Organisation The Football Association Salary Competitive Location Burton-upon-Trent Contract type Permanent (Full time) Closing date 6 January 2026 Job Description As Head of Football Intelligence and Innovation, you will foster collaboration across departments, harnessing the full breadth of expertise within the organisation and lead a holistic approach to football intelligence and innovation. This will include embedding AI, data, insight, and human innovation across the technical and learning departments, driving a culture of evidence-based decision-making, grounded in well-articulated performance questions, and pioneering new approaches to high performance.
The role will play a critical part in supporting national teams, enhancing coach education, and advancing our understanding of What It Takes To Win (WITTW). The role will be focused on finding appropriate solutions which help create Winning England Teams and Elite Qualified English Coaches. Acting as a connector and ‘rate acclerator' they will help all think beyond the day-to-day, giving permission to explore bolder ideas without either chasing trends or threatening existing work.
While the successful candidate will be AI fluent, they will bring multidisciplinary experience, knowing that their role is not to lead the way in emerging technologies but rather to lead their adoption in football, bring a strong lens and understanding of the market and knowing what is relevant for their context, and why, to provide England teams and the home developed football workforce with a lasting competitive advantage.