Soccer Analytics & Insights Analyst

Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sporting Kansas City is seeking a Data Analyst to deliver key performance insights across the First Team, working with coaches, analysts, scouts and physical coaches to support decision-making. You will translate data into practical strategies, develop benchmarking frameworks, and build dashboards and reports to inform recruitment, squad planning and performance optimization.

Strong SQL, Python and Tableau skills, plus excellent communication, are essential in this collaborative, fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science or related STEM subject.
• Experience using SQL and Python and/or R for data management and analysis.
• Previous experience with Tableau or other data visualization software.
• Previous experience working with data and delivering insights within a pro soccer club.
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, able to translate data into actionable insights.
• Creative and curious problem solver with a positive attitude to new challenges.

Responsibilities

• Provide data and analytical support across the Club to enhance data understanding, adoption and application.
• Work closely with key soccer stakeholders to translate data into performance strategies.
• Develop strong relationships with coaches, analysts, scouts, physical performance coaches and other key soccer stakeholders.
• Present and discuss analytical findings clearly and concisely to multiple stakeholders, including coaches, technical staff, leadership and ownership.
• Query, gather, and manipulate data from multiple sources.
• Work with event, tracking and physical performance datasets to develop custom metrics.
• Build decision-support tools and reports to be presented and distributed across the Club.
• Ensure data best practices across the Club, ensuring alignment with the wider Club data strategy and supporting the continuous development of SKC’s reporting ecosystem.
• Lead data visualization projects and benchmarking frameworks; support recruitment and squad planning through benchmarking, profiling & market analysis.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science or related STEM subject

Tools

Tableau

Job description

Sporting Kansas City is seeking a Data Analyst to deliver key performance insights across the First Team, working with coaches, analysts, scouts and physical coaches to support decision-making. You will translate data into practical strategies, develop benchmarking frameworks, and build dashboards and reports to inform recruitment, squad planning and performance optimization.

Strong SQL, Python and Tableau skills, plus excellent communication, are essential in this collaborative, fast-paced