Umpire Analytics Lead: Performance & Insights

AFL - Australian Football League; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AFL Silver Memberships

6 months parental leave

Health & wellbeing program

Job summary

AFL - Australian Football League is seeking an Umpire Analysis Manager to lead the AFL’s umpiring analysis program in Melbourne. The 2-year fixed term role reports to the Head of Officiating and provides timely insights to support umpire coaching, development and performance evaluation.

You will design and manage the performance analysis framework, coordinate match-day review functions, train analysts, govern data quality and deliver reports to stakeholders, including coaches and clubs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, managing or contributing to performance analysis, coaching or high-performance review systems.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to interpret performance data and produce meaningful reports and insights.
• Experience using AI and performance analysis technology such as R, Excel, Sportscode, Tableau or comparable vision analysis platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the umpire analysis framework.
• Managing the umpire review function at the AFL Review Centre on match days.
• Recruiting, training, rostering and coordinating match-day callers and analysts.
• Governing umpiring performance data, including its collection, verification, validation and quality assurance.
• Producing timely performance reports, rankings and analysis to support umpire coaching and development.
• Partnering with AFL Umpiring coaches to support consistent and constructive performance feedback.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data interpretation

Stakeholder mgmt

Presentation skills

AI experience

Tools

R

Excel

Sportscode

Tableau

Job description

AFL - Australian Football League is seeking an Umpire Analysis Manager to lead the AFL’s umpiring analysis program in Melbourne. The 2-year fixed term role reports to the Head of Officiating and provides timely insights to support umpire coaching, development and performance evaluation.

You will design and manage the performance analysis framework, coordinate match-day review functions, train analysts, govern data quality and deliver reports to stakeholders, including coaches and clubs.