Sportsbook Risk Trader II: Lead & Optimize Bets

Fanatics; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking a Trader II - Risk in Denver to help build a high-quality sportsbook experience. You will manage pricing, liability, and customer risk while guiding shifts, diagnosing risk metrics, and coordinating with Trading, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

You will analyze data to drive decisions, lead operational coverage during peak sports events, and help test new features and models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative or business field.
• 3+ years of experience in a trading, risk, or similar role (sportsbook experience preferred).
• Ability to understand and interpret data, translating it into actionable insights.
• Strong understanding of customer profiling and risk metrics.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., SQL, Snowflake) and comfort using AI-assisted tools to analyze data, automate workflows, and improve trading processes.

Responsibilities

• Work across core functions of Risk: pricing management, liability management, customer management, and error detection.
• Understand how key risk metrics are calculated so you can provide meaningful, actionable feedback on them and identify their potential weaknesses.
• Lead operational shifts, including the assignment of tasks that reflect team strengths and adjusting resourcing to the sporting schedule and betting volume.
• Be present and responsive to the operational needs of the team, and stay on top of operational issues across Risk, Trading, and the on-app product, communicating how they will affect shift operations.
• Apply a robust understanding of FBG’s trading systems to troubleshoot, elevate, and document issues in the format required by cross functional stakeholders.
• Understand all necessary processes within the Risk team and provide feedback on their efficiency and compliance.
• Help test new sportsbook features and trading models, and provide input to the wider team.
• Contribute to continuous improvement across the Trading department, assisting with automation and identifying areas for advancement.
• Work closely with Commercial, Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to create and implement a best-in-class, intuitive, and scalable betting experience for our customers, driven by data, user research, and competitor analysis
• Ensure that Fanatics puts the customer at the heart of our Trading strategies.

Skills

Risk management

Data analysis

Team leadership

Communication

Problem solving

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative or business field

Tools

SQL

Snowflake

Job description

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking a Trader II - Risk in Denver to help build a high-quality sportsbook experience. You will manage pricing, liability, and customer risk while guiding shifts, diagnosing risk metrics, and coordinating with Trading, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

You will analyze data to drive decisions, lead operational coverage during peak sports events, and help test new features and models.