FanDuel Sports Trader

Job Description:

Come and join our global Risk & Trading team as we look to hire ANOTHER 10+ Sports Traders where you will play a key role in supporting the expansion of FanDuel here in Melbourne due to substantial growth!!

About FanDuel

As part of the Flutter Group, FanDuel is the premier gaming destination and market leader in the United States. The company is based in New York with offices in Melbourne, California, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon and Scotland. 85% of FanDuel Group is owned by the big 6 US Sports (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, College Basketball and College Football) and we have the opportunity to create a market leading prospection on these sports.

The Role

Sports Traders at FanDuel are the people behind the odds that our customers bet on. We utilise 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.

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.

Key responsibilities include:

• In time, you will be able to compile your own odds on a range of different markets and games using our various sports models as well as statistics and trends.
• You will monitor our prices and make moves where necessary, taking into consideration things like player news, customer behavior, industry prices, etc.
• Identify data trends post-event which will allow us to implement the best practices going forward.
• Collaboration with the wider FanDuel risk team to manage our liabilities, help identify customer patterns and ensuring we remain compliant across our different jurisdictions.

The FanDuel team in Melbourne adopt a flexible 5 day working week policy based on customer needs to ensure a great work-life balance for our staff. There is a requirement for weekend work, but shifts will generally fall between 8am – 6.30pm allowing you to still have your nights!

About You

If you have a high attention to detail, remain calm under pressure, can communicate effectively, and collaborate well within teams, then this could be the role for you. Putting our customers front of mind is the most important in this role, the rest we can teach you – so we are open to recent graduates!

However, we do ask that you have:

• An understanding of statistics and probability with a love for data and numbers
• Be proficient in excel and a genuine team player (if you love sports, even better!)
• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in (mathematics, statistics, analytics, finance, accounting, etc) OR strong ability & interest in doing math-related problems would be HIGHLY regarded
• Knowledge of at least 1 major US sport (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, NCAAF, or NCAAB)

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. This role is a hybrid position that has ability to work from home. At the start of your role, we require most days to be in the office to help with training and onboarding.

The Perks & Benefits

Along with a highly competitive entry level salary plus a performance based annual bonus of 15%, you’ll get:

• 25 days annual leave (that’s right, a whole extra week!)
• Genuine flexible and remote working policy with a $1050 work from home office allowance
• 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!?)
• Tailored career development programs
• Discounted gym memberships, free breakfast, loads of event and conference tickets
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and a Circle In membership
• Industry leading Parental Leave support program with 26 weeks paid leave for Primary Carers and no wait time. We also have a progressive return to work benefit for your first 6 months back: come back for 3 days, get paid for 4; come back for 4 days, get paid for 5.

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 Life@Sportsbet Instagram page, Life@Sportsbet LinkedIn page as well our careers website for more information and insight into our culture and office space.

Our Focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We’re an inclusive employer who welcomes you for who you are, as you are – so, if you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know in your application or contact us if you’d like to discuss this in more detail.

If you think you’d be a great fit but don’t necessarily meet everything in the job description, please still get in touch.

Read more about our contribution to Flutter’s global Positive Impact Plan.

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