Quantitative Specialist - Football

White Swan Data; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic sports analytics firm is looking for a Quantitative Specialist to develop innovative betting solutions focused on football. You will create mathematical models, automate operations, and analyze performance data. Candidates should be proficient in Python or R with industry experience in football modelling. Benefits include competitive salary, performance bonuses, 25 days annual holiday, and health insurance among others.

Benefits

Annual discretionary performance bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private health & dental insurance

Gympass membership

Free coffee & snacks at the office

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of commercial experience in analytical programming.
• Experience in financial, betting, or gaming industries is a plus.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new environments.

Responsibilities

• Acquire data from various sources, filtering and cleaning it.
• Interpret data and analyze results using statistical techniques.
• Identify trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Work with the team to prioritize information needs.
• Identify process improvement opportunities.
• Design and build data processing and automation software.

Skills

Statistical modelling

Data analytics

Python

R

Attention to detail

Collaboration skills

Education

BSc in mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering or other quantitative discipline

Tools

C++

Job description

Quantitative Specialist- Football

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London, UK

Description

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.