Data Analytics Lead

JR United Kingdom; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent English football club is seeking a Data Analytics Lead to drive insight-led performance for the 1st Team and Academy. This role requires extensive experience in Sports Data Analytics, leadership skills, and proficiency in advanced coding and various analytical software. The successful candidate will manage all aspects of the data and analysis strategy, ensuring effective integration of data sources and delivering live analysis. Join a dynamic team and help shape the future of club performance.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Sports Data and Analytics.
• Experience in departmental leadership.
• Advanced coding and visualization abilities in R/Python/Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Lead data and analysis strategy for 1st Team and Academy.
• Manage the Data and Analysis department.
• Grow the capability for live in-game analysis.
• Ensure integration of data sources for practical insights.

Skills

Sports Data and Analytics experience

Leadership experience

Advanced coding skills

Software integration experience

Tools

R

Python

Power BI

Piero

Hudl

Wyscout

Sportscode

StatSport

StatsBomb

Job description

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Derby County Football Club are established part of the English Football League. As one of the founding members of the Football League in 1884, Derby County Football Club is synonymous with English Football.

Derby County Football Club are looking for a data-focused individual to lead the delivery of insight-led performance advantage to the 1st Team and Academy as they look to establish themselves once more in the EFL Championship. The Data and Analytics Lead possesses the imagination and critical thinking to lead the establishment of best-in-class data and analytics systems, processes and impact.

As the Data Analytics Lead, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading on all elements of data and analysis strategy and resourcing, for the 1st Team and Academy.
• Effectively leading and line managing the Data and Analysis department.
• Ensure that standard operating procedures are in place to support the planning and review of all matches and competitions, across levels.
• Growing the department’s capability to deliver live in-game analysis and impact.
• Ensuring that player identification, recruitment, and assessment are objectively and critically informed.
• Ensuring that coaching, and both team and player programming, are objectively and critically informed.
• Ensuring the integration of data sources and associated data science capability to deliver practical insight.
• Leading the management of relationships across football-related data service providers, consultants and agreements, co-ordinating all processes and functions to ensure services are optimised and maintained to the highest standard at all times.
• Overseeing all 1st Team and Academy department studies and research projects, ensuring that collaborative relationships with external partners are maintained, and that impact is delivered.
• Establishing and overseeing the programme of learning for University Interns, in conjunction with partner organisations.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Extensive experience and demonstrable achievements in the field of Sports Data and Analytics
• Experience of impactful departmental leadership
• Demonstrable experience of working and integrating software such as, but not limited to, Piero/Hudl/Wyscout/Sportscode/Studio/Piston/Catapult/StatSport/StatsBomb, or similar services from sporting disciplines.
• Advanced coding and visualisation ability such as R/Python/Power BI

The Executives in Sport Group are retained on behalf of Derby County Football Club to appoint a Data Analytics Lead. All direct applications and CVs will be forwarded to The Executives in Sport Group.

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