Director of Strategic Insights, GameChanger
$180-200k
+ Equity + Bonus
Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
Be an early applicant
Scorekeeping & statistics app for sports teams
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-200k
+ Equity + Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
GameChanger's mission is to help families elevate the next generation through sports.
Role
Who you are
- 10–12+ years of experience in market research, corporate strategy, consulting, strategic insights, or related fields
- Demonstrated experience leading complex research and insights initiatives that inform senior leadership decisions
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience in both qualitative and quantitative research methods
- Exceptional ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and compelling executive narratives
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and presenting insights to executive audiences
- Strong project management skills with experience managing research vendors and external partners
- High ownership mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced and ambiguous environments
- Regular travel to the New York Headquarters for executive meetings is required; candidates local to the area strongly preferred
Desirable
- Experience in consumer technology, SaaS, marketplace, or sports-related businesses
- Experience working within or alongside a larger enterprise parent organization
- Familiarity with syndicated research sources, market intelligence tools, and data visualization platforms
What the job involves
- GameChanger is looking for a Senior Manager, Strategic Insights to lead the development of the market, competitive, and business insights that inform the company’s most important strategic decisions
- This role will serve as the center of excellence for strategic intelligence across the organization — translating complex market signals, customer behaviors, and competitive dynamics into clear insights that guide GameChanger’s growth and long-term strategy
- As a senior member of the Strategy team, you will partner closely with the Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders across Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Data & Analytics, and Business Development
- You will shape how the company understands the evolving youth sports landscape, identify emerging opportunities and risks, and ensure leadership has the insights needed to make informed, high-impact decisions
- This role combines rigorous analysis and executive storytelling
- You will report to the VP, Strategy, Operations and Impact and establish and lead GameChanger’s strategic insights function — building the frameworks, research capabilities, and intelligence systems that support company-wide planning and strategic decision-making
- Own GameChanger’s market intelligence and research agenda, ensuring leadership has a clear view of industry trends, competitive dynamics, and emerging opportunities
- Lead primary and secondary research initiatives, including quantitative surveys, qualitative research, industry analysis, and market sizing
- Develop frameworks to systematically track competitors, new entrants, product innovation, and structural shifts across the youth sports and sports technology landscape
- Source and manage external research partners, data providers, and consultants to deliver high-quality strategic insights
- Build institutional knowledge of the youth sports ecosystem and adjacent industries to inform strategic decision-making
- Translate complex research, data, and market signals into clear insights and strategic implications for executive leadership
- Prepare executive-ready analyses, presentations, and strategic narratives that inform leadership discussions and planning processes
- Identify key risks, opportunities, and inflection points that could shape GameChanger’s long-term growth trajectory
- Provide leadership with ongoing perspectives on customer behavior, competitive positioning, and industry evolution
- Partner closely with the Strategy team to inform corporate strategy, product strategy, monetization strategy, and growth initiatives
- Serve as a strategic advisor to GMs and business leaders, operating as an internal consultant to diagnose key business questions, design research and analysis, and deliver actionable insights that inform decisions
- Conduct customer segmentation, behavioral analysis, and needs assessments to guide strategic priorities
- Support long-range planning and strategic decision-making with data-driven perspectives on market opportunities, risks, and competitive positioning
- Provide insights that inform partnerships, business development opportunities, and potential strategic investments
- Establish scalable systems and frameworks for market intelligence, competitive tracking, and customer insights
- Act as the company’s subject matter expert on market research and strategic insights
- Partner with Data & Analytics, Product, Marketing, and Finance to source, aggregate, and share out insights from across the organization
- Promote a culture of curiosity, rigor, and evidence-based decision-making across the organization
Our take
The competitive nature of sports has always been driven by scorekeeping, and nowadays results are often consumed online. However, for smaller teams it can be difficult to provide this information digitally, as they do not have dedicated web development staff.
GameChanger provides a scorekeeping and statistics platform for sports teams to engage with their fans, that allows viewers to track the progress of a game in real-time similar to with professional sports. The company also embeds a live-streaming service into the platform to facilitate remote viewing, helping to increase audience engagement.
Whilst some sports teams already stream events on platforms such as Twitch and YouTube, most do not have the technical resources to achieve this. GameChanger has recognised this gap in the market, providing a simple yet unified platform for sports scoreboards and streaming, providing a fair opportunity for any team to maximise their community engagement.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
37% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Mar 2014
$6.8m
SERIES B
Nov 2011
$1.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $10.7m
Company benefits
- Unlimited Vacation - Take time off work and travel the world. Enjoy unlimited vacation time.
- Remote Work - GameChanger’s can work from anywhere. You’ll receive a tech budget to make sure you’re set up for success.
- Health Insurance - We’ll make sure you stay healthy. Health, dental, vision, and other perks like a pre-tax FSA - we've got you covered.
- 401K Plan - We’re always looking ahead and so should you. Did we mention that we match?
- Tech Budget - You receive a large tech budget every two years. It’s yours to keep.
- Continued Learning - Tuition reimbursement, an annual flexible learning budget, mentorship opportunities, and more.
- Parental Leave - Get the time off you need with extended parental leave for both parents.
- Wellness - Stay fit and healthy on us. We offer a Gympass membership.
- Other Perks - Monthly Snack Boxes, Dick's Sporting Goods employee discount, Demo Day, Hack Day, virtual and in person team social events
Company HQ
East Village, New York, NY
Leadership
Sameer Ahuja
(President)SVP at DICK’S Sporting Goods, that owns GameChanger. Former Founder and CEO of Dera Capital Advisors, as well as former Co-founder and COO/CFO of the Sports Museum of America.
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