Advanced Analytics Manager
FanDuel is looking for an experienced analytics leader to manage the Fraud, Payments & Operations Analytics team. This role involves working with partners across the company to understand the risk, payment, and operational dynamics that shape the business and drive smarter, faster decisions.
The successful candidate will lead a team of analysts whose work translates complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for stakeholders. This includes analysing fraud patterns, payment performance, internal controls, and core product functions. The role requires balancing the protection of the company and its customers with the delivery of an exceptional customer experience, while partnering closely with risk, payments, and operations stakeholders to shape business decisions.
This position is based out of New York and has hybrid work-from-home flexibility. In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.
- Lead a team of analysts focused on fraud, payments, and the drivers of operational performance across the business.
- Own a portfolio of complex, high-visibility analyses, serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders and managing timelines and deliverables.
- Apply advanced analytics techniques to identify trends and insights firsthand, setting the technical bar for the team’s work.
- Manage the day-to-day work and tasks for direct reports, ensuring projects and resources stay aligned with departmental priorities.
- Own the accuracy and quality of team output by reviewing analyses, models, and reporting to ensure they are complete, refreshed, and stakeholder-ready.
- Provide management, coaching, and professional development to analysts, tailoring the approach across a range of experience levels.
- Shape team strategy and ways of working by identifying process improvements and evolving the analytical approach as business priorities shift.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including risk, payments, and Core Products and Experiences, to understand business needs and guide the development of analytics solutions.
- Partner with data engineering, product, and governance teams to ensure data quality, integration, and accessibility for analytics initiatives.
- 5+ years' experience in an analytics role (preferred)
- Bachelor's Degree in a highly numerate major (Math, Stats, Econ, etc.) or relevant experience in data and/or business analysis (required)
- 1+ years managing and coaching analysts, data scientists and/or data engineers (required)
- Proficiency in SQL and Excel (required)
- Additional proficiency with Python or R (preferred)
- Experience with Databricks SQL, Delta Lake, Notebooks, and BI visualization tools for data analysis, query optimization, and collaborative workflows (required)
- Expertise in data visualization tools such as Tableau, with a track record of creating impactful dashboards and reports (required)
- Experience in fraud detection, risk scoring, or payments analytics, using data to identify anomalous behavior and quantify financial exposure (nice-to-have)
- Experience analyzing operational or process data to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, or control gaps across internal business functions (nice-to-have)
- Experience using a variety of modelling and analytical approaches - including forecasting, classification, and anomaly detection - to inform fraud, payments, and operations decisions (nice-to-have)
- Ability to communicate technical insights to non-technical stakeholders; demonstrable track record of influencing stakeholders and colleagues (required)
- Strong problem-solving skills, allied with track record of transforming data into actionable business insight (required)
- Strong personal organisational and time management skills; ability to juggle multiple complex projects (required)
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload for a team of direct reports (required)
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a lot of ambiguity (required)
- Prior experience in fraud, payments, or financial risk roles - within gaming, fintech, or financial services - a strong plus (nice-to-have)
- Knowledge of sports betting and online gambling a huge plus (nice-to-have)
- Health plans including programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and sick leave
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance)
- 401k with up to a 5% match
- Commuter benefits
- Pet insurance
- 14 paid company holidays
FanDuel Group is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the North America, FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media, including FanDuel, Stardust Casino and TVG. The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).