Senior Football Data Scientist
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 9, 2026.
Join SkillCorner, a sports-technology company that uses AI and computer vision to transform football data into actionable insights. As a Senior Data Scientist, you will lead modeling projects, develop machine learning and deep learning models, and collaborate with various stakeholders to address complex football-related questions. You should have extensive experience in data science, a strong understanding of football, and excellent communication skills. The position is based in Paris, France, with the possibility of remote work within European time zones.
Missions
- Lead modelling projects end to end, from problem definition and data exploration through development, evaluation, deployment and ongoing improvement.
- Develop and improve machine-learning and deep-learning models for player evaluation, tactical analysis, predictive metrics and other applications involving player and team behaviour.
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, analysts, football specialists, business stakeholders and professional clubs to turn football questions and client requirements into robust solutions.
Profil recherché
**You should have:*** Extensive professional experience applying data science, machine learning and deep learning to complex real-world problems, with strong **Python** skills for analysis, modelling and production-oriented development.
* Direct experience working with **football tracking and event data**, or comparable high-volume, high-frequency and spatiotemporal datasets, with a clear understanding of their practical challenges.
* Experience taking models from research into **reliable production systems**, including ownership of complete pipelines from data preparation and feature engineering through deployment, monitoring and maintenance. Attention to detail and familiarity with cloud providers and production infrastructure are expected.
* A **strong understanding of football** and the ability to connect technical work to meaningful questions involving player roles, tactics, phases of play or team behaviour.
* The ability to work effectively with ambiguity, make defensible modelling choices, assess uncertainty and balance technical ambition with pragmatic delivery.
* Excellent communication skills in **English**, with the ability to explain complex analyses, modelling choices and limitations to technical colleagues, business stakeholders and professional football clubs. French would be an advantage.
* A collaborative and proactive approach, with the ability to lead projects independently, make informed trade-offs, share ideas early and support less experienced colleagues.
**Nice to have:**
* Experience with football analytics or presenting analytical work to football clubs.
**Location:**
* Paris, France preferred, with regular visits to our Paris office. Remote work is possible within European time zones.