Principal Product Manager, Basketball Products

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<p> </p></div><p><em><span data-contrast="none">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</span></em><a href="https://www.geniussports.com/"><em><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"> geniussports.com</span></span></em></a><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">The Role - Principal Product Manager, Basketball Products</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":279}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The Genius Sports Product Team is looking for an exceptional Principal Product Manager to lead our basketball product suite. As part of the Data &amp; AI product team, you will work with leading global basketball leagues and federations (e.g., NBA, WNBA, NCAA, FIBA, and others) to build, enhance, and maintain the products that capture, process, and deliver basketball data and insights to teams, leagues, media, and betting partners around the world.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You will own the full basketball product suite — AI-driven/automated eventing, Performance Studio enhancements, Next Generation Stats &amp; insights, and Rich data graphics/visualizations — across the entire product lifecycle, from ideation and discovery through build, launch, and ongoing growth and improvement. This is an opportunity to shape how basketball data and analytics are captured and experienced across the industry defining the modern language of sport. You will be working at the intersection of computer vision, real-time data collection, and advanced sports analytics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The ideal candidate has strong basketball domain experience and is seasoned at delivering modern, data-driven B2B SaaS products, is comfortable owning a diverse product portfolio, and can move fluidly between deep technical/data conversations and strategic, executive-level discussions. You will define and evangelize a clear product roadmap, manage cross-functional stakeholders, and drive measurable outcomes using both qualitative and quantitative data.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> <br><br></span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What You Will Own:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">As the Senior Product Manager, Basketball, you will be responsible for a suite of basketball products spanning the full data and analytics value chain:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">Basketball Events Feeds – Real-time and post-game basketball events feeds used by leagues, broadcasters, and downstream partners.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Basketball Statistics Feeds – Core and advanced basketball statistics feeds that power team, player, and league-level analysis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Performance Studio – Driving a roadmap of continual improvements to our player and team performance analytics platform, including new metrics, workflows, and user experience improvements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Next Generation Stats &amp; Visualizations – Development of next-generation basketball statistics, tracking-derived metrics, and data visualizations that differentiate Genius Sports in the market.</span> <br><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Job Responsibilities:</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span data-contrast="none">Build, Maintain, and Grow the Genius Basketball Product Suite</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":100}"> </span></span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">Understand customer needs across leagues, teams, media, and betting partners; develop requirements and drive delivery of basketball events feeds, statistics feeds, Performance Studio, and Next Generation stats/visualizations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Own the product lifecycle end-to-end — from ideation, discovery, and validation through build, launch, and post-launch growth and iteration — for each product in the basketball portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Define and evangelize a clear, prioritized product roadmap for basketball products, and communicate it consistently to internal and external stakeholders.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Collaborate closely with engineering, design, data operations, and business teams to ensure basketball product initiatives are delivered on time and on budget.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Provide strategic direction on data-informed, long-term investment opportunities for the basketball portfolio, evaluating tradeoffs and prioritizing in consultation with cross-divisional partners.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Balance investment across the basketball product portfolio across three horizons - Now/Horizon 1 (0-12 months), Next/Horizon 2 (12-36 months), and Future/Horizon 3 (36+ months)), ensuring a healthy mix of incremental improvement and longer-term innovation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Define KPIs that drive business results for basketball products, build dashboards to measure performance, and make data-driven decisions using both qualitative and quantitative analysis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Partner with commercial, marketing, and operations teams to drive efficient, effective go-to-market motions and continuously gather feedback from leagues, teams, and media/betting partners and translate it into product requirements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Stay current on basketball analytics trends, computer vision tracking technology, and competitor offerings to keep the basketball product suite at the forefront of the industry.</span> <br><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Position Requirements:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">7-10 years of relevant product management experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Strong basketball domain knowledge/expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Product management experience building B2B SaaS or other relevant data feeds/ applications: understanding functional requirements and building for scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Strong grasp of product lifecycle mechanics: discovery, analysis, defining and driving OKRs, ideation, prioritization, and delivering measurable outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Experience owning multiple related products or a product portfolio simultaneously, balancing competing priorities across a suite of offerings.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Extensive background collaborating with UX design partners to build intuitive, user-first experiences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Strong background in BI and/or analytics required; experience working on data-oriented or sports statistics products preferred.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership, participating in the sales cycle, and handling sensitive, critical issues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Experience working in and delivering products or services in an agile/lean environment, including backlog management (user stories, epics, and bugs).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Proficiency in gathering and transforming product requirements into a practical, prioritized product roadmap.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Prior experience as a basketball statistician, analyst, or a strong passion for basketball and basketball analytics is a plus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none">Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.</span> <br><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">What Success Looks Like:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":150}"> </span></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="none">Basketball events feeds, statistics feeds, Performance Studio, and Next Generation stats/visualizations operate as a coherent, well-seque

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