Technical Operations Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Operations Manager to lead a team of engineers who monitor, triage, and resolve platform issues 24/7. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable diving deep into a production incident and running a cross-functional launch war room.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Technical Operations Engineers across multiple time zones, including global contractors
• Oversee 24/7 platform monitoring through the Technical Operations Control Center (TOCC), ensuring alerts are triaged and escalated with urgency and accuracy
• Own the end-to-end incident management process — from initial triage through escalation, stakeholder communication, resolution, and post-mortem
• Manage and enforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) across priority tiers, ensuring Engineering and business stakeholders are kept informed throughout issue lifecycles
• Lead war room execution for P0/P1 launches, driving readiness reviews, runbook preparation, and day-of coordination with cross-functional teams
• Coordinate CDN and internal infrastructure capacity planning in advance of high-visibility events, maintaining relationships with CDN partners
• Partner with Engineering to prioritize production bugs, advocate for platform stability improvements, and reduce operational toil
• Drive automation initiatives that reduce manual monitoring, streamline escalation workflows, and improve team efficiency at scale
• Collaborate closely with Content Operations, Live Operations, Advertising Operations, Platform Operations, and Engineering to ensure smooth content delivery and issue resolution across all platforms
• Represent Technical Operations in cross-functional launch planning, ensuring the team is engaged 30 days prior to major events
• Define and maintain escalation paths, runbooks, and operational documentation for the team

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in technical or platform operations within a streaming, media, or consumer technology environment
• 2+ years of leading technical teams, including geographically distributed or contractor-based teams
• Deep familiarity with ad delivery operations, including monitoring ad fill rates and working across SSAI and client-side ad insertion workflows
• Hands-on experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Datadog, PagerDuty, or equivalent platforms
• Proven ability to lead high-pressure incident triage and cross-functional escalation across engineering and business teams
• Experience managing launch readiness for live or high-profile events, including war room coordination and runbook ownership
• Strong understanding of CDN architecture and capacity planning in a video streaming context
• Ability to translate technical issues into clear business impact for non-technical stakeholders
• Track record of building or improving automation to reduce manual operational overhead
• Excellent communication and prioritization skills in a fast-paced, always-on environment

Qualifications

• Willingness to support on-call coverage, including evenings and weekends for critical launches or incidents
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, to meet project deadlines and support critical operations

Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools
• Knowledge of CDN architecture and capacity planning
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Equity awards
• Life insurance
• Disability benefits
• Parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Paid time off

Pay

The estimated annual salary for this position is between $112,200 - $140,000 annually.

Schedule

This role is eligible for flexible work arrangements, including evenings and weekends, to support critical operations.