Company Description

Swish Analytics is a sports analytics, betting and fantasy startup building the next generation of predictive sports analytics data products. We believe that oddsmaking is a challenge rooted in engineering, mathematics, and sports betting expertise; not intuition. We're looking for team-oriented individuals with an authentic passion for accurate and predictive real-time data who can execute in a fast-paced, creative, and continually-evolving environment without sacrificing technical excellence. Our challenges are unique, so we hope you are comfortable in uncharted territory and passionate about building systems to support products across a variety of industries and enterprise clients.

Job Description - 100% Remote

As the Trading Operations Lead, you will support a geographically dispersed Trading team consisting of Sports Traders across the continental United States. You will function as the senior member of the team, mentoring more junior Traders and supporting the Trading Operations Manager and the International Operations Manager. The person in this role should feel comfortable communicating with a diverse group of stakeholders including senior leaders in Data Science, Data Engineering, members of company leadership, and clients alike. This is a fast-paced environment with experts in sports analytics, data science, data engineering, professional/college sports, and software engineering. This role will be responsible for working with sports betting operators to actively manage betting markets, lines and prices. The person in this role will routinely be expected to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Duties:

• Manage client risk, ensuring the highest margins on Swish products through +EV decisions
• Manage and oversee depth chart accuracy, making time-sensitive adjustments in both prematch & in-play settings
• Leverage network in sports betting, leagues, and media to be the first to uncover important news and understand the overall impact on betting markets
• Independently analyze betting trends in a scientific process, turning data into quantifiable trading actions
• Develop relationships with partners to attain enumerated goals and exceed benchmarks set forth in SLA's
• Work with Trading leadership to develop new SOP's for odds compilation, risk management, player props, reporting, suspension, and settlement
• Monitoring and moving the prices of markets and events throughout their lifecycle
• Analyze pricing and trading performance while working closely with our Data Science and Engineering teams to engineering team to enhance our product

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree; preference for STEM degree
• Strong background in math and statistics
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working in sports betting
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a Trading role focusing on the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and NCAA Basketball + Football
• Deep understanding of sports betting, market making, risk management and odds origination
• Willing to be a hands-on lead as it relates to the management of markets
• Results driven work ethic – focused on improving process, results and profitability
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Availability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends and/or holidays

Swish Analytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates who meet the qualifications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, genetic, military, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. The position responsibilities are not limited to the responsibilities outlined above and are subject to change. At the employer's discretion, this position may require successful completion of background and reference checks.