VP, Business Technology

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 geniussports.com   

About the role: VP, Business Technology 

Genius Sports is transforming how enterprise technology is built and experienced across the business. As VP, Business Technology, you will own the platforms and tools that power how our people work, every day. Reporting to the CIO, you will lead a team responsible for the business systems, collaboration platforms, AI and productivity tooling, and end-user technology services that keep Genius Sports running at scale. 

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will shape the strategy, own the vendor relationships, and work alongside teams across the business to make enterprise technology an enabler of performance, not a friction point. 

Key Responsibilities 

Own the Business Systems Portfolio 

• Lead the strategy, roadmap, and day-to-day operations for Genius Sports' core business systems, including Salesforce, Atlassian (Jira and Confluence), Zendesk, and Microsoft 365. 

• Define the integration architecture between business systems and enterprise platforms, ensuring data flows cleanly between tools without creating operational debt. 

• Manage vendor relationships, license governance, and contract renewals across the portfolio, in close partnership with Strategic Sourcing. 

• Own the Workday integration layer, working with HR and Finance system owners to ensure data integrity and operational reliability across connected platforms. Position the team as a trusted integration partner as broader Workday ownership evolves. 

 

Drive AI and Productivity Tooling Adoption 

• Own the strategy and governance for enterprise AI and productivity tools, including Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot, ensuring deployment aligns with the company's AI governance framework. 

• Work with the CIO and functional leads to evaluate, pilot, and scale AI tools that deliver measurable productivity gains across the business. 

• Ensure tooling decisions follow the principle of right tool for the right job, with clear boundaries between governed stack platforms and generative AI use cases. 

• Track adoption, usage, and ROI across the AI and productivity portfolio, providing regular reporting to ETS leadership. 

 

Run Collaboration and Communication Platforms 

• Own the operational health and strategic direction of Slack and Microsoft 365 (including Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive), ensuring these platforms are performant, well-governed, and fit for a hybrid, global workforce. 

• Partner with IT and Security to enforce appropriate data controls, retention policies, and access governance across collaboration tools. 

• Drive adoption and best-practice usage of collaboration platforms, working with internal communications and people teams where relevant. 

 
Oversee End-User Technology and IT Operations 

• Through your direct report team lead, own the end-user compute function: laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and the service desk experience that supports Genius Sports employees globally. 

• Maintain accountability for office networks, on-site infrastructure, and the reliability of workplace technology across Genius Sports locations. 

• Ensure Active Directory and identity and access management (IAM) platforms are well-governed, current, and aligned to security policy, working closely with Cybersecurity on access controls and lifecycle management. 

• Set the bar for device management standards, endpoint configuration, and IT onboarding and offboarding processes