Sports Trader (Esports)

FanDuel is a leading mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, seeking a Sports Trader to join their Trading Team. The role involves shaping the odds and betting markets for emerging sports, requiring a passion for sports and a comfort with numbers.

Responsibilities

• Learning to set and manage prices on emerging sports events, player stats, and futures markets — from pre-game to live in-play odds — using our in-house tools and models
• Monitoring real-time news, stats, and industry pricing to help guide trading decisions
• Trading live games in real time; making quick adjustments to pricing based on game flow, key events, and customer behavior
• Collaborating with other Traders and working cross-functionally with Risk, Product, Marketing, and Compliance teams in a cooperative and inclusive environment
• Helping brainstorm new bet types or ways to improve the customer experience, with consideration for how fans engage with the game

Skills

• A deep passion for at least one of the sports mentioned in the position section, the more sports/competitions the better
• General knowledge of other sports, ideally NBA for live market management
• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience. Recent or soon-to-be graduates are encouraged to apply
• Strong comfort with numbers, odds and probability, and quick mental math skills
• It's important to understand how odds relate to probability (%), and how betting markets work in that sense. You do not have to bet yourself
• Proficiency with Excel
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, plus the curiosity to research and stay ahead of news and trends
• Comfortable making decisions under pressure, while staying responsive to rapidly changing information
• Ability to work outside typical business hours, including nights and weekends. Traders work roughly 50-70 weekend shifts per year (only ever 5 days per week)
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S and to obtain a DGE license for trading activities
• Experience with SQL, Python, or R is a bonus, but not required

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• A 401(k) matching program
• Paid personal time off
• 14 paid company holidays
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws

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