Scott Leahy

January 2026 – Present

Founded and launched STAT-Tag, a web-based video-tagging and analytics platform for sports coaches and analysts, growing to 50+ users across 6 countries in the first year.
Orchestrated end-to-end product development, executing full-lifecycle architecture, UX/UI design, and product roadmap strategy, utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate time-to-market.
Conducted targeted user discovery and feedback loops with coaches and analysts to prioritize the product backlog, successfully launching a custom event-to-video tagging engine, automated in-app distance calculators, and third-party data integration.
Drove zero-cost customer acquisition through industry networks, university partnerships, and organic channels (LinkedIn, Reddit, rugby communities).

September 2021 – November 2025

March 2024 – November 2025

Directed a high-volume global operation of 6 direct reports and 100+ analysts across Ireland and Portugal, successfully scaling data collection to support 25,000+ rugby matches annually across roughly 40 competitions, while achieving a 98.5% on-time delivery SLA.
Managed live production workflows across ~3,000 data points per match, using custom dashboards to hold 97.5% data accuracy and cut location-coding latency 14% (3.5 to under 3 minutes).
Cut weekly scheduling time in half (2 days to 1) by automating workforce scheduling for 100+ analysts in Excel and Power Query, closing coverage gaps and balancing workload.
Cut payroll processing time 60% (5 hours to 2) by automating time-tracking and building an end-to-end discrepancy-resolution process.
Oversaw a €200,000+ annual training budget to design and scale a 200+ hour curriculum for 50+ new analysts yearly, increasing pass rates by 15% and boosting initial production accuracy to 96%.
Replaced ad hoc group chats with a searchable knowledge base in Microsoft Teams, cutting repeat queries and surfacing recurring operational issues for leadership.
Promoted two analysts into full-time roles and mentored my successor into the Senior Team Lead position.
Collaborated with product, engineering, and operations stakeholders to optimize data collection workflows and assess market expansions, successfully launching coverage for high-profile competitions including Japanese university rugby and the All-Ireland League.

June 2022 – March 2024

Directed international rugby data collection and QA operations, leveraging performance metrics and trend analysis to eliminate systemic errors and maximize data reliability across high-volume global markets.
Used JIRA and ServiceNow to centralize issue tracking, reducing resolution times and visibility gaps across technical teams.
Orchestrated cross-functional operational improvements across scheduling, data collection, QA, and workflow design, aligning diverse stakeholders to deliver complex initiatives on time and in scope with strict deadlines.
Earned rapid promotion to Senior Operations Team Lead as a result of exceptional operational performance, team leadership, and consistent delivery of high-quality data products.

September 2021 – June 2022

Executed real-time data collection and QA for live rugby competitions, building advanced technical expertise in complex event coding to meet strict live-production latency requirements.
Trained and mentored junior analysts on global data-collection standards, speeding onboarding.
Promoted twice in under a year (to Senior Analyst, then Operations Team Lead) based on technical performance and leadership.

January 2020 – August 2020

Delivered real-time statistical analysis during live matches, translating in-game data into tactical insight for coaches and players.
Built and organized performance databases and video pipelines, speeding coaching-staff access to training and match footage.

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