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There’s nothing quite like the pulsating and emotional power of sport. At SPORTFIVE, we are delivering pioneering partnerships in sports. We believe in the responsible commercialization of sports and connect brands, rights-holders, media platforms and fans by leveraging a global network paired with decades of experience and innovative spirit.

We operate as one team of over 1,200 local experts based in 15 countries around the world, active in Football, Golf, Esports, Motorsport, Handball, Tennis, American Football, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Multi Sport Events and many more. As market leader and with customer centricity and data intelligence at our core, we aim to be the most progressive and respected partner in sports. Because as sport continues to evolve and grow, so do we. And this is why we are currently looking for:

DIRECTOR DATA STRATEGY & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION (M/F/D)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • You will have a key role in developing SPORTFIVE into the most data-driven agency in the sports business and shaping the digital transformation of our business on C-1 and C-2 level (incl. responsibility for international colleagues and projects)
  • You will be responsible for designing, implementing and constantly enhancing SPORTFIVE’s global data strategy (derived from the corporate strategy)
  • You will be the first point of contact for the Heads of our Global Competence Centers in Customer Engagement, Sales Analytics and Business Intelligence in regard to the further improvement of our business processes and associated data infrastructure (incl. scaling solutions around the world)
  • In this context you also contribute to defining core competencies of headquarters, country & business units, as well as our Global Competence Centers
  • You will take over program and project management tasks, prioritize and communicate business needs to the IT/Tech department and collaborate both internally as well as externally
  • You will work closely with SPORTFIVE’s Global COO, CFO, CIO and our VP Global Strategy who you will be reporting into as part of the “Global Strategy & Digital Transformation Office”

YOUR PROFILE:

  • Excellent degree in Information Systems (“Wirtschaftsinformatik”), Engineering (“Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen”), Economics or similar
  • Professional experience in (IT/Digital) consulting and/or IT project management in mid-sized companies in regard to designing & implementing data strategies as well as managing & executing BI and digital transformation projects
  • Experience in managing (cross-functional) project teams
  • Entrepreneurial and visionary thinking paired with a conceptual and analytical working style, flexibility, and pragmatism
  • Excellent communication skills (incl. tech to business), fluency in German and English, additional languages are a plus
  • Willingness to work with and travel to our global destinations
  • Preferred but no must: experience in driving organizational processes and culture
  • Passion for sports & entertainment and the exciting world of the global sports business

WHAT WE OFFER:

  • A steep learning curve with the opportunity to take over responsibility from day one
  • Work & fun in a dynamic, smart, and hungry team that deals with the future of the sports business and strives to build the most data-driven sports business agency
  • Direct, daily interaction with the VP Global Strategy, CIO, Country Managing Directors and Global C-level of SPORTFIVE
  • A sports-crazy organization where you can combine your private passion with your job like almost nowhere else
  • An office in the center of Hamburg with a unique view on the Alster