Technical Project Manager Americas - Data (m/(f/d)

Sportec Solutions Inc. is seeking a Technical Project Manager Data to own technical delivery and integrations for our Americas data customers. You will be the primary technical liaison between clients and internal teams (Product, Engineering, Operations), shape customer-facing technical solutions that scale across our soccer and sports-data ecosystem.

Playing Field and Manager

• Location: Arlington, TX (local hire or willing to relocate; national and international travel required)
• Reports to: SVP Americas
• Direct reports: None

Primary Plays (key duties)

• Technical delivery: Manage end-to-end technical delivery for data-related products and technical integrations of all stakeholders (incl. API integration and Technical Change Requests).
• Matchday readiness & incident response: Own feed validation (Postman/Swagger), runbooks; initiate new technical features and Change Requests. Coordinate bug triage with Product Owners until resolution.
• Stakeholder management: Translate technical architecture to technical and non-technical clients; act as the technical interface across Product, Ops, IT, and Sales.
• Change & scope control: Lead change-request intake, assess technical impact, and support commercial offer creation for data services.
• Reporting & continuous improvement: Track budget and technical KPIs (incidents, resolution times, data quality), produce internal delivery reports, and propose automation or tooling to reduce recurring issues.

First-Quarter Playbook (90–120 days)

• Document and validate integration flows for assigned clients and establish a repeatable feed-check routine.
• Set baseline technical KPIs and a reporting cadence with Product Owners and client stakeholders.

Victory KPIs (performance metrics)

• Reduction in matchday incidents and mean time to resolution.
• Accuracy and availability of customer data feeds.
• On-time/on-budget delivery of technical projects and positive client feedback on technical communication and responsiveness.

Baseline Credentials (must-haves)

• Experience: 3+ years in technical project management or technical delivery for software/data projects; prior exposure to live-event or sports-data environments preferred.
• Technical skills: Hands-on with API testing tools (Postman/Swagger); practical understanding of XML/JSON feeds, authentication (e.g., Auth0), Websockets, HTTP get/post patterns, and cloud-hosted data flows.
• Tools: Comfortable in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), and project tools such as JIRA/Confluence/Asana.
• Soft skills: Clear communicator; calm under pressure during live events; strong problem-solving and multitasking across concurrent deliveries.
• Availability: Willingness to work evenings/weekends and domestic/international travel for matchday support as needed.
• Local to Dallas-Fort Worth or willing to relocate.

Wildcard Win If You Have

• The ability to write/run diagnostic scripts and SQL queries against APIs and data stores.
• Domain experience with soccer data or other live-sports data systems.
• A background or familiarity with camera-based tracking or broadcast data operations—examples from leading sports-tech roles show value in hands-on, operational technical leadership.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Relaxed, open-door culture…bring ideas, banter, and your match-day hot takes.
• Flexible work and collaborative teams that actually talk to one another.
• Great benefits: medical, dental, and health coverage, 401(k), plus a generous PTO plan with up to 20 days off in your first year.

If you love soccer, live systems, and making things work when it counts, you’ll fit right in!

Sportec Solutions builds the tech that keeps live soccer thrilling — we collect, store, analyze, and deliver the data that powers broadcasts and digital experiences around the world. Join a hands-on, agile crew where your technical calls matter in real time, impacting live sports outcomes.  Learn from seasoned industry leaders, shape customer-first data products, and watch your work influence matchday moments.

At Sportec Solutions, a joint venture between Deltatre and the DFL Group based in Munich, we develop innovative solutions in sports data and technology. Since our founding in 2016, we have been committed to revolutionizing the use of data in Soccer and helping sports organizations worldwide unlock the full potential of their data ecosystems.

Our offerings include cutting-edge technology for the collection, storage, analysis, and delivery of live match data. We also provide official services such as goal-line technology and centralized support for the Video Assistant Referee. Through close collaboration with leading companies and academic institutions, we continuously advance the development of our products.   

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, promoting equal opportunities for all employees. For better readability, only the masculine form is used, but we naturally address all genders equally.