Over 8 years specialising in delivering actionable insights within the football data industry and a background in Sport Science. Extensive experience in leadership, planning & strategy and product management. Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills enables the ability to constructively critique the status quo and provide innovative solutions. Instrumental in the leadership, recruitment, direction and management of 50 analysts across Europe. Experienced in building relationships across multiple domains including presenting to clients and direct engagement with stakeholders and decision-makers. Excellent data analysis skills and experience in transforming and creating data-led reports. Proficient user of SQL and data visualisation tools such as Power BI and Tableau.Skilled in team leadership, planning & strategy, product management, R&D and data analysis with outstanding proficiency in translating technical specifications to non-technical stakeholders.
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Multi Hotel Revenue ManagerAccorLondon, Gb -
Business AnalystAccor Nov 2023 - Present -
Subject Matter Expert - ConsultantNotts County Football Club Jul 2022 - Aug 2023Pioneered data-driven talent acquisition tailored to providing market-leading player recruitment services to Notts County FC resulting in a record-breaking season. - Spearheaded data-driven approach to player scouting leading, understanding and evaluating market insights to recommend the signing of several key players - Restructured, critiqued and innovated to improve internal practices to improve data-focused recruitment strategies slashing costs by 20% and increasing the scalability of the team - Designed bespoke presentation formats using Tableau and Keynote leveraging data to effectively communicate through data visualisation- Created, developed, implemented and iterated objective principles to quantify subjective performance building alignment and removing ambiguity- Exceptional communication skills to articulate and present to board level executives, prospective clients and stakeholders – ability to translate requirements across teams in both directions -
Subject Matter Expert, R&DFootball Radar Jun 2021 - Jul 2022Research & Development role relying on expert subject knowledge to create and develop elite-level data collection methods leading to product improvement- Defined product vision and strategy to establish new data capture method adding significant value to the company and increasing productivity by 10%- Led business to aligned position to create value in a competitive market – developed and amalgamated two forms of analysis improving efficiency and scalability of data capture processes- Conducted and undertook market research and combined expert subject knowledge to innovate, iterate and optimise new data collection process quantifying out of possession movement- Innovated and optimised data collection process improving and re-defining data capture criteria removing ambiguity and improving alignment leading to improved business confidence in the product- Collaborated with engineering, development and design teams to prioritise features and develop roadmaps to facilitate and the development of in-house data capture applications leading to scalability and increase in data capture functionality by over 15%- Use of Agile delivery process to lead, plan and review springs through retrospectives during the creation and development of in house data capture application -
Head Of Player Analysis/Product ManagerFootball Radar Aug 2017 - Aug 2021London, United KingdomHead of Player Analytics at Football Radar managing 50 employees across Europe. Directly managed employees, product strategy and stakeholder engagement whilst providing elite-level football analysis - Scaled Player Analysis department by 60% through improved data management and processes. Instrumental in the leadership, recruitment, direction and management of 50 analysts across Europe.- Directly line managed 8 Senior Analysts – responsible for personal development, evaluating progress and providing critical, productive feedback- Outstanding proficiency in translating technical specifications to non-technical stakeholders across departments in both directions. - Created, developed and managed roadmaps to facilitate change in the data capture system to an outcome-focused model using Agile delivery processes. Successfully managing sprints through thorough planning and standups.- Managed the product lifecycle from innovation to implementation, meeting project timelines and deadlines resulting in the migration of workflow from excel to a custom-built application resulting in increased scalability- Designed, developed and implemented analyst dashboards for performance tracking providing clarity for the business to scale -
Senior AnalystFootball Radar Mar 2017 - Aug 2017Promotion to Senior analyst after 2 years with the company having displayed excellent analytical skills. Tasked with providing feedback to the wider group and taking on higher responsibility tasks including club consultancy and research and development work. -
Football AnalystFootball Radar Jun 2015 - Mar 2017London, United KingdomPerformance Analysis based role focusing on the technical ability of elite level footballers.Responsibilities included:- Watching football matches and recording key actions within a unique framework. - Researching and developing ideas to improve the statistical model- Produce scouting reports for individual player performance -
Performance AnalystSwindon Town Football Club Aug 2014 - Jun 2015Film all matches and use performance analysis software to “clip” footage to adhere to coaches’ weekly objectivesProvide additional statistical analysis and information to assist in performance enhancementLiaise with coaches to discuss additional requirements for analysis Present information at analysis sessions to both coaches and playersPresenting footage and findings within 24-hour periodRegularly praised for in-depth analysis and accuracy of footage presented -
Customer AssistantWaitrose Jun 2009 - Jun 2015- Providing excellent customer service to maintain Waitrose's high standards- Undertook responsibility for organisation and distribution of turkeys during busy christmas periods -
Performance Analyst ConsultantCirencester Town Football Academy Jun 2014 - Dec 2014Developing unique coding templates in Nacsport to meet the demands of the coachesProviding hand notation analysis enabling coaches to provide feedback sessions to players
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Assistant CoachSuperstars Apr 2013 - May 2013GloucestershireTeam leader running holiday camps for children aged 4-11.Organised enjoyable yet educational activities to enable children to develop several skills within sport.Responsible for health and safety of children, whilst coaching them.
Josh Hacker Education Details
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Sport And Exercise Science -
Cirencester Deer Park School
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Josh Hacker works for Accor
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Josh Hacker's current role is Multi Hotel Revenue Manager.
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Josh Hacker attended Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cirencester Deer Park School.
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