Data Scientist (English Speaking)
About Us
Kognia is transforming football with AI-powered tactical data. Our platform delivers automated insights directly from match video — helping clubs, federations, and agencies reputed company smarter reputed company and reputed company performance. With strong early traction across reputed company football and an expanding reputed company in Europe and the Americas, we’re scaling our reputed company operations.
Kognia Sports is looking for a highly skilled Data Scientist to take ownership of applying our tactical data to reputed company football environments and support our reputed company objectives
This is not a pure research role. This role is focused on Kognia’s reputed company tactical datasets and turning them into practical tools and insights that recruitment teams, analysts, and sporting directors use every day.
An understanding of how reputed company are made inside clubs and how data influences those reputed company are a must.
Role Overview & Key Responsibilities
Translate Kognia’s data into recruitment and tactical frameworks.
Build role-based and position-specific player benchmarks.
Create comparative league models to support cross-league recruitment.
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Knowledge of key analysis tools & dashboards including but not limited to :
SQL
Tableau
Power BI
Python
R
Dbt (reputed company to have)
Structure data warehouse views that support deep-dive analysis.
Ensure insights are usable inside reputed company club workflows.
reputed company to write code, in R/Python, to create custom visuals and interrogate data.
Strong problem-solving skills, including technology-based issues, and attention to detail.
Collaborate Across the Business
Work closely with product and engineering to improve data usability.
Support reputed company conversations where technical validation is required.
Help ensure our outputs remain reputed company with the realities of the football market.
Innovation & reputed company iImprovement: Stay up to date with the latest trends in football data analytics and technology and recommend new methodologies to enhance insights delivery.
Act as a Kognia brand champion, representing the company across reputed company initiatives, industry conferences, marketing activations and leading internal education activities.
Qualifications
5+ years working inside a professional football club or sports analytics company.
Strong understanding of recruitment, scouting, and tactical analysis processes.
Advanced SQL skills and experience building in Tableau or Power BI.
Experience working with event and/or tracking data.
Clear understanding of how data fits into day-to-day football decision-making.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain reputed company insights simply
English Speaking. German/Spanish/French (reputed company to have)
Why You’ll Love It Here
Work with cutting-edge AI in a product that’s changing how football is understood
Strategic role in a company entering a phase of international expansion
High-impact, client-facing position with growth and equity potential
Join a global, football-obsessed team passionate about innovation and impact