Location & Contract
American Express Elite Football Performance Centre, Lancing
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline
Deadline Day: 4th May 2026
About Brighton & Hove Albion FC
We compete at the highest levels of football on a global stage while embracing our Sussex community spirit. At the heart of everything we do is our commitment to high performance, professional excellence, and making a positive impact.
Role Overview
Shape the future of football performance. This is a unique role where you will help us take raw performance data and cutting‑edge AI prototypes and turn them into actionable, production‑ready reports and dashboards. Your primary goal is to learn how to productionise insights: taking exploratory data analysis that works in the Cloud, validating it, and following through the steps to make it scalable, secure, and reliable for elite sporting decisions.
If you have a solid grounding in computing basics, a passion for sports, and an interest in how AI is changing the football industry, we want to hear from you. This role is focused on applying Data Analytics and AI to football performance.
Responsibilities
- Take raw performance data and AI prototypes and convert them into actionable, production‑ready reports and dashboards.
- Learn and apply productionising insights: transform exploratory data analysis that works in the Cloud into scalable, secure, and reliable solutions.
- Validate and refine data pipelines and analytical models for elite sporting decisions.
Qualifications
- Solid grounding in computing basics.
- Passion for sports, particularly football.
- Understanding of AI and machine learning.
- Foundational knowledge of cloud computing.
- Ability to work with data analytics tools and produce production‑ready outputs.
Benefits
- Complimentary breakfast and lunch at both sites.
- 23 days holiday rising with length of service (pro rata for part time staff).
- Rewards platform, including access to a wide range of retailers, a wellbeing centre, and more.
- Enhanced family policies.
- Access to a gym and paddle court at the training ground.
- Priority access to match tickets and free WSL tickets for the 2025/26 season.
- In‑house training programme and CPD opportunities.
- Exclusive discounts and benefits from partners and local businesses.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We take pride in being an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnership. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application, please contact teamtalent@brightonandhovealbion.com.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.
Legal Notice
This position is UK‑based and requires proof of the right to live and work in the UK. All job offers are conditional upon background checks, including a 3‑year reference history, DBS checks, and verification of eligibility to work. We do not sponsor applicants without the right to work in the UK.
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