Data Science Manager

Join Entain, a leading global sports betting and gaming entertainment provider. As a Data Science Manager, you will oversee multiple sport-specific modeling teams, ensuring consistency, alignment, and delivery across the portfolio of models. You will work closely with the Head of Data Science on planning, staffing, and setting the direction for the function. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, private medical insurance, and more.

Responsibilities

• Resource planning of the Data Scientists to optimise departmental objectives and tasks in ongoing projects.
• Manage, coach, and develop Data Science Leads across multiple teams, supporting their planning, prioritisation, and delivery of high-quality forecasting models.
• Collaborate with Delivery and Engineering counterparts to maintain efficient team operations, and work with the Head of Data Science to shape department-wide strategy, tooling, and hiring plans.
• Demonstrated success managing Data Science Leads and growing high-performing teams.
• Familiar with cross-functional planning, prioritisation, and capacity management.
• Champions a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and delivery.

Requirements

• Skilled in aligning delivery across multiple projects, sports, or technical domains.
• Strong technical background in model development and deployment, with the ability to support and challenge teams when needed.

Advanced programming experience (R/Python/C#/Java)

• Excellent communication and leadership skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage hiring, performance, and team development.
• Domain expertise in sports modelling or betting products.
• 2+ years managing teams and leading delivery across multiple modelling projects

Preferred

Experience building or scaling data science functions

• Familiarity with model governance, risk, or compliance processes.
• Knowledge of tooling and infrastructure challenges across data and ML teams.
• Strategic thinking in resource allocation and modelling roadmaps.
• Passion for modelling excellence and deep awareness of current trends in applied data science.
• Experience using cloud services (AWS preferred)
• A degree (PhD, MSc, BSc) in a STEM subject or similar provable numerate and quantitative skills

Pay

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.

Benefits

• Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like:
• Generous bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Entain & Enhance days
• Sharesave Scheme

• Join a winning team of talented people and be a part of an inclusive and supporting community where everyone is celebrated for being themselves.
• *Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.*