Risk and Trading Commercial Manager

Job Description:

Overview

An exciting opportunity to join the Risk & Trading (R&T) Commercial team, playing a key role in the prioritisation, commercial management and analysis of Sportsbet trading products. You will be obsessed with how our customers experience our products, using data and your strong analytical capability to identify and solve the right problems at each stage of the betting journey.

About us

Sportsbet's purpose is to bring excitement to life for its customers and we do this by over-delivering on excitement through serious fun, disrupting the status quo and living our values. We’re a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer with over 7,000 cool, clever and curious people around the world. As part of the Flutter Group, we’re a global player, but in Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin we’re tight knit, with 1,000 of us bringing excitement to life every day.

Our commitment to responsible gambling is genuine and demonstrated through the wide range of responsible gambling initiatives and tools – take a look:

https://responsiblegambling.sportsbet.com.au/hc/en-us

About the role

Reporting into the Principal R&T Commercial Manager, this role will support the wider R&T + Betting, Product & Data division with their vision and strategic goals through both pre-delivery and in-market to exceed both customer needs and business goals. You will support the needs and development of the Sports & Racing trading teams through driving improvements in the data space, upskilling & providing commercial insights around business performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Represent R&T on key projects, providing domain expertise, particularly around pricing and trading as well as understanding customer impact
• Support & drive the ideation, prioritisation & delivery of Sports & Racing products, initiatives & models to ensure they are aligned to the company strategy & vision
• Working alongside various data related stakeholders (Data Platforms, Risk & Trade Platforms, Commercial Analytics & Data Science) to represent R&T in capturing & prioritising data needs
• Utilising strong organisational skills to maintain R&T data backlog items
• Extracting & interpreting data to inform key stakeholders on business performance & margin trends
• Support on working with key stakeholders including Customer Operations, Premium & Research to understand customer pain points & potential solutions to address these
• Liaise with stakeholders across Product, Quants, R&T and Technology teams to deliver on opportunities to enhance customer experience
• Co-ordinate competitor and market activity monitoring and continuously assess strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for our products

About You

Our ideal candidate is customer obsessed who exhibits thought leadership, with the ability to balance business and customer outcomes to deliver brilliant customer experiences. Along with this, someone who is a:

• Quality Decision Maker: Makes quality, long and short-term evidence-based decisions considering various inputs and through collaborating effectively
• Nimble: Is energised by new and unfamiliar situations and can learn quickly when faced with new situations and be open to new ideas and ways of working
• Excellent analytical skills with strong ability to interpret data and present sharp insights
• Proficient in Excel (PowerBI &/or SQL preferred but not essential)
• Familiarity with wagering products, systems and betting features (wagering industry experience preferable though not a requirement for an otherwise excellent candidate)

The Perks

We work hard and play hard, so along with a very competitive salary and generous performance-based bonus, we will also provide you with:

• 25 days annual leave (a whole extra week of holidays!)
• Genuine flexible working policy with a $500 work from home office allowance
• Best in class Parental Leave program with 6 months paid leave for Primary Carers and Circle In membership
• Discounted gym memberships, free breakfast and loads of event and conference tickets
• TV screens in the office constantly playing live sports, matches and races
• Weekly concierge service including free massages, manicure/nail appointments – all onsite!
• Daily fresh fruit, sparkling water and Kombucha on tap FREE in the office (did we mention we have a bar fridge for Thursday night drinks!?)
• Access to Headspace App and an employee assist program
• Free merch including t-shirts, lanyards, note pads and much more!
• Tailored career development programs, as well as a commitment to developing Thought Leader and Specialist Talent programs

We’re a flexible, progressive, open-minded, and inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are- that’s why we assess behaviours, learning agility and expertise to ensure all types of experiences are considered for our roles.

Be sure to check out our [email protected] Instagram page, Sportsbet LinkedIn page as well our careers website for more information and insight into our culture. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we review candidates within 1-2 weeks of advertising.

Ready to bring excitement to life? Apply now