Senior Quantitative Specialist- Football
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London, UK
Compensation: £80,000 - £200,000 / year
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.
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