Job Description
About Us
We are a medium-sized data analytics company operating within the sports industry that seeks to further extend its operations team.
JOB TITLE: Network Manager (Football Data & Analysis)
LOCATION: Hybrid/Central London
CONTRACT: Full-time
About the Role
We are looking for an organised, detail-oriented Network Manager to help build and then lead our growing team of football analysts.
This is a key leadership position responsible for recruitment, performance oversight, and ensuring the highest standards of data quality across our analysis network.
The ideal candidate is an excellent and proactive communicator, a natural problem-solver, and a genuine football enthusiast who understands the demands of fast-paced, accuracy-driven work.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Management
- Recruit, onboard and develop a high-performing cohort of football analysts across the world.
- Deliver clear, constructive feedback and provide ongoing support to analysts at all levels.
- Host weekly team meetings to review performance, share updates, discuss challenges, and align on improvements.
Quality Control & Performance Oversight
- Oversee the accuracy and consistency of analyst outputs, including lineup predictions, match coverage, and deadline compliance.
- Conduct regular one-to-one reviews, assessing metrics such as lineup accuracy and timeliness.
- Uphold and refine internal standards, ensuring all work meets company expectations.
Operational Involvement
- Manage a league yourself to stay close to workflows, pressures, and performance benchmarks.
- Identify training gaps and process inefficiencies, and implement improvements across the network.
- Act as the central point of contact for analyst questions, troubleshooting, and escalation. Reporting to the Head of Trading and Head of Network.
Skills & Experience Required
- Exceptional communication skills — clear, confident, and supportive.
- Outstanding attention to detail with a track record of accuracy and reliability.
- Strong organisational abilities and the capacity to manage multiple priorities.
- Fast learner who can absorb and implement new systems and approaches quickly.
- Proven leadership experience, ideally within a data, sports, or operations environment.
- Genuine interest in football, with good general knowledge of leagues, teams, and trends.
Why Join Us?
- A leadership role with real influence over team performance and structure.
- Work within a fast-growing football data operation.
- Supportive, collaborative environment with opportunities to shape best practice.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience and explaining why they would be a great fit for this role. Please send your application to comms@empirecontent.group
