Lab Lead, BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs (all genders)

Lab Lead, BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs (all genders)

From DEV bench to center stage - build the future of streaming.

At BIG BLUE MARBLE, we enable easy access to broadcast content in Austria while driving innovation and customer service in media delivery. Our mission is to actively shape the digital future of TV and radio.

To lead our Innovation & Research LAB, publicly known as BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs, at ORS comm GmbH & Co KG, we are looking for a Program Lead, BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs, all genders.

Are you a developer at heart who is ready for the next chapter, where you spend less time in the IDE and more time shaping which technologies your company bets on next? BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs is where you belong.

Your responsibilities:

Innovation Scouting

• You scout new technologies, solutions, start-ups, and trends in the streaming and media-tech space.
• You analyze technological developments and assess their relevance and potential applications for products.
• You attend industry conferences, trade fairs, and events at home and abroad, build a relevant network, and bring fresh impulses into the company.
• You work closely with Innovation Management and Professional Services to move promising technologies from assessment through to potential Proofs of Concept.
• You translate findings into technical blog posts, presentations, trend analyses, and technology analyses.
• AI and automation are a permanent part of your technology radar, with an eye on concrete use cases in the streaming and platform environment.

Innovation Lab & Proof of Concept Program

• You lead the operational activities of BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs and coordinate day-to-day innovation processes.
• You organize and facilitate bi-weekly Proof of Concept sprints with the Full Stack Development team.
• Together with Product Management, you evaluate ideas in the innovation funnel, prioritize opportunities, and initiate new PoCs.
• You coordinate PoCs from idea validation to successful completion across technical and business teams.
• You document PoC outcomes and turn them into reusable knowledge, technical assets, or follow-up initiatives.
• You continuously improve Lab processes and foster an agile, execution-oriented innovation culture.

Innovation Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships

• You represent BIG BLUE MARBLE Labs nationally and internationally with universities, research institutions, public organizations, start-ups, and technology partners.
• You act as a key contact for strategic collaborations and identify opportunities for joint innovation and research initiatives.
• You contribute to strategic initiatives across the organization.

Knowledge Transfer & Innovation Communication

• You communicate innovation outcomes internally and externally.
• You support technical blogs, conference papers, exhibition contributions, presentations, and other dissemination formats.
• You prepare management-ready summaries, technology assessments, and recommendations.
• You promote knowledge sharing across teams and help translate innovation into long-term business value.

Your background:

• A technical foundation from work as a Full Stack Software Developer, Engineer, or comparable hands-on technical role.
• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a comparable technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Readiness to trade day-to-day coding for coordinating people, representing the company externally, and shaping innovation strategy.
• Streaming and broadcast media know-how is welcome.
• Confidence in presenting, networking, and representing BIG BLUE MARBLE at conferences, workshops, and partner meetings.
• Ability to structure ambiguous, early-stage ideas and turn promising concepts into tangible outcomes.
• Experience with technical blogs, conference papers, white papers, or presentations is a strong asset.
• Comfortable working in agile environments and facilitating sprint-based collaboration.
• Fluent English C1/C2 and German minimum B2 are required.

What we are proposing for you:

In addition to an annual salary in line with the market, benefits include a mobility allowance for the Wiener Linien annual ticket or the Klimaticket, a company canteen, a bonus programme, a pension fund, and a sports programme.

Place of work: Vienna with remote option. Working hours: 38.5 hours per week. Reference number: OC1026CINSE. Starting date: 10/2026.

The gross annual salary is between 56,000 and 72,000 euros for full-time employment. For legal reasons, the minimum salary under the collective agreement is EUR 3,523.02 gross per month.

Remote work: You can work from home, from the modern office in Vienna, or hybrid.

Travel: This position includes occasional national and international business travel of up to four weeks per year.

Why join us:

You are passionate about media technology and want your career to move from building things to shaping what gets built next. You bring a technical foundation, curiosity about streaming and broadcasting, and communication skills to be a trusted voice internally and externally.

This is you? Apply via karriere.ors.at.