US Sports Trader
Sportsbet AU is looking for a US Sports Trader focused on the NBA to play a key role in creating, pricing, and managing markets for one of the world's leading sportsbooks. Working within a collaborative trading pod, the successful candidate will spend most of their time analysing games, researching teams and players, and setting markets that go live for customers.
The role involves managing the trading lifecycle from market creation through to live game trading, before handing operations across global teams. As markets mature, the trader will gain exposure to customer behaviour analysis and risk management, helping to ensure pricing quality and an outstanding customer experience.
- Create, monitor and manage pre-match and live NBA markets, ensuring accurate and competitive pricing.
- Analyse games, player performance, injury news and other market-moving information to make informed trading decisions.
- Trade live events, adjusting markets and managing pricing throughout games.
- Monitor customer behaviour, market confidence levels and liabilities to support effective risk management.
- Collaborate with traders across regions, provide detailed handovers and contribute to continuous improvement of processes and tools.
- Genuine interest in the NBA, knowledge of players, teams and competition dynamics (preferred).
- Excellent numerical and analytical thinking, with the ability to interpret data and make sound decisions quickly (required).
- Strong attention to detail and a process-driven approach to work (required).
- The ability to research, synthesise information and react effectively to changing circumstances (required).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the ability to work across multiple tools and data sources simultaneously (required).
- Comfortable with numbers and basic probability (required).
- Strong attention to detail (required).
- Passion for ice hockey and a desire to deepen your expertise (nice-to-have).
- Collaborative mindset (required).
- Open to working weekends (required).
- Competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus for permanent staff members.
- $650 home office allowance.
- 25 days paid leave plus public holidays.
- Daily breakfast and weekend lunch allowance.
- Team social budgets and regular events.
- Parental leave: 26 weeks paid with a phased return-to-work option.
- Access to a full Employee Assistance Program.
- Learning budget for conferences, courses, and certifications.
- Hybrid work options.
Sportsbet is a leading Australian online wagering operator and part of Flutter Entertainment. It serves more than 2.4 million customers through a customer-first, insight-driven approach, helping Australians engage with racing and sporting events. The company employs more than 1,300 people across Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, with over half working in technology and data. As a market leader, Sportsbet emphasises corporate and social responsibility, customer safety and high industry standards, and is headquartered in Melbourne.
