Hybrid Manager, Experts Team – Motorsport F1

at RIEDEL Communications

• Job title: Manager, Experts Team – Motorsport F1
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Wuppertal, Germany

About the role

• Manage the Experts Team focused on motorsport technology at RIEDEL Communications. Oversee technical standards, lead teams, and ensure effective project execution within live events.

Responsibilities

• You are ultimately responsible for the technical management and standards of Riedel technology within the motorsport segment.
• You support, develop, and innovate our technical standards for one of our largest projects.
• You plan, implement, and operate communications, signaling, and intercom infrastructures for all racing events.
• You coordinate and technically integrate Riedel systems, monitor system performance, analyze faults, and troubleshoot issues quickly during events.
• You lead the on-site technician team, including disciplinary responsibilities, and oversee employee development and performance management.
• You develop and implement onboarding strategies and training programs and facilitate coordination between engineering, project management, and the expert team.
• You plan resources, shift schedules, and worldwide deployments of teams, and contribute to budget and workforce planning.

Requirements

• Completed technical degree in media technology, communications engineering, IT, electrical engineering, or a comparable qualification
• Several years of experience in senior technical or project management roles, ideally in international live events or broadcast environments
• At least 5 years of leadership experience with technical and disciplinary responsibilities
• Deep knowledge of IP-based networks, intercom systems, broadcast technologies, and signal distribution
• Proven ability to guide and motivate project teams
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, international environments
• Willingness to travel worldwide; fluent in English; additional languages are a plus

Benefits

• Life–work balance through our flexible working-time system, including mobile working in a hybrid model
• Career booster with numerous individual development and training opportunities
• Diversity matters to us — at RIEDEL we foster an open working atmosphere; inclusion is part of our culture — it’s the people and their personality that count
• A variety of offers via myEAP (e.g., childcare support, care for relatives, wellbeing offers, etc.)
• We contribute to your career development. We encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By helping our people reach their potential, we often support career moves and uncover skills they never knew they had.