Job Description
Our Company:
StatsBomb was founded in January 2017 to provide data, analytics, and consultancy to football clubs, media, and sports betting companies. StatsBomb continually undertakes new research and is well-known in the analytics industry for providing unique insights into the game of football. We have developed our own proprietary industry-leading data collection and analytics software with a user-friendly high-vis front end.
StatsBomb has grown from our initial team of 3 at the start of 2017 to over 1100 employees based in the UK, US, and Egypt, and we are continuing to grow and expand our operation. We currently process over 600 games per week across 80 European and American leagues, with over 30 million events daily, and cover more than 80 leagues globally.
We're a football analytics SAAS business that is scaling rapidly. Likewise, we sell data products as well as analysis tools to sports organizations, with a tech stack that includes computer vision, machine learning, stream processing, and web-based data viz. Furthermore, we count many of the biggest names in football as customers, and your work will have a direct impact on our ability to deliver insights to those customers, driving success on the field and in the media space, and driving fan engagement.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Data Management: Overseeing data collection, integration, and governance processes to ensure accurate and reliable data flow, and infrastructure.
- Reporting & Dashboards: Enusre that the team Creates and maintains dashboards and reports that offer actionable insights for internal teams, coaches, and executives while ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data and reports.
- Team Leadership: Managing a team of data analysts and BI professionals, coordinating efforts, and fostering a data-driven culture. Set plans to enhance team skills and development.
- Collaboration: Working closely with cross-functional teams (e.g., product, operations, sports staff) to identify business needs and provide solutions through data analytics.
- Advanced Analytics: Leveraging tools like predictive analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to improve player performance, fan engagement, and business outcomes.
- Communication: Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders and drive the development and implementation of BI & Analytics best practices. Conduct meetings with top management and stakeholders to align on the collaboration with the department.
Requirements:
Education & Certificates:
- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, BI, Computer Science, or a related field.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Relevant certifications in data analysis tools or BI software are preferred.
Experience & other qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence roles.
- 3+ years of experience in a managerial or leadership role.
- Proficiency in SQL, Python, and any other programming languages.
- Experience with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present to senior leadership.
Needed skills:
Soft skills:
- Leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Excellent communication skills
- Collaboration and teamwork
- Adaptability to changing priorities
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Attention to detail
Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and any other programming languages.
- Advanced proficiency in BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar
- Experience with statistical analysis techniques
- Ability to work with large datasets
