As the sports industry continues to evolve, the need for innovative mobile marketing strategies has never been more pressing. At Angel City FC, we're on a mission to revolutionize fan engagement and create unforgettable experiences that drive purpose-driven growth. To achieve this vision, we're seeking a visionary leader who can bridge technical excellence with business insight, empowering every department to make smarter and faster decisions.
Overview
Angel City FC is looking for a strategic and hands-on leader to guide the build-out of our data infrastructure, delivering actionable insights, implementing AI capabilities, and developing internal tools that empower decision-making across ticketing, marketing, sponsorship, operations, fan experiences, and sporting. This role will work closely with the club's Business Operations, Revenue, and Marketing leaders, while overseeing a network of best-in-class vendors and partners.
Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy & Analytics
We're seeking someone who can leverage our existing data warehouse and CRM to deliver advanced analytics, predictive modeling, and automated insights that inform key revenue, retention, and fan engagement strategies. This includes building and actioning dashboards and decision tools that enable proactive, data-driven management across ticketing, marketing, sponsorship, and operations.
AI & Automation Strategy
The ideal candidate will define and lead the club's emerging AI and automation strategy, identifying high-impact opportunities and building the framework for responsible adoption across departments. This includes introducing and integrating generative AI tools to enhance content creation, partner reporting, and operational efficiency, among other business and sporting use cases.
Technology Ecosystem Optimization
Our new leader will oversee enterprise-wide technology systems and partner with departments to ensure their operational tools are integrated, secure, and aligned with the club's broader technology strategy. This includes partnering with external IT providers to define standards, monitor performance, and align infrastructure with our business and data strategy.
Digital Platforms & Fan Experience Technology
We're looking for someone who can partner with Marketing to enhance ACFC's digital ecosystem (website, app, and fan-engagement platforms) to deliver personalized and connected fan experiences. This includes using data insights to shape digital storytelling, e-commerce strategy, and in-venue technology innovation.
Leadership & Organizational Impact
The successful candidate will build, manage, and mentor a high-performing data team and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning. They'll partner cross-functionally with leaders in Revenue, Marketing, Operations, HR, and Sporting to align data and technology strategies with organizational priorities.
Qualifications & Experience
We're looking for someone with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field; Master's or MBA preferred. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of progressive leadership experience in data, technology, or digital transformation roles, ideally within sports, media, or entertainment.
Compensation
The starting base salary for this role is $150,000.