Esports
Basketball Pricing Analyst, Sports Trader (NBA/WNBA)
Entry Level
Jersey City, United States
hybrid
Full time
Job description
About the Role
Sits within the Trading Team and helps shape the odds and betting markets that customers engage with. It begins with hands-on training in how sports betting works, how models and data are used to manage prices, and how news and customer behaviour are monitored to keep pricing sharp. The successful candidate will work alongside experienced Traders and cross-functional teams, with the aim of gaining the confidence and expertise to price markets independently and manage risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn to set and manage prices on football or hockey games, player stats and futures markets, from pre-game to live in-play odds, using in-house tools and models.
- Monitor real-time news, stats and industry pricing to help guide trading decisions.
- Trade live games in real time, making quick adjustments to pricing based on game flow, key events and customer behaviour.
- Collaborate with other Traders and work cross-functionally with Risk, Product, Marketing and Compliance teams in a cooperative and inclusive environment.
- Help brainstorm new bet types or ways to improve the customer experience, with consideration for how fans engage with the game.
- Work alongside experienced Traders to develop the confidence and expertise to price markets independently and manage risk.
- Support other duties as required by evolving business needs and preferences.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- A deep passion for either NFL, NCAAF or Hockey.
- General knowledge of other sports.
- 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 maths skills.
- Understanding of how odds relate to probability (%) and how betting markets work; it is not necessary to bet personally.
- 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.
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. and to obtain a DGE licence for trading activities.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with SQL, Python or R is a bonus, but not required.
- Knowledge of NBA for live market management and MLB or WNBA for trading during the Football/NHL offseason.
- Particular knowledge of the NHL, with other hockey leagues a plus.
Workplace
- Hybrid position with office presence required in Jersey City, NJ (just across the river from Manhattan).
- Predominantly in-office for hands-on training and core Trading tasks.
- Open-space hot-desk environment with multiple monitors per station, TVs and constant noise.
- Regular late shifts, typically 2:30pm–10:30pm ET during the NBA season, including assisting the team with live basketball betting.
- Weekend work is required; Traders work roughly 50–70 weekend shifts per year, only ever 5 days per week.
Benefits & Perks
- Health plans to choose from, some as low as $0 per paycheck, including fertility and family planning programmes, mental health support and fitness benefits.
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and sick leave.
- Annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities based on performance, with eligibility for short-term or long-term incentive compensation including cash bonuses and stock programme participation.
- 401k with up to a 5% match.
- Commuter benefits and pet insurance.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance; life insurance; and disability insurance.
- Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
- Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
- Benefits differ across location, role and level.
About the Company
FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada, with a portfolio of leading brands including America's #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; FanDuel Casino; FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product. The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland, and is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator, traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).
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