Manager, News Technology Services

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In This Role You’ll:

The Manager, News Technology Services leads technical operations for CBS News, managing technology infrastructure, hardware lifecycle, vendor relationships, and newsroom systems for major national and international coverage. This role requires technical expertise, attention to detail, and strong project management skills.

Responsibilities Include:

Strategic Leadership & Project Oversight

· Plan and deliver technology projects supporting news operations (broadcast, digital, live events).

· Oversee technology setup, logistics, and staffing for major news events.

· Coordinate cross-functional teams for system migrations, upgrades, and testing.

· Communicate goals, timelines, and outcomes to key partners and management

Technology & Infrastructure Management

· Manage lifecycle of technology assets (procurement, deployment, maintenance, disposal) across multiple locations.

· Ensure robust system administration, patching, vulnerability remediation, and monitoring using enterprise tools.

· Participate in administration of enterprise applications and user provisioning (Active Directory, OKTA, O365, Citrix, JAMF).

· Maintain system reliability, security, and compliance. (encompassing high-risk environments)

Financial & Vendor Management

· Develop and oversee budgets, capital purchase requests, scopes of work, purchase orders, and invoice processing.

· Participate in vendor selection, contract negotiation, and relationships with Corp Business Affairs and Corp Vendor Management.

· Provide financial updates to News and Corporate Finance; resolve invoice discrepancies and renew contracts.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

· Establish and implement IT service management guidelines and information security (ITIL or similar frameworks).

· Oversee employee onboarding/offboarding, asset recovery, and compliance with HR and Legal requirements.

· Monitor ServiceNow incidents and requests; establish KPIs and operational metrics.

· Lead incident response, security assessments, and InfoSec initiatives.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

· Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing technical team.

· Coordinate staffing schedules and resource allocation

· Champion, knowledge sharing, documentation, and training.

· Liaise between inter-company technical teams, news leadership, and external partners.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

· Communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical partners.

· Maintain organized documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.

· Engage proactively with business units, InfoSec, Network Engineering, and other departments.

Basic Qualifications You Bring:

· BA/BS of computer science, broadcasting, business Administration or equivalent work experience

· 3+ years managing a team of 10+ staff

· Must be available on weekends, holidays, overnights. Extended shift hours may be required.

· Some domestic travels may be required – up to 20%

· Must be able to lift and move equipment up to 45lbs.

· Must be fluent with Windows OS & mac OS.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $110,400.00 - 165,600.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here:
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount’s most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.

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