Sportsbook Operations Senior Associate
As a Senior Associate, Sportsbook Operations, you’ll build a strong foundation in how a sportsbook operates while gaining exposure to the strategy, decision-making, and cross-functional coordination that drive revenue. You’ll play a hands-on role in executing key sports moments, including game day operations, while helping teams stay aligned and move with speed. Working across multiple functions, you’ll help turn real-time events into engaging, bettable experiences for our customers. Over time, you’ll take on greater ownership of sports and cross-functional initiatives, shaping how we deliver high-impact moments across the Sportsbook.
- Execute sportsbook strategy across live sports windows, identifying key moments and bringing them to market in real time.
- Partner with Social, Customer Relationship Management, Integrated Marketing, and Merchandising teams to support go-to-market campaigns, live moment activation, and promotional execution.
- Support on-site merchandising efforts, including content placement, prioritization, and optimization across sports and promotional surfaces.
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional partners to drive fast, aligned execution across all customer touchpoints.
- Support game day operations, ensuring smooth execution while responding to live moments, promotions, and in-game opportunities, including nights and weekends during peak seasons (for example, NFL and college football).
- Maintain and improve the centralized organization of initiatives, timelines, and performance tracking to ensure clear visibility across teams.
- Use data to support sport-specific strategy, identifying opportunities for optimization and informing key decisions.
- Contribute to key moments and campaigns across a variety of sports throughout the year.
- At least 2 years of experience in operations, strategy, marketing, or a related field, ideally in a fast-paced or consumer-facing environment. (required)
- A strong understanding of sports and live event dynamics, with interest across multiple leagues. (required)
- The ability to operate effectively in real-time, high-pressure environments with multiple stakeholders. (required)
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously. (required)
- A data-driven mindset with the ability to evaluate performance and identify actionable insights. (required)
- Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams without direct ownership. (required)
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Free access to wellbeing programs such as free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for care finder and backup childcare for U.S. employees.
- Range of benefits that support family planning, including adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Flexible PTO if you work in the United States.
- Pet insurance benefit to help save on vet expenses for accidents, illnesses, and more.
- Reimbursement for part of your gym membership once you enroll in a health insurance plan.
- 401(k) matching and programs such as Origin Financial to help plan for your financial future.
- Commuter benefits to help save money on your daily commute.
- Tuition Reimbursement Program for eligible team members for educational courses related to their positions or another position at DraftKings.
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.
