Sports Scheduling Planner
Genius Sports is looking for a Sports Scheduling Planner to join a central operations team. This role is central to live sports operations, ensuring that the in-play schedule remains competitive and client-focused. The position involves a blend of strategic planning, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-value sports content across multiple platforms.
The Sports Scheduling Planner is responsible for curating engaging fixtures and maintaining operational excellence to elevate the client experience. By working closely with internal teams and external partners, the planner ensures smooth operations, maintains expert knowledge of live scheduling procedures, and provides insightful reports to support decision-making and performance.
- Curate engaging sports fixtures to maintain a competitive in-play schedule.
- Maintain operational excellence to strengthen market position.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth operations.
- Maintain expert knowledge of live scheduling procedures.
- Provide insightful reports to support decision-making and performance.
- Strong command of English, both written and spoken (required)
- Confident using MS Office, especially Excel, Word, Power BI or other data analytics tools (required)
- Clear, effective communication skills across teams and stakeholders (required)
- Flexible and responsive to shifting priorities and schedules (required)
- High accuracy in scheduling, reporting, and data handling (required)
- Comfortable working both as a team player and an independent worker (required)
- Capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines at once (required)
- Positive, proactive, and committed to delivering quality results (required)
- Genuine interest and understanding in global sports and tournaments (nice-to-have)
- Competitive salary
- Range of benefits
- Support for employee wellbeing
- Opportunities for career growth and skills development
- Hybrid working model
Genius Sports is a sports data and technology company that supplies official data, streaming, integrity and advertising services to sports leagues, sportsbooks and media companies. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in London, with a major office in New York and others worldwide, it is the official data partner of organisations including the NFL, English Premier League and FIBA. The company provides the technology that connects sports, betting and media businesses. Genius Sports is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.