Digital Sports Betting Manager - Basketball (Trading)
Remote - New York /
Fanatics Betting & Gaming – Trading /
Salaried
/ Remote
Company Overview
Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. The company ignites the passions of global sports fans and maximizes the presence and reach for hundreds of sports partners globally by offering innovative products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans, a global partner network with over 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, teams, players associations, athletes, celebrities, colleges, and college conferences, and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail business stores.
As a market leader with more than 18,000 employees, and hundreds of partners, suppliers, and vendors worldwide, we take responsibility for driving toward more ethical and sustainable practices. We are committed to building an inclusive Fanatics community, reflecting and representing society at every level of the business, including our employees, vendors, partners and fans. Fanatics is also dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities where we all live, work, and play through strategic philanthropic initiatives.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
The base salary range for this role is $105,000 per year - $150,000 per year, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This role is eligible for the Fanatics Betting and Gaming annual bonus program and an equity award.
In addition to the base, bonus, and equity, full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, paid time off and other benefits like GymPass, Pet Insurance, Family Care Benefits, Free Shipt deliveries, and more. We’ll also give you $500 to set up your home office!
ABOUT OUR DIGITAL SPORTS BETTING TEAM (TRADING)
Do you love sports and statistics? Are you a passionate sports bettor, or the type of fan who engages with sports betting content for the love of data, modeling and making predictions about how the game is going to play out? If so, the Fanatics Betting & Gaming Digital Sports Betting team may be the perfect match for you!The Digital Sports Betting Team at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG) oversees all aspects of trading, line setting, and odds making. With millions of possible instances and outcomes across all sports, our Digital Sports Betting Team determines what pregame and in-game situations our customers can bet on including lines, props, parlays, pick-ems, and much more.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Digital Sports Betting Manager at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you will assist in building a world class SportsBook Trading team while balancing the traditional trading responsibilities with evolving start-up tasks as we prepare to fully operationalize and launch over the coming months. Reporting into one of the Senior Directors, you will play an integral role in the extended Betting Experience management team, as well as the wider FBG team.
Responsibilities
- Managing Traders and Associate Traders
- Recruitment of Traders and Associate Traders when necessary
- Creating a culture that allows your colleagues to thrive both individually and as a team
- Coaching and developing less experienced members of the team
- Ensuring that all members of the team have development plans and receive regular feedback against those plans
- Manage scheduling and coordinate shift times for the Basketball Trading team
- Working with the Directors and Senior Traders to create a world-class betting proposition for our customers
- Reporting on the performance of the Trading teams and analyzing the value of new additions to the betting proposition
- Contribute to continuous improvement across the Trading department
- Assisting other teams within the Trading department where necessary
Skills and Experience
- Familiarity with probability as it relates to sports and sports betting
- Experience and ability to work with spreadsheets and data sets creatively to solve problems
- Must have at least 3-years of experience in Sports Betting
- Must have at least 1-year of experience managing people
- A real passion for Sports, and an inherent understanding of what Sports fans want in order to be entertained
- Skilled in getting the best out of people in an always-on, dynamic workplace
- Preference to work in an entrepreneurial, hyper growth environment where decisions are made quickly
- Team-first mentality, with a willingness to do what it takes to get the job done and effectively work cross-functionally across different teams at FBG and the larger Fanatics organization
- Excellent communication skills, with an ability to simplify all facets of Trading to senior leadership
- Flexible work schedule will be required, including some evenings, weekends, and occasional holidays
- This role is based out of the US or Canada
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Tryouts are open at Fanatics! Our team is passionate, talented, unified, and charged with creating the fan experience of tomorrow. The ball is in your court now.
Fanatics is committed to responsible planning and purchasing (RPP) practices, working with its business partners across its global and multi-layered supply chain, to ensure that planning, sourcing, and purchasing decisions, along with other supporting processes, do not impede or conflict with the fulfillment of Fanatics’ fair labor practices.
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