Director, Sports Analytics & Performance Insights

Placements24; Durban; Presencial; ZAR 1.800.000 - 3.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Executive bonus

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Relocation assistance

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24, a leading organisation in Durban's Leisure & Sports sector, seeks a Head of Sports Analytics to drive data-led performance across operations. You will lead a team of analysts, shaping analytics strategy, developing models, and turning insights into actionable plans for athletes and fans.

Based in Durban, you will collaborate with coaches, marketing, and commercial teams to elevate performance, engagement, and market opportunities while maintaining data integrity and security across

Formación

• Master's or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, CS, Sports Science, or related field.
• 7+ years of data analytics, with at least 3 in leadership, preferably in sports/leisure.
• Proven expertise in statistical modeling, ML, data mining, and visualization.
• Proficiency in Python or R and SQL for data manipulation.
• Experience with BI tools (Tableau, Power BI) and big data technologies.
• Strong understanding of sports performance metrics and analytics.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the analytics function and define the data strategy.
• Oversee data collection, cleaning, and interpretation of athlete, fan, and market data.
• Develop predictive models and performance metrics to guide decisions.
• Collaborate with coaches and teams to translate data into actions.
• Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing analytics team.
• Ensure data integrity and security across systems.
• Present findings to senior leadership clearly.
• Drive innovation in analytics within Leisure & Sports.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Python

SQL

Data visualization

Communication

Educación

Master's or PhD in Statistics / Data Science / Computer Science / Sports Science

Herramientas

Tableau

Power BI

Python

R

SQL

Descripción del empleo

Placements24, a leading organisation in Durban's Leisure & Sports sector, seeks a Head of Sports Analytics to drive data-led performance across operations. You will lead a team of analysts, shaping analytics strategy, developing models, and turning insights into actionable plans for athletes and fans.

Based in Durban, you will collaborate with coaches, marketing, and commercial teams to elevate performance, engagement, and market opportunities while maintaining data integrity and security across