Product Scientist/Manager

We are not actively hiring. This job post is to submit your resume off-cycle.

Thank you for your interest in Zelus Analytics. We are always inspired to hear of individuals who are as passionate about sports analytics as we are! Even when we are not in a specific hiring cycle, we welcome folks who are pursuing a career as a product scientist or product manager in sports analytics to submit their resume for future consideration!

We seek product scientists and product managers with a passion for sports to extend and enhance the capabilities of our world-class sports analytics platforms. Through your work, you can support the professional teams in our exclusive partner network in their efforts to compete and win championships. 

Zelus Analytics unites a fast-growing startup environment with a research-focused culture that embraces our core values of integrity, innovation, and inclusion. We pride ourselves on providing meaningful mentorship that offers our team the opportunity to develop and expand their skill sets while also engaging with the broader analytics community. In so doing, we hope to create a new path for a broader group of highly talented people to push the cutting edge of sports analytics.

We believe that a diverse team is vital to building the world’s best sports intelligence platform. Thus, we strongly encourage you to apply if you identify with any marginalized community across race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability. At Zelus, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all of our employees are enabled and empowered to succeed and thrive.

As a Zelus Product Scientist, you will be expected to:

• Recommend improvements to existing platform capabilities, including providing supporting analyses to justify task prioritization
• Lead group discussions and collaborate with data scientists and engineers to design, review, and execute validation plans for new and enhanced platform capabilities
• Identify risks for the platform roadmap, and ensure the team is performing at a high level
• Develop internal capabilities for analyzing, visualizing, and reporting model results
• Prepare analyses and reports in response to ad-hoc requests from our partner clubs
• Perform data modeling and quantitative analysis to support one or more research projects focused on player and team performance
• Follow broader sports analytics trends by attending conferences, reviewing literature, and remaining informed about player and team performance
• Collaborate and communicate effectively in a distributed work environment
• Fulfill other related duties and responsibilities

In addition to the above, a Product Manager will be expected to:

• Identify, recommend, and prioritize new platform capabilities and improvements to existing platform capabilities to facilitate the development of a long-term product roadmap
• Maintain active communication channels with our partner clubs, supporting club use and integration of platform capabilities
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts and notable model features to both internal and external audiences
• Provide guidance and project direction for junior team members
• Assist with recruiting and outreach, including building a diverse network of future candidates

A qualified Product Scientist will be able to demonstrate several of the following and will be excited to learn the rest through the mentorship provided at Zelus:

• Experience with key concepts in sports analytics, such as player evaluation and projection, on-field (on-ice/on-court) strategy, and predictive sport-specific metrics
• Knowledge of how front offices use data and analytics to support player and team performance, ideally through professional experience
• Ability to implement, interpret, and validate quantitative models (statistics, machine learning, optimization, and/or simulation)
• Proficiency with relational databases and data analysis techniques
• Competency with mathematical and statistical programming (Python and/or R)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with an established record as an effective collaborator

A qualified Product Manager will be able to demonstrate all of the above at a higher level of competency plus the following:

• Advanced training or industry experience in applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, operations research, or a related quantitative field
• Experience using data and analytics to define and implement process improvements, focused on product development and/or data-driven decision making
• Extensive experience authoring and reviewing technical documentation and communicating technical concepts with key stakeholders
• Desire and ability to successfully mentor junior team members

Zelus has a fully distributed workforce, spanning thirteen states and seven countries as of the end of 2022. In addition to competitive salaries, our compensation packages include equity and benefits, such as an annual incentive bonus plan and flexible PTO, that allow us to attract and retain a world-class team.

As an equal opportunity employer, Zelus does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression or identification, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law. It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. Please let us know if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process.

Zelus is an at-will employer; employment at Zelus is for an indefinite period of time and is subject to termination by the employer or the employee at any time, with or without cause or notice.

Pay: $75,000.00 – $150,000.00 per year