Senior AV/VC Solutions Designer ( Associate Senior Infrastructure Engineer)

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For more information, visit www.worldbank.org ITS Vice Presidency Context: The Information and Technology Solutions (ITS) Vice Presidential Unit (VPU) enables the World Bank Group to achieve its mission of ending extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet by delivering transformative information and technologies to its staff working in over 150+ locations. For more information on ITS, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9 v=VTFGffa1Y7w JOB FAMILY OVERVIEW Designs, architects, and governs enterprise Audio Visual and Video Conferencing (AV/VC) solutions that enable seamless collaboration for a global workforce. Applies advanced technical knowledge across AV/VC systems design, room standards, control systems, and digital signal processing — ensuring that AV/VC infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and aligned to workforce experience outcomes. Area of Focus: Infrastructure and Technology Engineering Leads the end-to-end design and standards governance of AV/VC environments across a large, geographically distributed estate.

Translate business collaboration requirements into scalable technical solutions — from concept and room taxonomy through design documentation, vendor evaluation, implementation oversight, and operational handoff. UNIT BACKGROUND CONTEXT The Digital Workplace Experience unit (ITDX) sits within the ITS Digital Workplace Department (ITDW), which delivers end-user technology products and services to a global workforce of approximately 10,000 users across more than 100 countries. ITDX is accountable for device lifecycle management, Audio Visual and Video Conferencing (AV/VC) ecosystems, and live event production — governing the experience quality of those services through XLA frameworks and user experience measurement. Products and services span corporate PCs, printers, and mobile devices; AV/VC systems; and live production for high-profile organizational events.

ROLE PURPOSE The Senior AV/VC Solutions Designer is responsible for the end-to-end design, standards development, and technical governance of the organization's global AV/VC estate — currently spanning approximately 1,400 rooms across more than 100 countries. With significant autonomy, this role leads the architecture of scalable, experience-driven AV/VC solutions across diverse space typologies — from huddle rooms and standard meeting rooms through divisible spaces, boardrooms, and large event venues. The incumbent ensures that AV/VC designs deliver consistent, high-quality collaboration experiences, aligned to enterprise standards, workforce needs, and technology lifecycle requirements. SCOPE OF WORK Senior specialist level: •Performs advanced-level technical design and architecture in AV/VC systems engineering with significant autonomy •Proposes solutions to complex, multi-site AV/VC design challenges — balancing technical standards, user experience, security, and cost considerations •Seeks common ground and negotiates technical requirements and design standards with internal stakeholders, vendors, and implementation partners for leadership approval •Provides technical guidance, mentoring, and quality assurance to junior AV/VC staff and implementation teams •Requires mastery of professional knowledge across AV/VC design disciplines to lead complex, high-impact assignments independently KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AV/VC Solutions Design and Architecture •Leads end-to-end AV/VC system design across all room typologies — including huddle spaces, standard meeting rooms, divisible and combinable rooms, boardrooms, training facilities, and large event venues •Develops and maintains enterprise AV/VC design standards, reference architectures, and room taxonomy frameworks that account for room acoustics, furniture layouts, user workflows, and collaboration requirements •Produces detailed design documentation including system schematics, signal flow diagrams, equipment schedules, bills of materials, and as-built documentation •Designs solutions across Cisco and Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) ecosystems — including control systems, digital signal processors (DSPs), AVoIP, display systems, cameras, microphones, and room sensors •Evaluates and recommends AV/VC hardware and software platforms aligned to enterprise lifecycle, support, and b