Sports Trader
Join our team as a Trader and dive into the heart of sports betting where your passion for sports and analytical acumen will drive continuous innovation. In this dynamic role, you will manage and trade betting markets across multiple sports, adapting to real-time events to ensure competitive and engaging offerings for our customers. You'll manage inputs for market pricing and trading decisions, actively monitor and optimize in-play and player prop markets, and develop content that enhances user engagement. Your contributions will maintain our reputation as a leader in the industry by continuously advancing our live betting products.
- Manage, adjust, and analyze inputs to ensure accuracy and availability for market pricing, situational data, and trading decisions to optimize the pricing of our live betting products.
- Actively monitor and manage pricing on in-play and player prop markets, while contributing to strategy development and optimization.
- Develop and manage engaging live betting content and player prop markets to enhance user experience, increase engagement, and ensure our offering is best in class.
- Identify potential market inefficiencies and utilize these insights to optimize our betting odds.
- Work closely with the Analytics, Data Science, Product, and Operations teams to develop and implement effective trading strategies.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, preferably with a background in math and statistics.
- Knowledge of sports in at least one of the major US leagues.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills as well as the ability to prioritize and make quick decisions.
- Proficiency in Excel, familiarity with data tools, scripting, automation platforms, or AI technologies is considered a strong asset.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing Program: Free access to programs such as free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.
- Parental Leave & Support: 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and offer workplace lactation support.
- Family Planning: Benefits that support family planning, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Vacation Days: 25 vacation days per year.
- Food Voucher: 200 BGN food vouchers per month.
- MultiSport Card: 50% coverage of monthly sports card in a wide network of sports facilities.
- Financial Planning: Programs like Origin Financial to set up for future healthy financial habits and goals.
- Commuter Benefits: Access to commuter benefits to help save money on daily commute.
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.
