Nexus Studios - Delivery Manager (Remote)

Employment Type: Long term contract Location Type: Remote Salary: Not Specified

Position Overview

Nexus Studios is a global creative studio seeking a Delivery Manager to coordinate project delivery and sprint execution for their streaming platform. This role serves as the primary project management liaison between the specialized streaming team and core product development teams. The focus is on managing delivery schedules, sprint coordination, and ensuring seamless integration between streaming infrastructure milestones and overall product launch timelines. This position is critical for a live, fan-facing product with demanding real-time performance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Lead for streaming development pods, managing sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and delivery cadence across streaming infrastructure, video delivery, and backend teams.
• Maintain comprehensive project tracking through JIRA, ensuring visibility into tickets, timelines, deliverables, and dependencies while monitoring project metrics.
• Facilitate daily communication between streaming technical teams and other development pods, translating technical requirements between engineering teams and business stakeholders.
• Provide Senior Technical Lead with visibility into broader project scope, timeline impacts, and resource dependencies.
• Identify and remove blockers that impact team productivity, including coordination of vendor deliverables and data source integrations.
• Coordinate release planning and deployment.
• Manage day-to-day sprint execution and coordinate cross-team dependencies.
• Maintain visibility into streaming platform delivery schedules that must align with core product milestones.
• Ensure streaming infrastructure development stays synchronized with the overall product roadmap from MVP through launch and live operations, working with the Senior Technical Lead and Head of Technology.
• Help define delivery processes, development cadence, team coordination strategies, and operational excellence of a platform with global reach.

Requirements & Preferred Experience

• Background in XR/VR platform development or management with an understanding of constraints for immersive experiences.
• Experience with data provider partnerships, broadcast standards, and live event technology requirements.
• Knowledge of backend development workflows, having worked with engineers on scaling challenges and understanding coordination needed for technical implementations.
• Previous experience managing technical relationships with major entertainment brands or sports organizations.
• Previous experience with projects focused on fan experiences and understanding the unique requirements of consumer-facing entertainment products.
• A passion for live storytelling, sports, and entertainment, and an understanding of what immersive platforms can unlock for fandom.
• Ability to work 9am - 6pm EST.

Company Information

Nexus Studios is a global creative studio working with award-winning directors across animation, artful live-action, and immersive media. Their work has received accolades from BAFTA, Emmy, Grammy, and Academy Awards. They collaborate with the world's leading cultural brands and have a deep-rooted history in innovation, XR, and crafted storytelling.

Nexus Studios is proud to work with extraordinary talent as an equal opportunity employer. They embrace individuals of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, age, abilities, or sexual preferences. Their recruitment process is merit-based, ensuring fair treatment to every applicant.

Start Date: July 2025