Head of Football Intelligence | Nottingham Forest FC
- nottingham, england, United Kingdom
Job Description
Head of Football Intelligence | Nottingham Forest FC
10 August 2026 | Analysis, Coaching / Insights
Head of Football Intelligence | Nottingham Forest FC (Jobs in Sports Performance Analysis TheASPA)
Nottingham Forest FC is seeking an experienced Head of Football Intelligence to lead the club's Football Intelligence function across the First Team, Academy and Women's programme .
Reporting into the football leadership team, you'll shape and deliver the club's long-term data and insights strategy, integrating intelligence into recruitment, performance analysis, squad planning and key football decisions.
This is a senior leadership role combining strategic vision with hands-on delivery, working collaboratively across recruitment, coaching, performance analysis, sports science and medical departments.
The Role
As Head of Football Intelligence , you'll lead the club's Football Intelligence team, driving innovation through data, analytics and decision-support systems.
You'll oversee the development of recruitment models, player profiling, benchmarking frameworks, reporting tools and football data infrastructure while ensuring insights are translated into meaningful actions that improve performance across the club.
Leadership
- Lead, mentor and develop the Football Intelligence team.
- Build strong relationships across recruitment, performance analysis, medical, sports science and football leadership.
- Communicate complex analytical insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Support the development of the First Team, Academy and Women's programme.
Football Intelligence & Decision Support
- Lead projects including:
- Recruitment models
- Player and squad profiling
- Recruitment shortlists
- Match analysis
- Benchmarking frameworks
- Reporting and decision-support tools
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Qualification in Data Science, Performance Analysis, Sports Science or a related discipline.
- Significant experience working within elite football analytics.
- Proven ability to translate complex football data into actionable insights.
- Strong understanding of recruitment, performance analysis and football decision-making.
- Experience developing player profiling, reporting and decision-support tools.
- Strong programming skills using SQL , Python and/or R .
- Experience with data visualisation platforms and web applications.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary projects.
- Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong technical and tactical understanding of football.
- Previous experience leading a football intelligence or data insights team.
- Experience developing football data infrastructure and ETL pipelines.
- Experience working with event, tracking and physical performance datasets.
- Experience working with football data providers.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through research, certifications or industry engagement.
Why Join Nottingham Forest?
This is a fantastic opportunity to lead one of English football's most ambitious Football Intelligence functions, influencing recruitment, player development and long-term football strategy across the club.
You'll work alongside senior football leaders in an environment committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Equality, Diversity & Safeguarding
Nottingham Forest FC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
The club is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and an FA Football Leadership Diversity Code signatory. Successful applicants will be subject to the appropriate safeguarding and DBS checks.
If you're passionate about football intelligence, analytics leadership and data-driven decision-making , this is an exceptional opportunity to shape the future of one of the Premier League's leading football operations.
Head of Football Intelligence | Nottingham Forest FC (Jobs in Sports Performance Analysis TheASPA)
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