Game Operations - Trading Manager
PrizePicks is seeking a Game Operations - Trading Manager to lead resource planning and process design for trading sports and key events. The role involves managing team resources, facilitating training, and providing coaching to ensure the Game Operations team functions effectively.
The manager will be responsible for maintaining and monitoring accurate player projections, managing risk through quantitative analysis, and adjusting internal processes based on member play patterns. This position requires close collaboration with leadership to implement strategies and best practices across various sports markets.
- Lead and organize resource planning for Trading sports and key events.
- Design end-to-end processes to originate projections from the initial research stage through trading.
- Incorporate and surface data required to improve and optimise processes.
- Help schedule and manage Game Operations team resources on a week-to-week basis.
- Facilitate trainings and learning opportunities to help develop the Game Operations team.
- Provide regular feedback and coaching to Game Operations team members.
- Maintain and monitor accurate player projections for all markets throughout the day and track any key information needed for projections.
- Manage risk and monitor projections accordingly utilising modelling and quantitative analysis.
- Understand PrizePicks members’ play patterns and adjust internal processes and projections accordingly.
- Work alongside Game Operations Leadership to implement strategies, best practices and processes around key markets.
- Ability to apply and adapt Game Operations skills for other sports that you could be responsible for.
- Assist with reporting requirements as directed by management team.
- Serve as a key point of contact to resolve escalated issues with the Game Operations team.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to apply that skill efficiently (required).
- Ability to analyse several streams of information concurrently and make thoughtful decisions in a highly time-sensitive environment (required).
- Excellent time management, reliability, and ability to meet highly important deadlines (required).
- Experience balancing leading and working within a team to achieve shared goals (required).
- Ability to apply strong understanding of DFS and sports gaming industries (required).
- Extensive understanding of college/major sports league players, teams, matchups and understanding of how said information impacts projections (required).
- Comfortable with Standard Operating Procedures to all sports, regardless of specialised knowledge or experience (required).
- Availability to work on nights and weekends (coinciding with sports schedule) (required).
- Strong Mathematical and Analytical skills (required).
- Ability to learn new or updated software (required).
- Ability to take direction from Game Operations leadership (required).
- Must be able to obtain and be eligible for all required licenses, as applicable (required).
- Bachelor's degree in related field (statistics, computer science, engineering, analytics, finance, accounting) (preferred).
- One to three years of experience working in Daily Fantasy Sports or Sports Gaming (required).
- Company-subsidised medical, dental, and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Annual bonus.
- Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks strongly encouraged).
- Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits.
- Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules.
- Company-wide in-person events and team outings.
- Lifestyle enhancement program.
- Company equipment provided (Windows and Mac options).
- Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development.
PrizePicks is a daily fantasy sports operator headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Its app lets players predict whether athletes will beat or fall short of projected statistics, and it has added prediction-market contracts regulated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In January 2026 the lottery and gaming group Allwyn completed the purchase of a 62.3% majority stake, with PrizePicks continuing as a standalone brand.