Senior Analytics Engineer

Futures Sport & Entertainment; Swift Current; Hybrid; CAD 169,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Team-building days

Social activities

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Futures Sport & Entertainment is seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer to join our hybrid London team. You will work with the Tech and client-facing teams to deliver complex media and sponsorship analytics projects, owning client workstreams and shaping analytical approaches.

You will translate data into clear client narratives, optimize analytical processes, and apply computer vision models to deliver scalable insights.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in research, data analysis, or sports business.
• Passion for sports and knowledge of the sports business industry.
• Experience with coding and data science software (SQL, Python, R).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of computer vision models (e.g., Custom Vision).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Experience managing projects and suppliers.
• Experience with AI technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Notebook LM).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of client reports and presentations.
• Generate new ideas to add value for team and clients.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients on projects and manage expectations.
• Collaborate with senior team members and high-profile clients to provide solutions and insights.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and provide guidance and QA.
• Immerse in sport, data and business to add value for clients.
• Lead internal workstreams to drive business forward (recruitment, resourcing, L&D).
• Mentor junior colleagues and support their development.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Excel

PowerPoint

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Sports industry knowledge

AI technologies

Tools

Custom Vision

ChatGPT

Claude

Notebook LM

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Analytics Engineer

Come and join us at Futures where we use data-driven insights to empower and unlock success for our clients. With offices spanning London, New York, and Sydney, we are global pioneers in sport business research and consulting. Our mission is to empower leading domestic and international sports leagues, teams, and brands to maximize their investments and better serve their fans. We achieve this through exceptional client service and the delivery of unparalleled commercial insights, meticulously tailored to meet our clients' unique needs.

We are looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to join Futures. In this hybrid role, you will work closely with both the Tech team and client-facing teams, playing a key role in the delivery of complex media and sponsorship analytics projects. You will take greater ownership of client workstreams, contribute to shaping analytical approaches, and act as a senior point of support within project teams.

This role is highly challenging and will require advanced analytical capability, strong commercial acumen, and creativity in translating complex data into clear, compelling client narratives and reports. You will be responsible for optimising analytical processes and workflows, identifying efficiencies, and driving continuous improvement, while also working with and applying computer vision models to deliver scalable, data-driven insights. This is an opportunity to work directly with senior clients, apply cutting‑edge technology, and have a meaningful impact on the development of Futures’ analytical capabilities.

Futures is more than just a workplace. We believe in nurturing talent, and our track record speaks for itself, with countless employees rising through the ranks, including those within our current Senior Management team. Progression is supported through structured training, dedicated time for personal learning and development, and a collaborative team environment. But that’s not all – we believe in maintaining a vibrant work culture, offering regular team‑building days, social activities and a flexible hybrid working model. Plus, our benefits package is second to none.

Key responsibilities

• Contributing to the creation of client reports and presentations
• Generating new and innovative ideas which add value to our team and our clients
• Acting as a senior point of contact for clients on projects, managing expectations, building trusted relationships, managing suppliers and completing project administrative tasks
• Collaborating with senior team members and high-profile clients from day one to provide solutions and insight, as well as aid in the development of our research, software and tools
• Coordinating effectively with internal stakeholders, including junior analysts, providing guidance and quality assurance
• Immersing yourself in the world of sport, data and business to add value to the team and our clients
• Managing an internal workstream to help drive the business forward (e.g. recruitment, resourcing, learning & development)
• Managing and supporting junior colleagues with their development

What we are looking for

• 4+ years of relevant research, data analysis, management consulting and/or sports business experience
• Passion for sports and knowledge of the sports business industry
• Experience with coding and data science software (e.g., SQL, Python, R)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of computer vision models (e.g., Custom Vision)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organisational skills, time management, and attention to detail
• Experience managing projects, suppliers and colleagues
• Experience with AI technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Notebook LM)

Role

Senior Analytics Engineer

Location

135 Bishopsgate, 5th Floor, London, EC2M 3TP

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