Data Curation Specialist

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

Sportradar is looking for a passionate and knowledgable individual to join our experienced group of Subject Matter Experts on our Data Curation team.
This team is tasked with ensuring that our Sports Media products provide the highest quality data across all sports (e.g. NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, Soccer, College Sports, and more...). As a subject matter expert and data curation specialist, you must possess deep knowledge and understanding of the sports and coordinate across Sportradar’s data collection, delivery, and product teams to provide fast and accurate live and historical data.
You are organized, knowledgable, driven, stay calm under pressure, pay close attention to detail, and want to build and curate the best collection of sports data.

THE CHALLENGE

• Communicate information and ideas across many different squads with varying sets of knowledge and expertise
• Make searching for advanced combinations of sports data and statistics fast, clear, and intuitive
• Build and communicate clear and concise plans to improve product data features
• Understand customer base desires and create the necessary data requirements to meet their needs
• Create the deepest, most accurate cross-sport data set in the world

YOUR PROFILE

• Strong knowledge and understanding of Soccer and the major US Sports: NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA Football, NCAA Basketball. Knowledge beyond those listed is an additional benefit
• Self-motivated, and self-reliant
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Work effectively under pressure and maintain positive attitude and environment
• Work well within a team
• Willingness to work shifts for high profile sporting events and high leverage times in the sporting seasons
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficient in Excel (or equivalent spreadsheet programs)
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence (or equivalent project management software)
• Experience with SQL is a plus
• Passionate about sports

OUR OFFER:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Work on a team coordinating across multiple squads and collaborating with colleagues from all over the world.
• Opportunity to work and develop in a dynamic Tech environment within an inspiring and fast-growing company.
• A challenging but rewarding and fun environment. 

Location

420 North Fifth Street, Minneapolis , United States of America