The Crown Is Yours
As a Manager, Sports Trading, you'll take charge of the in-play trading experience that drives real-time engagement across our sportsbook. You'll lead a team responsible for live pricing, risk decisions, and content uptime across high-velocity sports markets. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you'll bring precision, speed, and operational excellence to every second of live trading.
What you'll do as a Manager, Sports Trading
- Lead day-to-day operations of in-play trading across multiple sports, ensuring pricing accuracy, content uptime, and optimal customer experience.
- Manage and develop a team of live traders and team leads, with a focus on performance, scheduling, and growth.
- Identify market inefficiencies or anomalies in live pricing and implement real-time risk adjustments.
- Collaborate across teams to support tooling enhancements, automation rollouts, and pricing model improvements.
- Provide feedback to improve live trading processes and product features, ensuring alignment with sportsbook goals.
- Maintain consistent live market coverage and delivery across all platforms and partner integrations.
- Monitor live trading KPIs and produce regular performance updates for leadership and stakeholders.
- Represent the live trading team in cross-functional discussions, partnering with Analytics, Product, and Customer Experience.
What you'll bring
- At least 4 years of experience in sports trading, including team leadership responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of live betting mechanics, market creation, and pricing strategies.
- Proficiency in tools such as Excel; familiarity with scripting or automation tools is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to make fast, high-stakes decisions under pressure.
- Strong data mindset with the ability to translate insights into operational actions.
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and major sporting events as required.
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It's simple, at DraftKings, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator. It's our ultimate goal to build the best, most trusted, and most customer-centric destination for our players.
We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.
Why Work With Us
Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers. Ready to own what’s next?
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