Head of Advanced Analytics

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment creates bold, authentic, and unforgettable experiences that redefine sports, entertainment, and hospitality, The Brooklyn Way. As the parent company of marquee properties including the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty and Barclays Center, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment operates at the intersection of live entertainment, premium hospitality, and community engagement.   

As it expands its existing portfolio, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment now includes BK Mag, Brooklyn Wine Club, and a hospitality business developing several location-based entertainment properties.   

Whether on the court, on stage, or in the workplace, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment is driven by a pursuit of excellence—constantly evolving, innovating, and pushing boundaries to elevate its business and expand its fan base. The company is deeply committed to fostering a culture of belonging and inclusion, both internally and across its communities, ensuring that every interaction reflects its values of growth mindset, integrity, accountability and care.  

We are guided by our core values: 

• Integrity: Be intellectually honest at all times. Demonstrate the highest professional and ethical standards.
• Care: Care for everything and everyone around us. Practice empathy, respect, and inclusion to promote an environment of excellence and success.
• Growth Mindset: Develop ourselves and those around us. Experiment, learn, and improve from everything we do.
• Accountability: Deliver on our word, take responsibility for our actions, and work in the interest of our team.

SUMMARY

The Head of Advanced Analytics will lead the Data Science, Business Intelligence, and Data Engineering functions across Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment's portfolio, including the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, Long Island Nets, Barclays Center, and other emerging businesses. Reporting to the Vice President, Data, Analytics, and Insights, this role will be responsible for translating the organization's data and analytics strategy into scalable technical capabilities, actionable insights, and measurable business outcomes.

This individual will play a critical role in advancing a future-ready analytics ecosystem by strengthening enterprise data architecture, building trusted semantic data layers, expanding self-service analytics capabilities, and embedding artificial intelligence and machine learning into business processes and decision-making.

The Head of Advanced Analytics will oversee the design, development, and implementation of advanced analytical models, including predictive and prescriptive analytics, while ensuring the reliability, scalability, and governance of the organization's data infrastructure and business intelligence platforms. This role will establish technical standards, drive operational excellence, and lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering high-quality data products and analytical solutions.

As a key partner to the Vice President, Data, Analytics, and Insights, the Head of Advanced Analytics will collaborate with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify opportunities where data can improve customer engagement, drive revenue growth, optimize business performance, and support strategic decision-making.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead Advanced Analytics Functions: Oversee the day-to-day strategy, execution, and performance of the Data Science, Business Intelligence, and Data Engineering teams, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities, consistent technical standards, and delivery of measurable business value.
• Advance the Enterprise Data Ecosystem: Lead the design and implementation of scalable data infrastructure, including a medallion architecture framework that organizes raw, refined, and business-ready data into trusted layers to improve data quality, governance, lineage, accessibility, and performance.
• Build Trusted Semantic Data Layers: Develop and maintain semantic data models that translate complex underlying data structures into consistent business definitions, standardized metrics, and reusable datasets, enabling reliable self-service analytics across the organization.
• Transform Business Intelligence and Visualization: Establish scalable dashboarding standards, intuitive data access tools, visualization guidelines, and reporting governance practices that enable stakeholders to quickly find, interpret, and act on trusted business insights.
• Champion AI-Driven Analytics: Identify and implement opportunities to integrate artificial intelligence, natural-language analytics, intelligent recommendations, automation, and guided insights into the tools and workflows employees use to access information and make decisions.
• Lead Data Science and Machine Learning Development: Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytical models. Establish best practices for model accuracy, reliability, performance, validation, and governance.
• Drive Fan and Customer Growth Initiatives: Lead the development of advanced analytical solutions supporting customer lifetime value forecasting, subscriber lapse propensity, lead scoring, season-ticket member retention, customer segmentation, media mix modeling, and other initiatives designed to improve acquisition, engagement, retention, and revenue.
• Strengthen Data Engineering and Integration: Direct the development and optimization of sustainable data pipelines, automated workflows, and integration processes that support enterprise reporting, marketing activation, sales effectiveness, and advanced analytical applications.
• Build and Develop High-Performing Teams: Manage, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, business intelligence professionals, and data engineers. Establish clear performance expectations, foster technical excellence, and create opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
• Establish Analytical Standards and Best Practices: Define and implement consistent methodologies for data analysis, experimentation, analytics instrumentation, machine learning development, and data governance to ensure analytical rigor, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Business Leaders: Collaborate with stakeholders across Marketing, Ticketing, Corporate Partnerships, Digital, Finance, Hospitality, and Operations to understand business challenges, prioritize analytical initiatives, and translate complex data into actionable recommendations that support organizational objectives.
• Drive Data Adoption and Business Impact: Promote data literacy and self-service analytics across the organization, identify gaps in data accessibility and utilization, and establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness, adoption, and business impact of analytics solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• 8+ years of progressive experience in data science, advanced analytics, business intelligence, data engineering, or related disciplines, with demonstrated success delivering data-driven solutions that improve business performance.
• 3+ years of experience managing and developing technical teams, with the ability to lead multidisciplinary functions and balance strategic priorities with hands-on execution.
• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Hands-on experience with modern data and analytics platforms such as Snowflake, dbt, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, or comparable technologies, including the development of trusted data models, scalable reporting, and self-service analytics capabilities.
• Strong technical proficiency in SQL, Python, R, database management, data visualization, and cloud-based data infrastructure.
• Experience designing and implementing modern data architectures, including semantic data layers, data transformation frameworks, automated pipelines, and data governance practices.
• Demonstrated experience developing, deploying, and maintaining predictive and machine learning models, from initial research and proof of concept through production implementation and ongoing optimization.
• Strong understanding of artificial intelligence, machine learning, statistical modeling, experimentation, and emerging analytics technologies, with the ability to identify practical applications that deliver business value.
• Experience working within cloud environments, preferably Amazon Web Services, and familiarity with modern data engineering and machine learning infrastructure.
• Proven ability to manage complex technical projects, prioritize competing business needs, and deliver scalable solutions in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business recommendations for senior leadership and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience working in Agile development environments and implementing processes that improve team effectiveness, solution quality, and delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying advanced analytics within sports, entertainment, media, hospitality, ticketing, or other consumer-focused industries.
• Experience developing customer-focused models, including lifetime value, propensity, retention, segmentation, and marketing effectiveness.
• Familiarity with medallion architecture, machine learning operations, enterprise data governance, and responsible AI practices.
• Amazon Web Services certification or comparable cloud platform credentials.

WHO YOU ARE

• A Collaborative Leader: You build strong relationships, develop talented teams, and create an environment where data scientists, engineers, and business intelligence professionals work together to deliver meaningful outcomes.
• A Strategic Executor: You understand the broader business vision and can translate strategic priorities into clear technical roadmaps, practical solutions, and measurable results.
• An Innovative Problem Solver: You continuously explore emerging technologies and analytical methodologies, identifying opportunities to improve processes, strengthen capabilities, and solve complex business challenges.
• A Trusted Business Partner: You listen to stakeholder needs, ask thoughtful questions, and connect technical solutions to business objectives.
• A Clear Communicator: You make complex analytical concepts accessible to diverse audiences and present insights in ways that inform decisions and inspire action.
• A Champion of Data Culture: You believe that trusted, accessible data empowers better decisions and are passionate about expanding analytical capabilities and data literacy throughout the organization.
• An Accountable Operator: You establish high standards for quality, reliability, and execution, taking ownership of results while continuously identifying opportunities for improvement.
• A Growth-Minded Leader: You embrace learning, encourage experimentation, and invest in developing yourself and those around you.

COMPENSATION

$175,000 - $215,000 base salary

Full-time employees are eligible for a robust slate of total rewards, including:

• Bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA and FSA eligibility
• 401k Employer Match at 4%
• Competitive PTO policy & Company Holidays
• Parental leave policy eligible after 6 months of service
• Access to events at Barclays Center, subject to ticket availability
• Free lunch onsite Monday - Thursday; onsite barista bar
• And more!

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The incumbent will work primarily in an office environment located in Industry City, Brooklyn, NY.

Travel Requirements: Infrequent travel (less than 5%) may be required. Travel may include air travel and/or overnight stays of one or more nights.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the Company not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion/creed, gender, gender identity, transgender status, pregnancy and lactation accommodations, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage, immigration, or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, genetic information, height and weight, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, and sex offenses, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local laws.