Senior Soccer Analytics & Data Science Lead

MLS Soccer league; Lloyd's Corners (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Major League Soccer seeks a Senior Manager, Soccer Analytics & Data Science to lead key sporting analytics workstreams within the Business Insights & Analytics function and advise Competition, Player Relations, Medical, and other sporting departments.

The role will independently lead major analytics projects, shape priorities, and use soccer and roster data to inform strategic decisions and improve the League's sporting product across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Sports Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in quantitative analytics, data science, strategy, or related analytical role; soccer or professional sports preferred.
• Strong understanding of soccer tactics, match analysis, competition structures, roster construction, player development, and professional soccer ecosystem.
• Demonstrated experience with event and tracking data, preferably within soccer.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior analytics partner to Competition, Player Relations, Medical, and other sporting stakeholders, shaping analytical priorities and leading data-driven recommendations.
• Independently lead complex analytics and data science projects from problem definition to presentation of recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Leverage soccer-related data to evaluate performance using advanced analytics, statistical methods, and data science techniques.
• Lead evaluation of roster rules and initiatives, assessing impact on performance, salaries, and roster construction.
• Lead analysis of competition changes and establish data-driven frameworks for KPIs and benchmarking.
• Own development and communication of Pro Player Pathway data, reporting, and insights.

Skills

SQL

Python

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

PowerPoint

Executive communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data science

Statistics

Machine learning

Soccer acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Major League Soccer seeks a Senior Manager, Soccer Analytics & Data Science to lead key sporting analytics workstreams within the Business Insights & Analytics function and advise Competition, Player Relations, Medical, and other sporting departments.

The role will independently lead major analytics projects, shape priorities, and use soccer and roster data to inform strategic decisions and improve the League's sporting product across initiatives.