boundaries

• Ability to quickly understand business objectives and to recognise and capitalise on market opportunities

• An analytical, numerate mind able to present business cases with clarity

• A technical aptitude to understand product features and functions

• Self-motivated with the ability to continually self-monitor & develop

• Self-motivated and proactive in the working environment; proven ability to work with speed and accuracy to deadlines is essential

• The ability to build relationships and convey authority when needed at all levels in order to resolve conflicts and maintain direction

• Commercially aware with financial management experience in budgeting, Capex and Opex

• At ease and effective in operating in an international working environment

Endorses the below leadership expectations:

• Co-creates and executes strategy

• Entrepreneurial Drive for Results

• Innovates with Customer Focus

• Lives one Company

• Leads and Inspires

• Develops a winning team

About Us
Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 56 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.