Harald Kräuter started his career in 1990 as a sound engineer in Vienna. Later he served as Technical Director at the ORF regional studio in Lower Austria before heading Technical Facility Management at the ORF in 2002. He later became Head of Investment Management in the Technical Directorate and managed the ORF efficiency program "Focus." In 2013, he became Managing Director of ORF Gebühren Info Service GmbH (GIS). Starting with January 2022, Kräuter serves as ORF Director of Technology and Digitalization. Kräuter is also a member of EBU’s Technical Committee in 2024.