A BIT ABOUT US:

Do you want to join one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies?
Genius Sports is at the epicentre of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.
In 2021, Genius Sports acquired Second Spectrum, a world leader in optical tracking and video augmentation technology. Powered by an incredibly driven and ambitious team of engineers, Second Spectrum is the number one tech to work on if you’re interested in machine learning, artificial intelligence or development engineering in sports.
We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.
If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us.
We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It’s why many of the world’s largest leagues & federations such as the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Proven track record of achieving aggressive sales growth targets
• Experience in conducting and negotiating commercial agreements, often resolving conflicting needs of respective parties
• Existing experience selling Technology and or Technology/ Data services to Tier One Clients
• Existing experience working with Tier One Sports Broadcasters and/or Streaming companies, Sports Rights Holders or adjacent companies (i.e technology service provider to broadcasters)
• Ability to build consensus across multiple stakeholder groups within customer to get to agreement
• Ability to embrace and quickly adapt to new technologies and opportunities
• Effective use of sales tools (i.e., Salesforce and Power BI) to manage, motivate, and enable the team
• Excellent organizational, prioritisation, numerical, and analytical skills as well as high quality attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal abilities and a team player
• Independent/autonomous drive

THE ROLE:

Genius Sports is seeking a highly motivated Business Development and Sales Lead to join our team, to help us accelerate our growth and develop business with media, broadcast, streaming and social platforms. This role will focus on deployment of Second Spectrum video augmentation technology across EMEA broadcast and streaming providers.
Reporting into the Sales Director, the ideal candidate should have a thorough knowledge of the industry and ability to quickly learn the products and services the company provides. This is currently a standalone role with the potential to build a team - the successful candidate will be expected to generate new business and build successful partnerships in this exciting 360 sales role. The position is based in London and will require travel across Europe.

THIS ROLE WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE PART IN GENIUS SPORTS GROUP’S COMMISSION BENEFITS PLAN.

Our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent team.