Data Scientist

Football Federation Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Football Australia is seeking a Data Scientist to turn complex football data into clear, actionable insights. You will join the Football Intelligence team to develop models across event, tracking, and performance data and to support national teams and talent identification.

This role delivers accessible reports, dashboards and visualisations for coaches and performance staff, contributing to player monitoring and research.

Qualifications

• Experience turning football data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Python or R programming experience.
• Experience with cloud data pipelines and visualization tools.
• Strong communication with coaches and staff in elite sport.

Responsibilities

• Develop data models and insights by combining performance, tracking and event datasets to support football decision-making.
• Collaborate with coaches, analysts and performance staff to translate technical, tactical and physical data into clear reports, dashboards and visualisations.
• Build and maintain analytical tools, databases and reporting solutions that support National Teams, talent identification and player monitoring.
• Lead the integration, management and analysis of scouting, performance and player data to inform selection and development pathways.
• Produce standardised reporting for opposition analysis, match reviews, tournaments and stakeholder reporting.
• Support research projects, coach education programs and the Technical Department through data analysis, presentations and learning resources.

Skills

Football data

Python/R

Data visualization

Cloud & pipelines

SQL/APIs

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

AWS

Snowflake

DataBricks

Job description

Role Type

Permanent Full-time Associate

Description

ABOUT US

Purpose: To lead, promote, unite, develop and regulate football Vision: To unite and elevate Australian football to become a world class, globally respected system to inspire our national, developing excellence at every level Mission: Working with our stakeholders everyday – to build the capability, capacity and capital we need now and in the future – to transform every football dream into reality

To achieve the above, we live by our company values which are:

• **Welcome:**Open doors, open minds, open hearts – and respect
• **Ready:**Always ready, Always ahead
• Connect:Together, united
• Excel:Our best, every day in every way
• Protect:Guarding the game, Securing the future

WHAT WE OFFER

At Football Australia we want to look after our people and below are just some of the many benefits of joining our team:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Birthday Leave
• Study Leave
• Wellbeing & Lifestyle leave
• Paid Parental leave in addition to statutory government offering
• Volunteer leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Partner discounts
• Workplace Banking Program
• Social activities such as 5-a-side futsal

ABOUT THE ROLE

Football Australia is looking for a Data Scientist to turn complex football data into clear and actionable insights across the Football Department. As part of the Football Intelligence team you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop models and insights using event, tracking, physical performance, scouting and player-monitoring data.
• Support National Teams, Talent Identification and Coach Education through evidence-based analysis and practical analytical tools.
• Deliver accessible reports, dashboards and visualisations for coaches, analysts, technical staff and performance practitioners.
• Contribute to player monitoring, performance benchmarking, talent pathways, football research and technical development.
• Apply strong Python or R, data visualisation and communication skills within a collaborative football environment.
• Desirably, bring complementary capability across SQL, APIs, automated pipelines, cloud platforms, Git, CI/CD, data quality and governance.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop data models, metrics and insights by combining performance, tracking and event datasets to support football decision-making.
• Collaborate with coaches, analysts and performance staff to translate technical, tactical and physical data into clear reports, dashboards and visualisations.
• Build and maintain analytical tools, databases and reporting solutions that support National Teams, talent identification and player monitoring.
• Lead the integration, management and analysis of scouting, performance and player data to inform selection and development pathways.
• Produce standardised reporting for opposition analysis, match reviews, tournaments and stakeholder reporting.
• Support research projects, coach education programs and the Technical Department through data analysis, presentations and learning resources.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure best practice in data management, architecture and reporting while contributing to Football Australia’s strategic objectives.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

• Experience in football or high-performance sport, including pre and post-match analysis and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of football data platforms and datasets, including event, tracking and scouting data.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and/or R, with experience in data analysis and modelling.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and automated data pipelines (AWS, Snowflake, DataBricks or similar) and front-end visualisation via PowerBi, Tableau or app deployment.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and presentations for coaches, players and stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration, communication and stakeholder management skills within elite sporting environments.
• Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, problem-solving ability and capacity to perform under pressure both independently and as part of a team.