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 teams.
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 management, cross-functional leadership, predictive modeling, dashboard development, system architecture oversight, stakeholder management for sporting departments
Preferred skills
Experience with GPS and biometric data integration, knowledge of football philosophy and game models, R&D in applied sports analytics
Technologies
GPS tracking systems, biometric sensors, automated data pipelines, database management systems, visualization tools
Responsibilities
Execute the club's data and analytics strategy aligned with sporting objectives; oversee data use, governance, and quality across soccer operations; standardize data structures for cross-club comparability; take operational ownership of the data ecosystem including pipelines and databases; translate raw match and tracking data into performance metrics and insights; support predictive modeling for player development and tactical decisions; develop dashboards for real-time and historical performance data.
