Manager, Performance Analysis (Combat Sports)

Job Purpose:

Lead the strategic development and delivery of performance analysis services across Olympic combat sports including fencing, judo, taekwondo, wrestling, and jiujitsu. This role drives the integration of tactical analysis, technical profiling, and opponent scouting into national team preparation, ensuring data-driven insights directly enhance competitive performance and medal potential. The Manager collaborates closely with coaches, senior analysts, and sport science personnel to deliver insights that directly inform coaching decisions and athlete development. By establishing clear workflows, building internal capabilities, and embedding data-driven analysis within national teams, the Manager contributes to achieving SOPC's high-performance goals
 

Key Accountabilities
Generic Accountabilities
 

Leadership

• Lead and oversee the work of performance analysts to ensure effective delivery of sport-specific support, fostering a high-performance culture grounded in collaboration and technical excellence.
• Mentor junior analysts, facilitating their professional growth and integration into sport programs, while ensuring alignment with SOPC’s development pathways.

Strategy & Planning

• Support the design and implementation of performance analysis strategies tailored to podium-potential sports, ensuring alignment with long-term medal targeting and qualification cycles.
• Analyze trends and athlete data to guide decision-making and optimize analysis workflows across disciplines.

Policies, Systems, and Procedures

• Implement standardized processes for video analysis, data collection, reporting, and athlete monitoring, ensuring consistency and quality across sports.
• Review and refine analytical systems and practices in collaboration with technical staff, aiming to enhance service efficiency and technical relevance
   

Job Specific Accountabilities:

Sport-Specific Analysis Integration

• Oversee the delivery of tactical and technical analysis across fencing, judo, taekwondo, wrestling, and jiujitsu, providing evidence-based feedback to coaches
• Manage comprehensive opponent profiling systems, including scoring patterns, tactical tendencies, technical preferences, and competitive behavior analysis
• Coordinate real-time analysis support during major competitions, providing immediate tactical feedback and strategic adjustments.

 Training and Competition Support

• Coordinate with national teams and coaches to embed performance analysis support throughout training blocks and major competitions.
• Ensure timely access to match footage, live coding, and in-competition feedback tools that aid in real-time decision-making.
• Deploy analysts based on performance cycles, event priorities, and geographical needs, including support across Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.

System Development and Capability Building

• Develop scalable frameworks for data management, analysis workflows, and knowledge sharing across analyst teams.
• Identify gaps in capacity and lead initiatives to recruit, train, and retain qualified talent within the performance analysis function.
• Reduce reliance on external consultants by cultivating a sustainable pipeline of internal expertise aligned with national sport objectives.

Quality Assurance and Technical Oversight

• Monitor the relevance, accuracy, and impact of analysis outputs, ensuring alignment with sport-specific KPIs and coach feedback.
• Collaborate with Athlete Performance Services and other departments to ensure performance analysis is integrated into broader athlete support systems.

Reporting and Knowledge Management

• Maintain centralized records of analysis reports, tactical reviews, and athlete progression data for internal reference and longitudinal tracking.
• Produce periodic reports for senior leadership summarizing key findings, trends, and recommendations arising from performance data.
• Ensure adherence to SOPC’s data security, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all analytical activities. 

Other Accountabilities

• Undertake any other responsibilities within the scope of the function as assigned by leadership, contributing to the continuous advancement of SOPC’s high-performance objectives.