About the Role
We are looking for a Technical Delivery Manager to serve as the primary owner of our external development team relationship. You will be responsible for the quality, velocity, and reliability of everything that team ships — from task scoping through production deployment. This is a hands-on leadership role that sits at the intersection of engineering management, quality assurance, and release operations. We run live events, so some evenings, weekends and travel are part of the package.
About the Team
TKO Innovation is a small, high-velocity R&D team sitting across the whole of TKO - UFC, WWE, PBR, IMG, OnLocation and TKO itself. We source new tech, roll our own software and hardware products, run live data acquisition and delivery including to betting operations, and support live television production - year round. We've been using AI since long before it was cool and will continue to lead the organization in learning how best to use and maximize real business value from emerging technology.
Responsibilities
Own the day-to-day management of an external software development team, including task assignment, progress tracking, and delivery accountability
Review, test, and approve work items, pull requests, and deliverables to ensure they meet quality, documentation, and testing standards before acceptance
Establish and enforce standards around AI coding, unit testing, integration, cybersecurity and documentation
Coordinate and execute deployments of new code into the company's cloud infrastructure, working with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth and low-risk releases
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to translate business requirements into well-scoped technical tasks for the vendor team
Track and report on delivery and quality metrics
Staff in-person or remotely periodic live events to launch & monitor projects
Requirements
4+ years of experience in software engineering, technical project management, or engineering management
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC). AI-assisted coding experience a plus
Comfortable reading and reviewing code across at least one of: Ruby, Python, Node.js — you don't need to write it daily, but you need to evaluate it
Experience deploying applications to cloud environments; familiarity with basic deployment tooling (CI/CD pipelines, Docker, etc.)
Prior experience managing external vendors or distributed development teams strongly preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication — you will be the bridge between business stakeholders and technical executors
Ability to cover periodic live events in-person or remotely.
Nice to Have
Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. Hiring pay rates are based on a number of factors, including location and may vary depending on job-related qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
Hiring Rate Minimum:
$80,250 annually(minimum will not fall below the applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds)
Hiring Rate Maximum:
$107,000 annually
