First Team Performance Analyst

Job description

Who We Are

Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

Job Purpose

• Implement elite-level analysis of team and player performance, under the guidance of the Head of Analysis.
• Create and deliver video and data content to First Team players and staff, in line with the Club’s philosophy and game model.
• As part of a team, meet all analysis needs of the First team for training, pre-match, live and post-match workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate within the analysis team to deliver a best-in-class service to First Team players and staff, in accordance with training and match schedules.
• Profile upcoming opponents to create an opposition dossier, delivered to First Team coaching staff.
• Resource, edit and telestrate videos which analyse opponent behaviours across phases at a global and individual level.
• Present compelling opposition analysis to First Team Coaches which inform the creation and delivery of match strategies.
• Create and maintain databases to analyse trends within matchday cycles, in consideration of the next opponent and aligned to the Club’s game model.
• Assist in the management and capture of all training footage, including use of IP cameras and drone.
• Attend home and away match days, as required, to set up technical matchday workflows and assist the delivery of real-time insights.
• Conduct research of Premier League, European competitions and broader football landscape to expand a comprehensive knowledge base and inform insights.
• Embrace and learn new technologies to maintain the highest standards of analysis and push the boundaries of methodology.
• Help to manage all First Team Analysis working spaces, ensuring reliability of all hardware and software.
• Attend Performance Analysis department meetings and in-service events when required.

Personal Attributes

• Values & respects others, builds strong relationships and collaborates within a team.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate with international players and coaches.
• Proactive & curious to generate innovative ideas.
• Takes responsibility and delivers work to highest of quality standards.
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and is personally committed to achieving objectives set.
• Resilient under pressure to enjoy the demands of a fast-paced environment.
• Receptive to feedback about own behaviour, strengths and areas for improvement.

Skills & Competencies

• A passion for football and extensive tactical knowledge.
• Experience working within an elite football environment.
• Competency operating relevant technologies (Hudl & Catapult) and data sets (Statsbomb & Second Spectrum).
• Experience creating data visualisations and video telestration.
• Excellent written and creative presentation skills.
• Proficient using both Mac and Windows.
• Related Sports Science, Analysis or Coaching degree.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box.

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world.

DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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