<\/p>\n\u201cHe has been tasked with establishing Manchester United as a data-led organisation, embedding predictive and AI-driven decision-making across football and the wider club.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo support these objectives, further recruitment is planned into a number of data, software and platform engineering roles in the coming months, as Sansoni builds out his team.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a post on his personal LinkedIn profile, Sansoni appeared to suggest that two of the club\u2019s summer signings \u2013 Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford \u2013 were brought to Old Trafford as a direct result of his \u201cearly work\u201d behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
He wrote: \u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud to have joined Manchester United as Director of Data, reporting into our CEO Omar Berrada.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very lucky to have had not just one, but two dream jobs. After a phenomenal time in Formula 1, it\u2019s a privilege to now be part of the biggest club in world football.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past few months, we\u2019ve already made meaningful progress.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith new methodologies starting to take shape and two fantastic signings, Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, already reflecting some of that early work.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve inherited a brilliant team: smart, committed, and hungry to make a difference and together we\u2019re building a world-class data and AI function to power decision-making across football and the wider club.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe challenge is great, but so is the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to everyone at United who\u2019s made me feel so welcome. It\u2019s an honour to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a previous post earlier this summer, Sansoni bid farewell to Mercedes following what appeared to be a TPC [Testing of Previous Car] outing after playing a role in eight World Championship triumphs.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cAfter 11 unforgettable years and eight world championships with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team this month marked my final day with the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cFittingly, it ended at the racetrack \u2014 race engineering George Kurtz, Gerhard Watzinger and Valtteri Bottas, six years after my first time in that role with Esteban Ocon at the same circuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to work alongside and learn from the very best: Loic Serra, James Vowles, Shov [Andrew Shovlin], Bono [Peter Bonnington], and Riccardo Musconi have each pushed me technically and shaped how I approach engineering at the highest level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of leadership, nobody sets a higher standard than Toto [Wolff].<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd as someone who grew up watching Formula 1, I could never have imagined I\u2019d one day have the privilege of working with Lewis Hamilton, let alone contributing in the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible journey \u2013 challenging, intense, and above all, a privilege to work alongside such a talented group of people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hugely grateful for the experiences, the lessons, and the friendships built along the way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you as well to everyone I\u2019ve had the pleasure to work with and learn from over the years. It\u2019s been a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n
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