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Company 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.

Job Description

OVERVIEW:

Make the team that changes the way the world experiences sport.

Sportradar is the leading global provider of sports betting and sports entertainment products and services. Since 2001, we have occupied a unique position at the intersection of the sports, media and betting industries; providing sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business.

The API unit is part of Sports Media and consists of a group of cross-functional teams working to provide our clients with the fastest, most accurate, and most reliable sports data possible. Working very closely with our sports league partners, internal production teams, and third-party data providers to source the data, we offer programmatic access (via APIs) to deep collections of live and historical sports data including play-by-play, schedules, standings, game and season statistics, profiles/rosters, injuries/transactions, draft information and much more. The team is responsible for Sports APIs across the world, including core and deep sports data delivery, editorial/image APIs (for example, headshots, live action, previews), data collection tools for Sports and other API Professional Services.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Due to some exciting growth here at Sportradar we are looking for a Product Analyst to help strengthen our successful Data Delivery, Sports Media unit based in London, UK.

The primary function of this role is product management of the longtail sports API products. You will work with other product managers, sales, account management and development teams to shape the product portfolio according to the product and business strategy.

The secondary function is to support the product managers – particularly in the Betting Entertainment Team – by managing a roadmap and product backlogs across multiple sports and products.

The third area of responsibility is collaborating with Support, Client Services and Production teams. You will work with these teams to resolve and manage queries, establish and improve processes, and develop the skills and knowledge to support all Sports API products.

The opportunity is to develop your product management skills and over time assume more responsibility over the product portfolio. You will be an integral part of a Data Delivery team within the Sports Media Tribe supporting the biggest tech and media companies in the world. You will work with internal teams around the world as we help our clients develop the world’s best sport data-based solutions.

THE CHALLENGE:

• Product manage the multiple sports data API products
• API Product development
• Support product managers in the team and from other business areas and develop business processes to improve offering
• Collaborate with our Support, Client Service, Operations, and Production colleagues to continuously improve our customer experience
• Manage sports product backlogs
• Review, resolve, and manage customer queries, bugs, and feature requests
• Work with our Operations team to analyse the portfolio and improve documentation

YOUR PROFILE:

• Understanding of product management principles
• Basic understanding of the structure, use, and implementation of RESTful APIs
• Ability to comprehend and analyse data feeds in a sports context
• Clear communication skills across all levels within and outside the organisation
• Attention to detail
• Understanding of a wide range of sports
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence
• Working knowledge of agile and scrum methodologies
• Disciplined with time management
• Desire to develop product management experience

Additional Information

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!