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Chief Technology Officer for Established Football Scouting Consultancy (Part-time)

Europe or North America

Description

We are the world's leading experts in heritage scouting — helping football federations identify every player eligible to represent their nation. By uncovering and connecting eligible talent, we expand the talent pool for the nations we support, enhance international performance, and help players reconnect with their heritage.

We work with federations across Europe, Oceania, and the Caribbean, and our client base continues to grow. Our business is growing fast, with a clear commercial roadmap ahead.

The technical opportunity

Automation is central to how we deliver our service at scale. We've already built a working beta of our scouting system and completed the full technical specifications for an enhanced version. We're now looking for a hands-on CTO to take ownership of that build. You’ll also have the opportunity to help shape the long‑term strategy alongside the existing co‑founders, with a strong possibility of the role becoming full‑time if the company meets its growth ambitions.

You'd be coming into a functioning business with real clients, a defined product vision, and a founding team that knows the domain inside out. We've done the hard work of defining what we need, but we're not looking for someone to simply execute a brief. We want a senior technologist who'll interrogate that spec, bring their own thinking to it, and ultimately own it. This is your system to shape and build — not a contract job.

What you'll be working on

  • Review, pressure-test and refine the existing technical specification, bringing your own expertise and judgment to bear
  • Rebuild/enhance the scouting platform from beta to full production
  • Lead ongoing technical architecture and team as we scale

We're looking for

Someone who loves football first and brings serious technical depth to match.

You'll need expert-level skills across artificial intelligence, data scraping, machine learning, and UI/UX design, and a proven track record of delivering complex technical solutions end-to-end. Ideally you've held a senior technical leadership role before and are comfortable being the decision-maker on architecture and build strategy.

Familiarity across Python, cloud infrastructure, modern web frameworks, and ML libraries would put you in good shape — though we're more interested in how you think and build than ticking every box.

About us

We are two founders, both extremely passionate about football and are also loyal supporters of our clubs, Portsmouth and Reading! Having both been involved in the game all our lives, we collectively have elite coaching, performance analysis and scouting experience at club and international level. In addition, we also have marketing and corporate partnerships expertise, having worked with some of the world’s biggest brands.

Why join us?

  • Established consultancy with 4 years of operation and a genuinely unique market position
  • Real product traction: a beta already exists and specifications are complete, so you're building on solid foundations
  • This is a sweat equity partnership — compensation is equity-based and will reflect the significance of the role. We'd love to have that conversation.

This is your chance to be part of something genuinely unique in world football, with equity on the table and the potential to grow something that lasts. If you're ready to co-build, make your mark on the beautiful game, and change how nations find their players — let's talk.

Opportunity Highlights

  • Skills: Expert-level technical skills and a proven track record of delivering complex solutions. Strong expertise in artificial intelligence, data scraping, machine learning, and UI/UX design.
  • Experience: Senior technical leadership
  • Language Requirements: Fluent in English
  • Equity: Open For Discussion
  • Weekly Hours: 16-24h
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Company profile

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International Football Consultancy

https://www.football-consultancy.com/

Elevator pitch :

At International Football Consultancy, we are proud to be the world’s leading experts in heritage scouting, dedicated to helping football federations identify every player eligible to represent their nation. By uncovering and connecting eligible talent, we not only expand the talent pool for the nations we support and enhance international performance, but also help players reconnect with their heritage and promote greater participation in the sport.

Current stage :

Growth

Profit type :

Profit

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