Major League Soccer's Strategy and Business Intelligence group needs a Director to support strategic decision-making and resource allocation by providing data-driven insights, analysis, and recommendations focused on driving fan growth, revenue capture, and operating efficiencies.
Requirements
- Experience with enterprise level reporting and ad hoc analysis to drive large, complex, cross-functional reporting that aligns to enterprise strategy.
- Adept technical/functional experience in Excel, BI Tool(s), and SQL.
- Background in analytics with a focus on marketing, digital media, and/or TV analytics and research, preferably in live sports.
- Proven track record of deriving insights from large data sources and presenting in a clear and concise narrative form.
- Adept in a query language (SQL).
- Adept in a BI tool (Power BI, Tableau).
- Adept in Excel and PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
- End-to-end ownership of Fan Engagement reporting and analytics that visualizes data to meet the needs of both internal and external team members and derives insights aligned to enterprise Fan Engagement strategy.
- Deliver regular League & Club Executive facing Fan Engagement updates through skilled PowerPoint presentations (weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually) and ad-hoc reports across MLS tentpole events.
- Partner with technology team to continually integrate the tools, methods, and processes supporting analysis.
- Manage hiring and onboarding process by interviewing, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
- Accomplish team results by communicating job expectations and managing the Performance Management process:
- Plan, monitor, and review performance.
- Coach and counsel team members.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Math, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or similar domain required.
- 8+ years of experience in a quantitative analysis role or strategic consulting role, preferably in analytics teams or top management consulting firms.
- 5+ years of leadership experience mentoring and growing a team of analysts.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, team environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and written.
