Cricket Systems Operator

Location: UK-based with regular global travel around the world to cricket-playing nations

Contract: Full-Time, Fixed-Term - 12 Months

Salary: £20,000

Travel: Extensive global travel to Cricket-playing nations (travel, accommodation and daily living allowance expenses paid by Hawk-Eye)

Expected Start Date: Summer 2026

Why Hawk-Eye & Why Cricket?

Join us at Hawk-Eye and be part of an exhilarating journey through the world of sports events. Our operations teams play a crucial role in delivering high-quality experiences at major sporting events worldwide. 

As a Cricket Systems Operator, you will be delivering our world-renowned ball-tracking, edge-detection, and Match Officials' communications technologies, as well as providing other officiating and broadcast-enhancing technologies at cricket events around the world. This role provides a genuine opportunity to create a direct impact on the biggest occasions and moments in cricket; this could be providing an LBW call during a Test match at Lord's or telling the story of the impactful bowling spell during the Cricket World Cup Final.

Our powerful hardware and software will allow your creativity to flourish, with ideas and innovation being the main tools behind our success. You will get the opportunity to work with passionate, innovative, motivated and intelligent people throughout the company, who will continually try to push your personal development and engage with your desired career path.

What Does A Typical Day Look Like?

A typical day will vary based on your role within the team. Within the Cricket department, we have three key areas that form our match-day team. Please follow the links to find which position piques your interest and to explore what a day in the life of a Cricket Systems Operator looks like: 

• VR Analyst - to learn more about this role, watch our day in the life of a VR Analyst video

• System Engineer

• Umpire Technician 

Why Is This the Right Job for You?

This position is perfect for you if you possess:

• A technical grounding

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Excellent communication with the ability to liaise with clients and customers in a professional and approachable manner

• Great teamwork skills

• A passion for innovation

• A willingness to learn

• Flexible and willing to travel worldwide on a regular basis (potentially over 250 days a year)

• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced and pressurised environment

• An interest in the sport of Cricket

• Must be currently studying towards an undergraduate degree

At Hawk-Eye Innovations, we appreciate and value the importance of potential and growth. If you believe that you excel in certain areas and possess the passion and desire to develop further, we encourage you to apply

Team Culture:

At Hawk-Eye, we pride ourselves on our team culture. We believe in fostering a supportive environment where every team member can contribute their best work. Our core values include:

• Innovation: We constantly seek new ways to improve and innovate in the sports entertainment industry.

• Teamwork: We celebrate our successes and learn from our experiences as a team.

• Passion: Our love for sports drives everything we do.

What Difficulties Might I Face?

Up to this point, I’m sure there have been many things that you find intriguing about the role; however, there can be difficult times:

Working Hours: Due to the nature of the sports industry, there is often work on weekends and midweek evenings, and we are expected to fulfil our roles until the last ball has been hit.

Travelling Abroad: You can expect to spend, on average, up to 250 days per year on tour away from home. Whilst there are glamorous locations where major tournaments are held, there are also some locations that you may not have anticipated that you will be expected to travel to.

The countries we visit and the amount of time we spend in those countries will vary from year to year based on where tournaments are located. This is where the teams operated in 2024 and the percentage of time in each location;

Working & Living in Different Timezones: This role is tour-based, which means you will be spending time away from family and friends, where social events could be missed. Also, working in different time zones can make communication more challenging.

High-Pressure Situations: Working in a live broadcast environment on a production that is distributed to millions worldwide will bring high levels of pressure.

Technical setup: You will be working predominantly with PCs, cameras and related software. A strong work ethic and attitude towards troubleshooting are important in this role.

All of these factors offer different challenges daily as an operator. We will do all that we can to train you and support you to the best possible level, but these challenges must be considered before submitting your application.

Application & Hiring Process:

• Application: If you're interested in this position, please submit your CV, complete the application form and hit submit.

• Task Submissions: Successful candidates from the application stage will receive an invitation to access our video assessment system. We will ask you to complete a one-way video interview (Hireflix platform).

• Review Period: Once you have completed the tasks, our team will take a period of time to review all tasks and provide application updates. 

• Assessment Event: Successful candidates from the video interview stage will be invited to one of our Hawk-Eye Assessment Events. This will be in-person, and you will be provided with further details and preparation material prior to the event. 

• Offers & Feedback: Offers & Feedback: The team will take time to review all feedback and conduct our final reviews.

Please only apply to the sport/department you're most interested in. There will be an option to register interest in other sports within the application form