Additional Detroit Tigers job openings (Multiple Analyst Positions) are available here.

Product Manager

Location: Detroit, MI
Department: Baseball Operations

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a Product Manager, Baseball Operations. This role will be responsible for owning the product roadmap for internal baseball systems. This position will report to the Director, Software Engineering, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver products and features that drive baseball decisions
• Work with baseball stakeholders to understand and document user needs
• Work with software engineering team to implement software solutions
• Prioritize the roadmap for proprietary software systems
• Maximize product value

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 3+ years of software product experience (Product Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar title)
• Track record of delivering product value
• Ability to turn user stories into actionable technical requirements
• Ability to coordinate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organization and planning skills
• Ability to take initiative and make decisions
• Understanding of the complete software development lifecycle
• Passion for baseball and robust understanding of current baseball research

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• General familiarity with data, databases, data analytics, data science, and data modeling – SQL experience preferred
• Background in software development, understanding of technical design considerations and tradeoffs
• Experience creating feature mock-ups or wireframes
• Familiarity with issue tracking systems and workflows
• Experience with software testing or quality assurance
• Experience with technical project management and agile methodologies
• Experience in sports or supporting sports personnel – softball or baseball preferred

Working Conditions:

• Office environment
• Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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UI/UX Engineer

Location: Detroit, MI
Department: Baseball Operations

Job Summary:
The Detroit Tigers are currently seeking a UI/UX Engineer, Baseball Operations. This role will be responsible for optimizing the user experience for internal baseball applications. This position will report to the Director, Software Engineering, Baseball Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement consistent, easy-to-use interfaces for internal software systems
• Maximize user productivity using modern web design concepts
• Design web applications that work well for various users, in various scenarios, on various devices
• Conduct user behavior research and create usability metrics to help inform product decisions
• Communicate complex data concepts with intuitive, aesthetic designs

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 2+ years of UI/UX experience on interactive web applications
• Demonstrated ability to implement web front ends in HTML/CSS/JavaScript
• Understanding of user interface design principles with ability to implement those principles in real-world applications
• Experience with responsive web design for multiple form factors and layouts, including mobile devices
• Creative problem-solving ability in an agile team environment
• Ability to own user experience, make decisions, and write clear documentation for both technical and non-technical users
• Ability to collect usability metrics and use data to drive decision-making
• Ability to balance design considerations for a wide range of users with different needs, workflows, and configurations
• Passion for baseball and robust understanding of current baseball research

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular
• Familiarity with data and statistics, especially visualization libraries such as D3
• Experience working on a cross-functional software development team using standard tools for source control, issue tracking, documentation, etc.
• Experience with databases and data concepts, especially SQL
• Ability to create reusable components or libraries and maintain style guidelines
• Familiarity with design tools for rapid prototyping
• Familiarity with public baseball websites, terminology, statistics, and visualizations
• Experience in sports and/or working with sports data, especially softball or baseball

Working Conditions:

• Office environment
• Evening, weekend, and holiday hours required

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.

To Apply:
To apply, please follow this link.

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