Head of Data & Analytics
Core
Lead the execution and adoption of a football club's data strategy to create a competitive advantage across sporting operations, serving coaching, medical, performance, football operations, and recruitment.
Role type
Head of Data & Analytics (Sports)
Builds
A cohesive analytics function and data ecosystem for a professional football club.
Domain
Professional Football / Sports Analytics
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Data strategy execution, data governance and quality, cross-functional leadership, system architecture oversight, predictive modeling, data visualization, stakeholder management, process standardization, research and development.
Preferred skills
Experience with GPS and biometric data integration, knowledge of football philosophy and game models, legacy system building.
Technologies
GPS tracking systems, biometric sensors, MCO ecosystem, automated data pipelines, databases.
Responsibilities
Execute the club's data and analytics strategy; oversee data use, governance, and quality across soccer operations; standardize data structures and processes; take operational ownership of the data ecosystem and pipelines; translate raw match and tracking data into performance metrics and insights.
Seniority
Senior, strategic leadership