Predictions Market Research Analyst
SoftConstruct is seeking a Predictions Market Research Analyst to join its team. The role focuses on identifying high-interest events across global news, social media, and financial markets to develop engaging new prediction markets.
The analyst will be responsible for defining market parameters and collaborating with the risk department to ensure operational clarity and optimal pricing. This position involves continuous benchmarking against competitors to maintain a market-leading product offering.
- Scour global news, social media, financial markets, and pop culture to identify high-interest events and pitch engaging new prediction markets.
- Define the exact terms, parameters, and legal/operational definitions for new markets to ensure there is zero ambiguity for the operations team during settlement.
- Analyze betting volumes, user retention, and win/loss margins across different verticals (Casino, Sportsbook, Prediction Exchange) to optimize the product offering.
- Collaborate with the Risk department to assess potential liabilities, estimate baseline probabilities, and advise on optimal initial pricing/odds for new lines.
- Conduct continuous benchmarking against global prediction platforms and traditional iGaming competitors to ensure features and market variety remain market-leading.
- Excellent written and spoken English (required).
- At least 2 years of experience in data analysis, market research, financial/crypto analysis, or risk analytics within the iGaming or fintech sectors (required).
- Proficiency in data manipulation and visualization tools (e.g., Excel, SQL, Tableau, PowerBI) (required).
- Experience with statistical modeling is a major plus (nice-to-have).
- A deep understanding of betting mechanics (fixed odds, peer-to-peer exchanges, sportsbooks) and a strong passion for emerging tech/crypto trends (required).
- An obsessive attention to detail with the ability to foresee how users might try to exploit or "game" a market's rules (required).
- Passion for keeping up with global current events, politics, pop culture, and financial markets (required).
- Highly disciplined and self-motivated to deliver top-tier research while working remotely outside the central office (required).
- The ability to translate complex data insights into simple, actionable recommendations for product managers and operations teams (required).
- Good prioritization and time management skills (required).
- Good organizational and presentation skills (required).
SoftConstruct is a technology developer founded by the Badalyan brothers in 2010, working across a range of IT sectors. The company originated several market-leading brands, including BetConstruct, FeedConstruct, SpringBME, Ucraft, Fasttoken and FastShift, which together make up the wider SoftConstruct group. Its best-known product, BetConstruct, supplies online gaming and sports betting software and services to operators worldwide. SoftConstruct employs over 5,000 people across more than 10 trademarks and numerous offices, and is headquartered in Yerevan, Armenia.