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Scope and Impact

Predictive modelling and data are at the heart of our work. By utilising cutting-edge data science techniques, you will help us to deliver best-in-class solutions and insights to our clients, helping them to unlock the full potential of their data.

Your role will involve working alongside our consulting and technology teams to deliver on a range of key projects. You will also be helping to develop innovative new tools to unlock new areas of value for our clients. Our core sports are football and golf, but you’ll also be working on projects across other sports in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate client requirements into actionable outcomes, combining your sport domain knowledge with your analytical expertise to suggest practical and innovative solutions;
• Help to solve complex problems for our clients through the development of data science solutions, employing both your ability to shape and analyze large datasets and your knowledge of machine learning techniques to solve the problem at hand;
• Communicate data-driven insights through the use of data visualization and through interactive web apps such as Shiny;
• Assist on the development of new statistical models and tools, and help to ensure our work remains at the forefront of the sports intelligence industry;
• Optimize our processes for extracting and reshaping data from external sources.

Requirements

Data science

• Programming proficiency in R or Python. Familiarity with SQL, interacting with databases, and Git version control.
• Experience ingesting, cleaning and analysing large and complex datasets.
• Good understanding of core statistical modelling techniques such as regression, classification, clustering. 
• Experience in implementing machine learning algorithms and understanding of the model development process.
• Strong use of data visualisation to present data in a clear, compelling and visually appealing manner.

Sports knowledge

• Good knowledge of golf is an advantage.  Experience in other sports will also be considered.

Communication skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to people from a non-analytical background.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of an agile team.
• Ability to pull the story from the data and to confidently articulate the key messages to clients.

Apply using the application submission form below.

Scope and Impact

This Software Developer’s role will be focused around brilliant development of software which can be broken down into timely development of high quality code that will stand the test of time by creating value for our partners, such as The United States Golf Association who received a significant uptick in their engagement as part of our Win Probability tool and UEFA for whom we power the Fedex Performance Zone as well as working on our proprietary tool that are used by some of the biggest teams in football and elite touring golf pros.

Some key aspects we look for will be:

• Scalable – Be able to extend functionality without the cost of doing so being exponential over time/features.
• Be easy to pass on to others – Projects must be possible to interpret and understand in case that other developers are added to the project.
• Impactful – The solution would set an example for other developers to rely on.

The above should result in a perceived notion of ‘It just works’ by people outside of the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will work closely with a team of developers in Romania and London as well as project managers and data scientists primarily based in London.
• Build and maintain software solutions that integrate into our ecosystem of services.
• Work with multiple data source providers and manage the data they provide to us in our databases.
• Participate and take part in planning of Agile sprints and adhere to goals set for each sprint.
• Take part in discussions advocating technical opinions and solutions with technical and non-technical staff.
• Be a driving force for innovation by researching and developing solutions for our services.

Tech Stack

• Object-oriented programming using Java. Version 8 minimum, latest preferred.
• Candidates with working knowledge of  .NET framework are ideal.
• Database management skills. Knowledge of SQL preferred.
• Front end languages/technologies preferred.
• Strong knowledge of using version control software, primarily Git.
• Continuous integration technologies such as Jenkins and Docker.
• Spring Boot 2 preferred

Experience

• Honours Bachelors degree in a related field as well as a moderate industry experience.

Apply using the application submission form below.

Scope and Impact

This Software Developer’s role will be focused around brilliant development of software which can be broken down into timely development of high quality code that will stand the test of time by creating value for our partners, such as The United States Golf Association who received a significant uptick in their engagement as part of our Win Probability tool and UEFA for whom we power the Fedex Performance Zone as well as working on our proprietary tool that are used by some of the biggest teams in football and elite touring golf pros.

Some key aspects we look for will be:

• Scalable – Be able to extend functionality without the cost of doing so being exponential over time/features.
• Be easy to pass on to others – Projects must be possible to interpret and understand in case that other developers are added to the project.
• Impactful – The solution would set an example for other developers to rely on.

The above should result in a perceived notion of ‘It just works’ by people outside of the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will work closely with a team of developers in Romania and London as well as project managers and data scientists primarily based in London.
• Build and maintain software solutions that integrate into our ecosystem of services.
• Work with multiple data source providers and manage the data they provide to us in our databases.
• Participate and take part in planning of Agile sprints and adhere to goals set for each sprint.
• Take part in discussions advocating technical opinions and solutions with technical and non-technical staff.
• Be a driving force for innovation by researching and developing solutions for our services.

Tech Stack

• Object-oriented programming using Java. Version 8 minimum, latest preferred.
• Candidates with working knowledge of  .NET framework are ideal.
• Database management skills. Knowledge of SQL preferred.
• Front end languages/technologies preferred.
• Strong knowledge of using version control software, primarily Git.
• Continuous integration technologies such as Jenkins and Docker.
• Spring Boot 2 preferred

Experience

• Honours Bachelors degree in a related field as well as a moderate industry experience.

Apply using the application submission form below.

Scope and Impact

Twenty First Group are a global sports intelligence agency – striving to get our clients ahead and keep them ahead. We combine strategy, data science, engineering and design to help some of the biggest names in sport find an edge over their competition and increase their chances of success. Examples include: setting strategy/policy for top European football leagues, delivering golf insights to the PGA Tour and brand partners, and building a direct-to-consumer app for a golf manufacturer. 

We are a curious, positive, driven and global team – with offices in London, San Francisco

and Singapore. We are looking for the outliers in the market to join our team. Those who like to think differently and challenge the status quo. Those who share our passion for sport, and our desire to constantly move the needle. Most importantly people who share our values and desire to make a lasting, positive impact in sport.

Our Consulting division works alongside our Data Science and Engineering teams to deliver best-in-class solutions to the full portfolio of our clients.  Our Senior Consultants, who report to the Chief Intelligence  Officer, are fundamental to both supporting the heads of each function to set strategy and build out / sell our value proposition, while also working closely with each team on project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Value Proposition Development

• Understand TFG’s USPs in-market and continually evolve the go-to-market strategy to ensure we capitalise on our first mover advantage in football and golf
• Identify growth opportunities across the industry – in new markets, with new clients, with new propositions – and develop detailed proposals to pursue them
• Monitor competitor activities to ensure we are not caught off-guard by new entrants or solutions in our space

Revenue Generation

• Support Chief Commercial Officer in sales pursuits, including developing responses to RFPs, participating in and leading in-person pitches, and closing deals / negotiating commercial terms
• Own and deliver on annual revenue targets across both new and existing clients, pursuing longer-term commercial partnerships rather than one-off projects
• Create opportunities for further consulting projects with clients by spending time on client due diligence, understanding what strategic questions are likely to be on their minds, and where we can help them 
• Create a mentality of “outside in” rather than “inside out” thinking where the client’s needs are put first and at the core of our outputs and deliverables

Project Delivery

• Own project scoping process with client to ensure mutually agreeable/beneficial set of deliverables
• Ensure the timely delivery of all client-based project milestones and key deliverables
• Continuously evaluate the key deliverables in accordance with the original scope of work provided by management and/or the client

Client Relationship Management

• Build strong relationships with key client stakeholders on both senior and project level to develop a deeper understanding of what drives them and how we can help them 
• Instil a “client first” mentality throughout the business, ensuring that we go above and beyond to meet their needs and expectations in all our engagements

Line and Cross-functional Project Management

• Coordinate a project team of consultants, data scientists and technologists to ensure we deliver on time, to budget, and to the standard required of our clients

Experience

General

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to clients from a non-analytical background, extracting and presenting the key message to clients
• A strong interest in sports – both an existing personal interest and a willingness to expand knowledge in line with client delivery work
• Demonstrated knowledge of the commercial sports industry – key players, macro trends, business models, and commercial partnership approaches
• Line management experience 
• Cross-functional project management experience
  

Business Development

• Track record of preparing and delivering successful sales pitches to senior-level clients in the sports space
• Demonstrated ability to network effectively in the sports industry to identify new commercial opportunities and build relationships with key stakeholders
• Experience negotiating and closing commercial deal terms in the sports space

Client Delivery

• 4+ years experience in strategy consulting, including project management/leadership, in a fast-paced, high-demand environment working across different business functions and capabilities
• 2+ years of experience working in the sports + entertainment space, preferably in a startup environment, managing senior and functional client/account relationships and projects as well as holding business development responsibilities
• A baseline understanding of performance analytics methodologies, tech/product development processes, and data-driven insight creation

Apply using the application submission form below.

Scope and Impact

Twenty First Group are a global sports intelligence agency – striving to get our clients ahead and keep them ahead. We combine strategy, data science, engineering and design to help some of the biggest names in sport find an edge over their competition and increase their chances of success. Examples include: setting strategy/policy for top European football leagues, delivering golf insights to the PGA Tour and brand partners, and building a direct-to-consumer app for a golf manufacturer. 

We are a curious, positive, driven and global team – with offices in London, San Francisco

and Singapore. We are looking for the outliers in the market to join our team. Those who like to think differently and challenge the status quo. Those who share our passion for sport, and our desire to constantly move the needle. Most importantly people who share our values and desire to make a lasting, positive impact in sport.

Our Consulting division works alongside our Data Science and Engineering teams to deliver best-in-class solutions to the full portfolio of our clients.  The  Consultant role, which reports to the Senior Consultant (and would work with others such as the Chief Intelligence Officer), is fundamental to supporting a variety of commercial tasks related to winning and delivering work for our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Revenue Generation

• Support Commercial Team in sales pursuits, including developing responses to RFPs, performing research to inform our proposition, and other tasks as needed
• Create opportunities for further consulting projects with clients by spending time on client due diligence, understanding what strategic questions are likely to be on their minds, and where we can help them 

Project Delivery

• Support the Senior Consultant and other commercial team members on delivering projects, including deliverable development, research and analysis, and account management 
• Lead projects from end-to-end delivery across a number of disciplines, from strategy to technology to direct-to-consumer propositions
• Ensure the timely delivery of all client-based project milestones and key deliverables, including helping to coordinate  a project team of consultants, data scientists and technologists to ensure we deliver on time, to budget, and to the standard required of our clients
  

Internal Strategic Initiatives

• Support the Consulting / Commercial team on any strategic initiatives as needed, e.g. financial planning and modelling, market research

Experience

General

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to clients from a non-analytical background, extracting and presenting the key message to clients
• A strong interest in sports – both an existing personal interest and a willingness to expand knowledge in line with client delivery work
• Demonstrated knowledge of the commercial sports industry – key players, macro trends, business models, and commercial partnership approaches
• Consulting (or similar) experience – deck building, project management, value proposition articulation, quantitative analysis, etc.
• Technology experience (e.g. coding, technology project management, etc.) is a nice-to-have 
• Line management experience 
• Cross-functional project management experience

Client Delivery

• 3+ years experience in strategy consulting, including project management/leadership, in a fast-paced, high-demand environment working across different business functions and capabilities
• Experience working in the sports + entertainment space, preferably in a startup environment, managing senior and functional client/account relationships and projects is a plus
• A baseline understanding of performance analytics methodologies, tech/product development processes, and data-driven insight creation

Apply using the application submission form below.