Sports Trader (NBA, WNBA, MLB, NCAAB, NCAAF)
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Overview
Join FanDuel as a Sports Trader, shaping odds and betting markets for NBA, MLB, NCAAF, NCAAB, and WNBA. No prior experience required. Hybrid role in Jersey City, NJ with competitive salary and benefits. FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product. In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. 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. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia. FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).
Responsibilities
- •Learning to set and manage prices on football/basketball/baseball games, 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 other teams within the Risk & Trading department or across the wider FanDuel business, in a cooperative and inclusive environment.
- •Helping brainstorm new products or ways to improve the customer experience, with consideration for how fans engage with the game.
Conditions
- •Competitive salary range of $75,000 - $80,000 USD.
- •Array of health plans, including programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
- •Generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance).
- •401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits, pet insurance, and more.
- •Paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
- •FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.
Requirements
- •A deep passion for either NBA, MLB, NCAAF, NCAAB or WNBA (more than one league is a plus).
- •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.
- •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.
- •Proficiency with Excel.
- •Experience with AI tooling (SQL, Python, or R is a bonus, but not required.)
- •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.