Bi Technical Lead

Job Description

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

MSS is responsible for Sportradar’s All-In Sportsbetting Service; a world-leading sports betting portfolio, and one of the world's best betting and gaming platforms.

We work with worldwide leader operators, placing Sportradar SportsBetting service at the forefront of the gaming industry technology firms, providing enjoyment to millions of sports fans through our technology and services, doing "the source code of sport".

Our unit encompasses diverse teams and squads that ensure our infrastructure and platform’s quality, availability, scalability, and security.

The infrastructure serves as the backbone for our customers and empowers our product teams to deliver top-tier platform services.

THE ROLE :

The purpose of the BI Technical Lead role is to manage, align and order the data / reporting / analytic requirements against the business priorities while coordinating the development of these requirements with the BI team and overseeing the implementation of solutions.

Accountable for team delivery you will serve as a leader to improve productivity and predictability and nurture our culture of collaboration, communication, and coordination between and within teams.

Prior to taking on engineering leadership, you likely were a senior software engineer with a comprehensive understanding of complex systems that you were a vital part of developing & launching over the years.

Your experience has given you the perspective to help other engineers prioritise their tasks, shape their career decisions, and face tricky challenges.

We are also expecting you to keep up to date with engineering best practices, making you better equipped when helping your employees decide what competencies they want to develop.

We are product-oriented engineers with a growth mindset.

THE CHALLENGE :

• Responsible for software technical delivery for the BI Team
• Working collaboratively with product owner, other leaders and engineers to create the best product for our customers
• Analyse the scope of Product Team initiatives and coordinate with other squads to estimate, map dependencies, plan sprints, resolve blockers and ensure timely release to market
• Provide an agile working environment, organising and facilitating the team’s scrum events
• Ensure the teams’ efficiency and high-quality work : enforce tech excellence, tech debt management and regular adjustment of processes and timelines in line with a continuous improvement philosophy
• Coordinate release activities, including clear and detailed plans or checklists for testing and roll-out
• Responsible for developing our people
• Coach engineers to grow in a professional (improving skills, and problem-solving abilities) and personal way (by supporting and giving them frequent feedback)
• Conduct regular check-ins and 1-1
• Learning and sharing experiences on new technologies and trends and how you can leverage them in current and future products.
• Exhibiting passion and advocacy to drive change.
• Understanding how our business works and how products add value to your customers. Show engineers how their work impacts the product (bigger picture)

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the Data Space (especially in Big / Fast Data, Data in Cloud and Data Engineering, but also ETL,(no)SQL databases and / or Business Intelligence
• Demonstrated proficiency with 3+ years of hands-on, work on robust and complex systems that serve a high volume of users
• High understanding of the end-to-end cycle of data (from ingestion to extracting value, through processing and storage)
• Strong Technical Leadership experience; an appreciation for engineering best practices and quality over quantity of work
• Experience in business requirements analysis and documentation
• Experience in working with an Agile software methodology is a plus.
• A knack for effective and clear communication in all circumstances
• A passion for bringing great products into our world through collaboration and ingenuity
• Fluent in English, any other language (preferably Spanish) is an asset

Additional Information

OUR OFFER :

• Work for and shape one of the fastest-growing digital sports companies in the world at the exciting intersection of sports, media, betting and advertising.
• Be part of a highly motivated, innovative, and dynamic organization with people from more than 30 nationalities in our offices.
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Opportunity for hybrid working (3 Office days per week)
• 23 vacation days per calendar year.
• Health care benefit
• Summer events and Christmas party
• Coffee, tea, fresh fruits and water in the office
• Internal management programs according to management level : Grow / Lead Like a Pro / Sportradar e-Academy including team workshops with external trainers.

SPORTRADAR

Sportradar is a global leader in understanding and leveraging the power of sports data and digital content for its clients around the world.

We provide cutting-edge solutions and services to media companies, bookmakers, sports federations and state authorities.

We are a truly international business employing over 3,000 people in more than 30 locations around the world. Our rapid growth has been driven by technological innovation alongside an understanding of our client’s business needs.

It is our commitment to excellent service, quality and reliability that makes us the trusted partner of more than 1,000 companies in over 100 countries.

We occupy a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries. This creates an exciting and fast-moving working environment that rewards creative thinking and hard work.

We are passionate about what we do, and we care passionately about our people.

If you think you’re up to the challenge, come and help us to grow, innovate and develop!

Shoot your shot in Sports and data! Don t be a Spectator.

Sportradar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to encourage diversity within our teams. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to among other things, your background, status, or personal preferences