Account Manager - Performance Software, Football (French Speaking)

The Role : You will be joining a dynamic team that is focused on delivering high quality services to football teams, leagues and federations. Our cutting edge technology spans player tracking, team performance software, officiating solutions and live broadcast deliverables and you will play a major part in these solutions. Main duties and responsibilities: Liaison with football teams to support our contract with LFP to onboard, support and educate Provide guidance to performance departments on Second Spectrum software and other services To encourage sales and usage of the Second Spectrum services to ensure the teams get value from the services provided as part of the league wide package Ensure teams are fully aware of the upsell services and to support the Senior Account Manager in selling these services to teams Work closely with the internal teams to report client feedback and guide the software development roadmap A point of contact for teams and to be part of the support team on matchdays Requirements for the role: Strong and extensive knowledge of the football industry with a sound network Ideally worked for a significant length of time for a football club in either a sports science or match analysis role Fluent in French and English (German or other languages an asset) Good understanding of data and ability to translate insights Must have extremely good presentation skills Willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the business (availability online on some matchdays for instance) Must be a self-starter and have strong reporting skills Ability to adapt and embrace change Willing to travel around the France meeting with teams in-person Full clean driving license What’s in it for you? As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, 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. How we work: We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Geniuses to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information in how it would work with this role. Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organisation and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses. Second Spectrum, part of Genius Sports Group, is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.