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From Playground to Podium: As an organisation the ITF has a significant influence in tennis. We are
involved in everything from inspiring grassroots initiatives to elite international competitions and all
that falls in between. We have a touchpoint at every stage of a player’s career across all levels and
formats of tennis. From grassroots campaigns to the Davis and Billie Jean King Cup podium, the ITF is
engaged and committed to delivering tennis for future generations.

ITF ROLE OVERVIEW

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Scientist
DEPARTMENT: Presidential – Development Team
REPORTING TO: Executive Director, Development
LOCATION: Roehampton, South West London

We are currently working to a hybrid model requiring a mandatory minimum of 3 days working in
our office based in Roehampton, London and as part of this, Monday and Tuesdays are ‘anchor days’
where all staff work from the office

The ITF is responsible for the worldwide development of tennis through its highly regarded Global
Development Programme, its Science and Technical department which monitors equipment and
technology, and its Officiating department which oversees the education, certification and
advancement of officials.

The ITF oversees the professional pathway and organises over 1,500 weeks of men’s, women’s, and
junior tournaments on the ITF World Tennis Tour, the main artery for talent to rise to elite levels of
the sport. The ITF operates the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and the ITF
Masters Tour. The ITF is the owner and rightsholder of the women’s and men’s World Cup of Tennis,
Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, the two largest annual international team competitions in tennis,
and manages the Olympic Tennis Event at the Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the IOC
and IPC. The ITF upholds the highest standards of integrity and is a partner in the International
Tennis Integrity Agency.

Overview of the Project:
The World Tennis Number (WTN) is one of the ITF’s key strategic initiatives which aims to provide
tennis players around the world with an accurate measurement of their level of play. This will
empower players to find more enjoyable, competitive and challenging tennis experiences. It also aims
to play an important part in the ongoing development and success of World Tennis.

The Role:
We are looking for a proactive and dedicated individual to contribute to the delivery and ongoing
priorities of the Development department with a particular focus on the World Tennis Number
project. The Senior Data Scientist will be responsible for the overall roadmap and integrity of the WTN
algorithm and will support its day-to-day operations. Further, they will contribute to setting the
strategy and planning on the evolution of the WTN and other Development projects.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Data Science team setting clear and structured priorities

• Model development, building and validation

• Communication of analyses and results to stakeholders within the ITF and externally

• Conduct data analysis and develop insights based on rich tennis-related data sets with a

strong sense of ownership

• Liaison with third-party solution providers to set sound technical requirements

• Support other areas of Development and WTN such as Customer Support, Marketing, etc.

• Coordination of data collection, manipulation cleaning to ensure operational integrity

• Produce meaningful visualisations to help communicate results more effectively

• Innovation through research of different techniques and methodologies

• Identify relevant and meaningful performance metrics and appropriate testing schemes

• Monitor integrity of models and algorithms deployed in production
  

As the needs of the business can evolve rapidly this role may change accordingly, therefore this
document should be viewed as guidelines which are subject to change.

You will have:

✓ Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics degree or equivalent
✓ At least 5 years’ experience in a similar Data Science/Analytics role
✓ Knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: R, Python, MATLAB
✓ Experience in applied statistics and machine learning techniques
✓ Good SQL working knowledge
✓ Experience in collection and cleaning of data
✓ Knowledge of visualisation tools (e.g. Tableau, Shiny, Power BI)
✓ Competency in Excel
✓ Strong communications skills, and the ability to assimilate and impart information efficiently
✓ Experience managing a team preferred
✓ A good sense of humour and be a team player
✓ An interest in tennis

What we offer….

• Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus scheme (subject to conditions)

• 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays

• Private Healthcare

• Group personal pension scheme / Life assurance and Wellbeing Allowance

• Health Cash Plan

• Free lunch when working in the office (up to £9 per day)

• Ride2Work Scheme

• Complimentary healthy snacks and fresh fruit when working in the office

• Free parking on site

• Working hours: based on 35 hours per week. Normal office hours are 09:00 – 17:00 Monday

to Friday. Flexible working hours possible, with core hours of 10am – 4pm

Application process:
Please email a covering letter and CV to [email protected] and include the job title Senior
Data Scientist in the subject line of your email.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond individually to candidates,
therefore only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please note that interviews
may be conducted via video call.

A DBS check may be required of the successful applicant.

Equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) is a fundamental priority for the ITF. Our philosophy focusses on
embedding inclusive behaviours and processes across every element of our business practices.