Senior Quantitative Specialist- Football

The successful candidate will join a team which develops betting solutions. These betting solutions entail the development of mathematical/statistical models and high-performance algorithms; efficient coding; automation of betting operations; data generation, acquisition, storage and manipulation; and performance analysis through back-testing and simulations. 

Industry based experience of, and genuine proficiency in, Python or R or a similar programming language is essential.

We are speiciflcally looking for someone with industry experience creating football models.

Key Responsibilities

• Acquire data from multiple data sources, filtering, cleaning and wrapping.
• Interpret data, analyse results using statistical techniques, and provide reports.
• Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Work within the team to prioritise business and information needs.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.
• Design, build, test and deliver data processing and automation software.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Statistical modelling and skills in data analytics.
• Experience creating and implementing football models.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to retain information.
• Adept using analytical programming languages such as; R, Python, C++, etc. with at least 2 years commercial experience.
• BSc in mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or other quantitative discipline.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Positive ‘can do’ attitude, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new environments.
• Experience in the financial, betting, or gaming industries is a plus.

Benefits

• Salary depending on experience.
• Annual discretionary performance bonus.
• 25 days holiday per annum, plus UK bank holidays.
• Private health & dental insurance.
• Optical cover through Aviva. 
• Pension plan.
• Gympass membership to over 1900 gyms and wellness businesses. 
• Breakfast bought in everyday and lunch bought in twice a week
• Free coffee & snacks at the office.
• Regular team events & socials.