Sports Trader (NBA)

ABOUT FANDUEL GROUP

FanDuel Group is a world-class team of brands and products all built with one goal in mind — to give fans new and innovative ways to interact with their favorite games, sports, teams, and leagues. That’s no easy task, which is why we’re so dedicated to building a winning team. And make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give.

Our brands include:

• FanDuel — A game-changing real-money fantasy sports app
• FanDuel Sportsbook — America’s #1 sports betting app
• FanDuel TV — "The Bettor Sports Network" bringing live sports and interactive content to the games fans care about most
• FanDuel Racing — A horse racing app built for the average sports fan
• FanDuel Casino & Betfair Casino — Fan-favorite online casino apps
• FOXBet — A world-class betting platform and affiliate of FanDuel Group
• PokerStars — The premier online poker product and affiliate of FanDuel Group

THE POSITION: 
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

Sports Traders at FanDuel are the people behind the odds that our customers bet on. We utilize stats, in-house models, industry news and our opinions to help formulate what we believe are the most accurate odds, and then manage those odds throughout their lifecycle. This includes moving prices when breaking news hits or using our in-house models to move prices live during games. We don’t expect anyone to walk in the door and know everything at the start, so we take our training seriously and make sure that the successful candidate is well supported.

To put it simply, we are looking for people who are passionate about basketball and the NBA and who like numbers! If you have a high attention to detail, are calm under pressure, are comfortable with numbers and love NBA then we can teach you the rest. Being able to work in a team, stay organized and keeping our customers front of mind are also valuable skills to have.

This role is a hybrid position that involves an office presence as well as the ability to work from home. At the start of your role, we require most days to be in the office to help with training. Our office is located in Jersey City, next to the Newport PATH and just across from Manhattan.

THE GAME PLAN:
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• In time, you will be able to compile your own odds on a range of different markets using statistics and trends. For example, helping decide the price for certain players on the Knicks to score the first basket.
• You will monitor our prices and make moves where necessary, taking into consideration things like player news, customer behavior, industry prices, etc.
• You will learn how to use our sports models to fluctuate our odds throughout the game depending on what is happening in that game at the time.
• Collaborate with various teams around the business to manage things like our liabilities, our onsite display and ensuring we remain compliant across our different jurisdictions.
• Our customers are the most important thing to us, so coming up with new markets for them to bet on, settling their bets in a timely manner and all aspects of their experience are going to be important part of this role for you.
• Crunch numbers to identify trends and then make changes off the back of your findings.

THE STATS:
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• In-depth knowledge of NBA, knowledge around other sports leagues is helpful too.
• Ability to do basic and mental math problems under time pressure.
• Able to attend the Jersey City office multiple times a week.
• It’s important to understand how odds relate to probability (%), and how betting markets work in that sense. But you do not have to bet yourself.
• Strong written, verbal communication and research skills are a must.
• Bachelor’s degree is required, feel free to apply if graduating soon
• Experience with Excel essential; knowledge of SQL, R or Python is helpful not a necessity
• Free schedule to work outside of normal business hours including weekends
• The ability to achieve a DGE license
• Happy to live and breathe basketball every day!

THE CONTRACT: 
We treat our team right

Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

• An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth
• Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love
• Mentorship and professional development resources to help you refine your game
• Flexible vacation allowance to let you refuel
• Hall of Fame benefit programs and platforms

FanDuel Group is an equal opportunities employer. Diversity and inclusion in FanDuel means that we respect and value everyone as individuals. We don't tolerate bias, judgement or harassment.  Our focus is on developing employees so that they reach their full potential.

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