Antenna Group is a leading international content, media and entertainment organization, owning and operating a diverse portfolio of global media assets across a variety of platforms: Television, Pay TV, OTT, Radio, Cinema Exhibition, Digital, Music, Publishing and Education, throughout Europe, North America and Australia. Antenna Group is currently seeking, to cover the following position: Head of Digital Product & Technology About the Role The Digital Product & Technology Manager is a senior, hands-on role responsible for the technical performance, reliability and continuous evolution of ANTENNA Group’s digital products. The role goes beyond technical operations and platform stability. It combines strong technical expertise with a product-oriented mindset, translating business and product requirements into practical technical solutions and ensuring their successful implementation. Working closely with Product, Editorial, Audience & Growth, SEO, Development and external technology partners, the role will help deliver new digital capabilities, integrations and user-facing products across ANTENNA’s digital ecosystem. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable troubleshooting a critical platform issue, evaluating a third-party technology, designing the technical approach for a new digital feature and working with Product teams to bring a new idea into production. Job Description Digital Product Implementation & Development • Work closely with the Product Manager to translate product requirements into technical specifications, implementation plans and production-ready solutions. • Lead or coordinate the technical implementation of new digital products, features and services across ANTENNA’s digital properties. • Support the implementation of products and features such as newsletters, registration and login systems, commenting platforms, web push notifications, personalization, recommendation engines, gamification mechanics, live scores and other interactive services. • Design the technical approach for new features, identifying required APIs, integrations, CMS capabilities, data flows and third-party services. • Assess whether solutions should be developed internally, implemented through existing platform capabilities or delivered through external technology providers. • Manage technical testing, QA, deployment and post-launch monitoring of new products and features. • Identify dependencies, technical risks and scalability requirements early in the product development process. Technology Scouting & Product Innovation • Continuously research emerging technologies, tools and digital product solutions relevant to media and publishing. • Monitor international publishers and digital platforms to identify new features, technologies and implementation approaches that could be relevant to ANTENNA. • Proactively propose technology-driven product improvements and new capabilities. • Research and evaluate potential technology providers for services such as AI-powered audio/text-to-speech, personalization, commenting, live data, sports data, recommendation systems and audience engagement tools. • Run technical evaluations and Proofs of Concept (PoCs) before recommending new technologies or vendors. • Maintain awareness of developments in AI and automation that could improve editorial workflows, content distribution and user experience. SEO, Performance & Growth Technology • Work closely with SEO, Performance and Audience & Growth teams to ensure that technical implementation supports audience and business objectives. • Conduct technical reviews related to site speed, Core Web Vitals, crawlability, indexation, structured data and overall technical SEO. • Support the implementation and technical validation of analytics, attribution, consent, audience measurement and experimentation tools. • Identify technical improvements that can increase discoverability, engagement, retention and conversion. • Ensure new features and third-party integrations do not negatively affect site performance, SEO, privacy or user experience. Platform & Technical Operations • Own the availability, performance and stability of ANTENNA’s digital properties. • Coordinate incident management, rapid resolution and post-incident analysis. • Ensure platforms can scale effectively during major news events, live broadcasts and traffic spikes. • Oversee technical monitoring, alerting and performance measurement across digital services. • Coordinate deployments, platform updates and technical changes with internal and external development teams. • Ensure appropriate disaster recovery, security and business continuity processes are in place. Streaming & Content Delivery • Manage and continuously improve live-streaming and video delivery operations for ANTENNA digital properties. • Collaborate with broadcast engineering and technology teams to integrate digital and traditional broadcast workflows. • Monitor video quality and delivery performance and identify opportunities for improvement. • Evaluate streaming technologies, CDN solutions and video-related technology partners. Vendor & Technology Partner Management • Act as a key technical point of contact for technology vendors, development partners and third-party platforms. • Translate business and product needs into clear technical requirements for external providers. • Evaluate vendor solutions from a technical, operational, performance and integration perspective. • Challenge vendor proposals and validate recommended architectures and implementation approaches. • Coordinate technical onboarding and integration of new services. • Work with Product, Procurement and Legal teams on vendor selection, contracts, SLAs and renewals. • Monitor vendor performance and manage technical escalations when required. Security, Compliance & Data • Ensure digital implementations comply with GDPR and relevant data protection requirements. • Work with relevant teams on consent management, security, access con