Sports Trader, SSBK

About the role

You will own the complete lifecycle of sports odds from initial conception through final settlement, ensuring every line reflects Betr's risk parameters and user expectations. You will analyze real time data streams and translate complex market movements into actionable pricing adjustments that protect the top line. This position grants you direct responsibility for revenue generation and profitability within the sports vertical through disciplined margin management. You will collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to design new wagering products that meet strict regulatory and financial standards. Expect to operate in a fast paced environment where hypotheses about game outcomes are tested against actual results daily. You will serve as the primary subject matter expert for all sports betting related queries from both internal stakeholders and external partners. Your work will directly influence user acquisition and retention by ensuring Betr offers the most competitive and accurate odds in the market. You will maintain a detailed audit trail for every decision you make to support ongoing analysis and strategic reviews.

Key facts

What you'll do

Investigate live market prices and historical performance data to identify discrepancies that inform line adjustments.

Construct probabilistic models for specific sporting events using statistical methods and qualitative insights.

Adjust odds in response to injury reports, roster changes, and late market money flow to manage exposure.

Monitor competitor pricing across multiple jurisdictions to ensure Betr remains attractive yet sustainable.

Liaise with customer support teams to address queries regarding specific bets and explain outcomes based on pricing logic.

Develop scenario analyses for high profile events to prepare the team for a wide range of possible outcomes.

Create visualizations of odds movement over time to communicate strategy effectiveness to leadership.

Perform quality assurance checks on pricing files before they go live to prevent errors and ensure compliance.

Document standard operating procedures for recurring markets to enable consistent execution by the team.

Forecast expected handle and variance for upcoming sporting events to guide marketing and risk limits.

Coordinate with the finance team to reconcile theoretical loss against actual results on a recurring basis.

Champion best practices for responsible gaming by implementing pricing rules that discourage reckless wager sizing on single outcomes.

Translate business objectives from senior leadership into concrete odds constraints and betting menu configurations.

Review archived betting data to backtest pricing strategies and refine future model parameters.

Contribute to the design of the prediction markets product by applying traditional sports pricing logic to new formats.

Requirements

You possess a deep understanding of how sports betting lines are created, adjusted, and monitored in a live environment.

You have demonstrable experience reading and interpreting odds from major retail and sharp books across multiple sports.

You are proficient in statistical analysis and modeling techniques relevant to predicting sporting event outcomes.

You hold a strong grasp of arithmetic, probability, and statistical concepts such as standard deviation and correlation.

You have a meticulous attention to detail that ensures odds are accurate to the cent and comply with regulatory requirements.

You can manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously without sacrificing the quality of your analysis.

You exhibit strong problem solving skills when presented with incomplete or noisy data sets.

You communicate complex quantitative concepts clearly to non technical colleagues during sprint planning and post mortems.

Nice to have

Experience working with data APIs to pull live scores and statistics for rapid model updates.

Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or R to automate repetitive calculations and testing.

Knowledge of sports specific analytics like player efficiency ratings or advanced team metrics.

Understanding of how margin and vigorish impact long term profitability for a gaming product.

Experience using visualization tools to track key performance indicators for the sports book.

Practical notes

This role requires scheduling flexibility and working on holidays and weekends when necessary.