Senior Director, Revenue Performance & Planning bei Sportradar

We’re the world’s leading sports technology company, at the intersection between sports, media, and betting. More than 1,700 sports federations, media outlets, betting operators, and consumer platforms across 120 countries rely on our know-how and technology to boost their business.

Senior Director, Revenue Performance & Planning

Driving revenue excellence through commercial understanding, analytics & strategic partnership

As the market leader in sports technology, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) is positioned at the center of the sports ecosystem, partnering with thousands of sportsbooks, media & technology companies, federations, leagues, and teams across the world. Our broader FP&A organization plays a critical role in delivering extraordinary growth and value creation.

In an industry where AI in sports technology is redefining fan engagement, our finance leaders must be as sophisticated as our technology: combining financial discipline with commercial acumen and advanced analytics to unlock opportunities across a market growing at double-digit percent annually.

Reporting to the SVP of Financial Planning & Analysis and Data & Insights, you will lead our revenue performance and planning across all Sportradar. You'll manage a global team of five, collaborate with Data & Insights analysts, and partner with commercial and product leaders. Your mission is to architect our next phase of performance through strategic intelligence that drives commercial success: where performance management doesn't just measure our success but actively drives profitable growth and cash generation through enhanced decision-making frameworks, clearer market insights, and smarter capital allocation across our ecosystem.

What you’ll own:

Revenue Intelligence: Financial analysis and forecasting for complex, global revenue streams

Commercial Partnership: Strategic finance support to Commercial and Product leadership

Global Team Leadership: Build financial, analytical, and commercial capabilities across direct reports and matrix relationships

Complex Problem Solving: Take on challenging business topics and create frameworks that drive clarity and action

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive results through people: Build, lead and develop a high-performing FP&A team while fostering collaboration across analytical functions
• Transform data into insights: Own financial analysis and KPI development, leveraging analytical capabilities & resources to surface actionable insights
• Design data-driven solutions: Execute complex projects spanning multiple teams, data sources, and business units
• Shape commercial and product strategy: Serve as senior finance partner, providing sophisticated analysis that influences sales, pricing, product and market strategy
• Business problem solving: Take on the complex problems that others avoid and find elegant solutions through better data and frameworks
• Build organizational capability: Develop analytical capabilities beyond your direct team to elevate Finance across Sportradar

How you work:

You ask smart questions, dig until you understand root causes, and build scalable solutions to messy problems. When others say, "it's never been solved," you see an interesting challenge. You enable business success through better data and insights. You collaborate across finance and business functions, identifying opportunities to transform how we operate and make decisions.

What We're Looking For:

• Experience: 8-12 years in FP&A/commercial finance, revenue operations, or consulting with 3+ years leading high-performing teams. MBA and/or other advanced degree valued. Sports/sports data, technology (esp. XaaS), or media industry experience appreciated.
• Leadership & Talent Development: 3+ years leading analytical and/or finance teams, proven ability to develop talent & drive results
• Matrix Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Experience influencing and collaborating across functions without direct authority. Track record of building trust and driving outcomes with senior business leaders
• Commercial & financial acumen: modeling and business case development expertise, deep understanding of business drivers, acumen to translate complex analysis into actionable business insights
• Technical Skills (some required, not all):
  • Advanced Excel/financial modeling
  • SQL, Python, or R for data analysis & statistical modeling
  • Power BI for visualization

Role Flexibility:

Whether your background is traditional FP&A, revenue operations, strategy consulting, or data science - we want analytical leaders who solve business problems. Don't meet every qualification? Apply anyway.

Travel: Occasional international travel required

OUR OFFER:

• A collaborative environment with colleagues from all over the world (Engineering offices in Europe, Asia and US) including various social events and teambuilding. 
• Flexibility to manage your workday and tasks with autonomy. 
• A balance of structure and autonomy to tackle your daily tasks. 
• Vibrant and inclusive community, including Women in Tech and Pride groups which welcome all participants. 
• Global Employee Assistance Programme. 
• Calm and Reulay app (leading well-being apps designed to support focus, quality rest, mindfulness, and long-term mental resilience). 
• Online training videos. 
• Flexible working hours. 

To be selected for a Senior Executive role at Sportradar or a role within the Compliance, Finance, Integrity, or Legal business areas of Sportradar, Candidates must, as permitted by applicable laws, successfully complete a background check or submit proof of successfully passing such a check. Candidates with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with the applicable requirements necessary for the business area and consistent with applicable laws.

The minimum monthly salary for this position is according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Overpayment will be considered depending on qualifications and working experience.

At Sportradar, we celebrate our diverse group of hardworking employees. Sportradar is committed to ensuring equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. We encourage you to apply even if you only meet most of the requirements (but not 100% of the listed criteria) – we believe skills evolve over time. If you’re willing to learn and grow with us, we invite you to join our team!