VP Business Technology

By bringing together next-gen technology and the finest live data available Genius Sports is enabling a new era of sports for fans worldwide delivering experiences that are more immersive interactive and personalized than ever before. Learn more at geniussports.com   

About the role: VP Business Technology 

Genius Sports is transforming how enterprise technology is built and experienced across the business. As VP Business Technology you will own the platforms and tools that power how our people work every day. Reporting to the CIO you will lead a team responsible for the business systems collaboration platforms AI and productivity tooling and end-user technology services that keep Genius Sports running at scale. 

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will shape the strategy own the vendor relationships and work alongside teams across the business to make enterprise technology an enabler of performance not a friction point. 

Key Responsibilities 

Own the Business Systems Portfolio 

• Lead the strategy roadmap and day-to-day operations for Genius Sports' core business systems including Salesforce Atlassian (Jira and Confluence) Zendesk and Microsoft 365. 

• Define the integration architecture between business systems and enterprise platforms ensuring data flows cleanly between tools without creating operational debt. 

• Manage vendor relationships license governance and contract renewals across the portfolio in close partnership with Strategic Sourcing. 

• Own the Workday integration layer working with HR and Finance system owners to ensure data integrity and operational reliability across connected platforms. Position the team as a trusted integration partner as broader Workday ownership evolves. 

Drive AI and Productivity Tooling Adoption 

• Own the strategy and governance for enterprise AI and productivity tools including Claude ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot ensuring deployment aligns with the company's AI governance framework. 

• Work with the CIO and functional leads to evaluate pilot and scale AI tools that deliver measurable productivity gains across the business. 

• Ensure tooling decisions follow the principle of right tool for the right job with clear boundaries between governed stack platforms and generative AI use cases. 

• Track adoption usage and ROI across the AI and productivity portfolio providing regular reporting to ETS leadership. 

Run Collaboration and Communication Platforms 

• Own the operational health and strategic direction of Slack and Microsoft 365 (including Teams SharePoint and OneDrive) ensuring these platforms are performant well-governed and fit for a hybrid global workforce. 

• Partner with IT and Security to enforce appropriate data controls retention policies and access governance across collaboration tools. 

• Drive adoption and best-practice usage of collaboration platforms working with internal communications and people teams where relevant. 

 
Oversee End-User Technology and IT Operations 

• Through your direct report team lead own the end-user compute function: laptops desktops mobile devices and the service desk experience that supports Genius Sports employees globally. 

• Maintain accountability for office networks on-site infrastructure and the reliability of workplace technology across Genius Sports locations. 

• Ensure Active Directory and identity and access management (IAM) platforms are well-governed current and aligned to security policy working closely with Cybersecurity on access controls and lifecycle management. 

• Set the bar for device management standards endpoint configuration and IT onboarding and offboarding processes ensuring consistency and security across the estate. 

Lead and Develop the Team 

• Build and lead a high-performing team of business systems platform tooling and IT operations specialists setting clear goals developing capability and holding the bar on quality. 

• Create a team culture that balances operational reliability with a forward-looking mindset ensuring the team is equally trusted to keep the lights on and to drive change. 

• Partner closely with Data and Analytics and Cybersecurity to deliver joined-up technology outcomes for the business. 

Shape the Enterprise Technology Roadmap 

• Contribute to the ETS transformation roadmap with particular ownership of rationalizing the tool estate and embedding intelligent automation into how the business operates. 

• Support the evaluation and selection of new tools and platforms bringing a commercially rigorous and architecturally sound approach to build vs buy decisions. 

• Provide ExCo-ready reporting on portfolio health investment priorities and risk across the business systems and productivity estate. 

Governance Risk and Compliance 

• Ensure business systems and productivity platforms meet audit compliance and data protection requirements including SOX-relevant controls where applicable. 

• Maintain clear documentation of system ownership integration dependencies and change management processes across the portfolio. 

• Contribute to the ETS risk register ensuring visibility of platform risks and remediation timelines at the right governance levels. 

Qualifications  

• Proven experience leading an enterprise technology or business systems function in a fast-moving commercially driven organization with direct accountability for both strategic platforms and operational IT delivery. 

• Deep familiarity with the tools in scope: Salesforce Atlassian Zendesk Microsoft 365 Slack and AI productivity platforms. You do not need to have run all of them simultaneously but you need to know how they fit together. 

• A track record of translating business requirements into technology decisions and technology investments into measurable business outcomes. 

• Strong commercial instincts. You understand vendor dynamics know how to negotiate and do not let the portfolio sprawl. 

• Experience managing cross-functional stakeholders at senior level including Finance HR Sales and Operations leaders who have strong opinions about the tools they use. 

• Solid grounding in identity and access management endpoint management and IT operations governance enough to set standards and hold a team accountable even where you delegate day-to-day execution. 

• Clear direct communicator who can present to ExCo and board audiences without jargon and with a sharp focus on business impact. 

• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and a grounded view of where generative AI adds value in an enterprise context and where it does not. 

• Experience operating within a SOX-compliant or similarly governed environment is an advantage. 

The base salary range for this role is $240000 - $300000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role including location seniority and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only – all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius benefits and some roles may be eligible to take part in a variable compensation plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package please get in touch with our Talent team.   

We enjoy an ‘office-first’ culture and maximize opportunities to collaborate connect and learn together. Our hybrid working models differ depending on your role and location. Occasional travel may be required. 

As well as a competitive salary and range of benefits we’re committed to supporting employee wellbeing and helping you grow your skills experience and career. Learn more about how rewarding life at Genius can be at Reward | Genius Sports.  

One team being brave driving change   

We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference. Learn more about our values and culture at Culture | Genius Sports.   

Let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability. 

What We Do

Genius Sports is the layer between what happens on the field and how the world engages with it. Our solutions across the global sports ecosystem are underpinned by our next generation big data and artificial intelligence platform GeniusIQ. By ingesting and computing multiple real-time data feeds GeniusIQ powers a wide range of functions and applications across sports performance and officiation fan engagement advertising and sports betting. Founded in 2001 Genius Sports is now one of the world’s largest sports technology companies working with the likes of the NFL NBA EPL FIBA ESPN Sky Sports Flutter DraftKings and 100s more. We're headquartered in New York and London with offices in Los Angeles Medellin Tallinn Sofia Singapore Lausanne Manchester and Melbourne.

Why Work With Us

We are one team being brave driving change. Our company values help create a cohesive culture where we think feel and act like One Genius. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and the ability to make a difference driving our vision to be everywhere in sports redefining experiences through technology.

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