Head of Data and Analytics
About Sidelines
With the ability to put some skin in the game, modern sports fans have the chance to get closer to the action than ever before. But in the age of big data, the odds are stacked against them.
Not anymore.
With a platform dedicated to the fan, Sidelines unites technology, the community of sports fandom, and the excitement of sports betting, to bring a fun and fresh perspective to a changing landscape.
We're now looking for an experienced and motivated analytics leader to build our data team and architect our internal data infrastructure. You'll partner with company leadership to implement and measure the impact of strategic projects and drive business and product decisions.
Your internal customers will span every team at Sidelines, and your leadership, talent, and commitment to technical and analytical excellence will make a tremendous impact day in and day out – if this challenge excites you, apply below.
What will you do?
- Shape the data strategy designed to guide our strategic path to grow revenue, provide value to our end users, problem-solve and be a growth multiplier to all company departments (your internal stakeholders)
- Drive the design, build, and launch new data models and data pipelines in production
- Recruit, build, mentor and retain a strong team of Data Analysts and Data Engineers to execute analytic, insight and tech strategy
- Manage the delivery of high impact dashboards and data visualizations
- Excavate the hidden insights in our internal data, helping to direct and revolutionize our business strategy and partner with senior leadership to identify opportunities using analytics to drive measurable business value and accelerate business growth
- Communicate insights in a way that resonates with partners - including executive leadership - to turn theory into action
What will you bring to the table?
- 6+ years of experience in BI and Data Warehousing
- Experience scaling, managing and recruiting 3+ person teams
- Communication and leadership experience, with experience initiating and driving projects
- Project management experience
- Data architecture experience
- Experience in SQL or similar languages and development experience in at least one scripting language (Python, Perl, etc.)
- Experience in B2C product analytics
- Strong business analysis and problem-solving skills
- Experience with data visualization tools