It Operations Specialist

Unity Unity · Enterprise · Mountain View, CA · IT & Security

Senior IT Event Operations and Executive Support role at Unity, focusing on end-to-end IT strategy for global events, including planning, budget forecasting, on-site technical leadership, and executive support. Requires expertise in Windows/macOS, gaming hardware, MDM, Google Workspace, Okta, Zoom, and networking basics, with strong project management and communication skills. Involves global travel and physical demands.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the end-to-end IT strategy for global events, including scope definition, budget forecasting, real-time expenditure tracking.
  2. Direct a team of technicians during events to set up gaming rigs, demo stations, and presentation set ups while acting as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting.
  3. Utilize and refine "Work Back Schedules" for every event, providing stakeholders with critical "IT Need-By" dates and maintaining the agility to adjust plans as internal requirements shift.
  4. Partner closely with the Global Events team and internal stakeholders to define comprehensive IT needs—including hardware, peripherals, and gaming consoles—while managing expectations around power, airflow, and data constraints.
  5. Manage the lifecycle of IT Events hardware fleet and coordinate complex international shipping involving customs (carnets) and specialized transport.

Skills

Required

  • Expert knowledge of Windows/macOS
  • MDM solutions
  • managing Google Workspace (Admin)
  • Okta (Identity Management)
  • Zoom (specifically advanced webinar and recording configurations)
  • networking basics
  • The ability to translate complex technical needs into clear, actionable requests for non-technical partners and stakeholders
  • A deep understanding of work back schedules and the ability to drive strict milestones while remaining flexible to support changing end-user needs
  • Proven experience coordinating with external venues or vendors to ensure technical requirements (power, data, space) are met
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and remain on your feet for 8–12 hours during event execution weeks
  • A valid passport and the ability to travel internationally without restrictions

Nice to have

  • gaming hardware (PC/Console) preferred
  • Experience in Event Production or Live Broadcast environments where cooling and power management are mission-critical
  • Technical familiarity or a personal interest in emerging gaming tech, including AR goggles, handheld gaming devices, and the latest console ecosystems
  • A proactive interest in learning global logistics, including international shipping and customs carnet processes
  • A strong attention to detail regarding "clean" cable management and organized rack/cabinet builds

What the JD emphasized

  • master our existing technical frameworks and hardware ecosystem
  • successfully leading a full event cycle from planning to execution
  • anticipate the technical needs of our teams
  • effectively setting expectations and deadlines
  • remain agile enough to pivot as event scopes evolve
  • ensure technology remains invisible and seamless
  • high-stakes internal and external meetings
  • IT supported global events
  • leaders experience zero downtime
  • global travel (up to 20%)
  • lead technical deployments for gaming and mobile hardware on a global stage
  • Event Ownership
  • end-to-end IT strategy
  • scope definition
  • budget forecasting
  • real-time expenditure tracking
  • On-Site Leadership
  • Direct a team of technicians
  • set up gaming rigs
  • demo stations
  • presentation set ups
  • primary point of contact for troubleshooting
  • Strategic Project Management
  • Utilize and refine "Work Back Schedules"
  • providing stakeholders with critical "IT Need-By" dates
  • maintaining the agility to adjust plans
  • internal requirements shift
  • Cross-Functional Scoping
  • Partner closely with the Global Events team
  • internal stakeholders
  • define comprehensive IT needs
  • hardware
  • peripherals
  • gaming consoles
  • managing expectations
  • power
  • airflow
  • data constraints
  • Global Logistics
  • Manage the lifecycle of IT Events hardware fleet
  • coordinate complex international shipping
  • customs
  • carnets
  • specialized transport
  • Executive Concierge
  • Provide dedicated, high-touch IT support
  • C-suite executives
  • Mountain View office
  • anticipating their technical needs
  • prevent friction
  • Operational Excellence
  • Manage executive and office-based requests
  • Freshworks
  • ensuring high-priority tickets are resolved
  • minimal downtime
  • maintaining detailed project documentation
  • Google Workspace
  • Office Presence
  • Maintain a white-glove IT presence
  • Mountain View headquarters
  • ensuring IT needs are met
  • all office technology functions flawlessly
  • Technical Mastery
  • Expert knowledge of Windows/macOS
  • gaming hardware (PC/Console) preferred
  • MDM solutions
  • managing Google Workspace (Admin)
  • Okta (Identity Management)
  • Zoom (specifically advanced webinar and recording configurations)
  • networking basics
  • High-Level Communication
  • The ability to translate complex technical needs into clear, actionable requests for non-technical partners and stakeholders
  • Advanced Project Fluency
  • A deep understanding of work back schedules
  • the ability to drive strict milestones
  • remaining flexible to support changing end-user needs
  • Venue Coordination Experience
  • Proven experience coordinating with external venues or vendors
  • ensure technical requirements (power, data, space) are met
  • Operational Physicality
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
  • remain on your feet for 8–12 hours
  • event execution weeks
  • Global Readiness
  • A valid passport
  • the ability to travel internationally without restrictions
  • Experience in Event Production or Live Broadcast environments
  • cooling and power management are mission-critical
  • Technical familiarity or a personal interest in emerging gaming tech
  • AR goggles
  • handheld gaming devices
  • the latest console ecosystems
  • A proactive interest in learning global logistics
  • international shipping
  • customs carnet processes
  • A strong attention to detail regarding "clean" cable management
  • organized rack/cabinet builds