Senior Data Science Manager: Sports Analytics Leader

Geniussports; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Genius Sports is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead a team of data scientists building probabilistic models that power our sports products. You will guide model development, collaborate with engineers and product managers, and drive high-quality delivery across multiple sports.

You will mentor staff, apply advanced statistics and ML, and ensure scalable, robust models with real-world impact in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• A strong academic background in data science or related STEM field.
• Proven leadership and delivery of high-impact data science solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation of predictive models across multiple sports.
• Lead the development of algorithms to calculate the probabilities of sporting outcomes.
• Mentor and develop team members to drive high performance.
• Collaborate with software engineers, QA and product managers to ensure delivery.

Skills

Data Science PhD

Leadership

Mentoring

Probability & Stats

ML Algorithms

Python

Edge cases

Sports knowledge

English fluency

SDLC knowledge

Education

BSc/MSc/PhD in Data Science

Tools

GitLab

AWS

Docker

Rust

C++

Job description

Genius Sports is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager to lead a team of data scientists building probabilistic models that power our sports products. You will guide model development, collaborate with engineers and product managers, and drive high-quality delivery across multiple sports.

You will mentor staff, apply advanced statistics and ML, and ensure scalable, robust models with real-world impact in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.