Senior Analyst, Financial Platform
As a Senior Analyst, Financial Platform, the successful candidate will turn complex data into strategic direction that strengthens the money movement experiences powering DraftKings across Sportsbook, Casino, and Fantasy. The role involves partnering across teams to evaluate customer behaviour, payment performance, and operational workflows, uncovering opportunities that improve reliability and inform high-impact decisions.
In this role, the analyst will translate sophisticated analyses into clear, actionable recommendations that influence stakeholders, enhance the customer experience, and optimise business outcomes. The work will drive scalability, operational excellence, and measurable growth across the Financial Platform.
- Drive the strategic interpretation of complex, large-scale datasets across customer behaviour, payment performance, deposit and withdrawal journeys, and operational workflows, uncovering insights that influence business decisions and long-term platform performance.
- Shape how data informs strategy by translating advanced analyses of payment methods, processing performance, customer friction, and financial platform trends into clear, persuasive narratives that align senior stakeholders and guide critical priorities.
- Define and lead experimentation strategy, establishing best practices for test design, execution, and measurement to optimise payment experiences, fee strategies, and operational improvements at scale.
- Serve as a trusted thought partner to Financial Platform Operations, Product, and cross-functional leaders, influencing roadmaps, prioritising initiatives, and driving measurable business impact across the Financial Platform.
- Architect and evolve scalable reporting ecosystems and data frameworks that enhance visibility into payment performance, funnel health, operational efficiency, and customer behaviour, empowering the organisation to make faster, more informed decisions.
- Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, Business, or a related field (required).
- At least 3 years of analytics or data science experience (required).
- Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language such as Python, R, SAS, or Matlab, with the ability to independently structure complex analyses and optimise data workflows (required).
- Deep understanding of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and experimental design, with hands-on experience analysing customer behaviour, platform performance, operational workflows, or payment experiences (required).
- Proven ability to synthesise complex data into clear, executive-ready insights that influence decision-making across technical and non-technical audiences (required).
- Experience building scalable reporting solutions using Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Sigma, or similar data visualisation platforms (required).
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and advanced problem-solving skills, with a track record of proactively identifying opportunities, challenging assumptions, uncovering high-impact insights from ambiguous datasets, and collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams (required).
- US base salary range of 96,000.00 USD - 120,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Wellbeing program including free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, and virtual yoga classes.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare.
- Family planning support including adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments.
- Flexible PTO for US employees.
- Pet insurance.
- Gym reimbursement upon enrolment in a health insurance plan.
- Financial planning support including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial programs.
- Commuter benefits.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program.
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.