Match Lead

October 5, 2026

About the position

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available, Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide, delivering experiences that are more immersive, interactive and personalised than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com We are looking for an individual who can work as a Match Lead. Overall, this role will track games across football and basketball working with our technology. Working to ensure the timely and successful tracking and event data. The match lead will assist the game operations team in delivering on these duties.

Responsibilities

To set up software for running of live games utilising GeniusIQ platforms.
To ensure system configurations are set to the requirements of each game.
To track/confirm software tracking of dead-balls, stoppage time, and other similar events.
To correctly identify and confirm teams, lineups, and players, as well as tracking markings on players.
To show attentiveness during live ball situations and report issues to managers.
To be able to complete marking tasks that will improve the accuracy of our system.
To lead a group of Operators to run and monitor all tasks on 1-2 football games per shift.
To lead trainings on newly signed ops.

Requirements

Experience in being responsible for or training others, and reporting, would be highly desirable
Proficiency in Google and Microsoft suites, particularly Excel/Google Sheets
High attention to detail with the ability to focus in loud, distracting environments.
Extremely punctual, many shifts will start near the game start time
Excellent communication skills, especially under pressure, to effectively update Operations Managers and provide feedback to Operators.
Ability to make time-sensitive judgment calls and collaborate with remote colleagues during live events.
Adaptable, proactive, and confident, with strong team spirit.
Self-accountable for discretion considering the delicate nature of the business content.
Commit to 15-30 hours of availability each week.
Be able to work according to the football schedule which includes holidays, holiday periods, evenings, and weekends.
Each shift will last up to 6 hours, up to 30 hours per week which can be early mornings or late nights

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits, we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills, experience and career.
We strive to create an inclusive working environment, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference.

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