Real-Time Trading Analyst
BetMGM LLC
Trading
Analyst
We are BetMGM. We are revolutionizing sports betting and online gaming in the United States. We are a partnership between two powerhouse organizations—MGM Resorts International and Entain Group. You know our name through our exciting portfolio of brands including BetMGM Sportsbook, Borgata online, Party Casino and Party Poker. We aim to bring our ideas into action and find ways to deliver the best quality in gaming platforms.
We understand that each card in the deck plays a unique role in any given hand, just as our employees each play a unique role in accomplishing our goals as a company. We strive to create a culture of empathy where our employees feel valued, heard, and comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. We want to build a product and a workplace that reflect the communities we serve so we approach our work fearlessly, take responsibility when we get it wrong, and ante-up again. We play to win, and we are all-in together.
We were recognized as one of Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work”.
About the Role
We are looking for a high caliber analyst to join the Real-Time Trading Analysts team based in New Jersey. As a Real-Time Trading Analyst, you will be part of a team that monitors and improves the overall performance of the Sports business vertical.
You will be part of the real-time monitoring team, using a systematic approach to grade incoming sports wagers and provide immediate risk analyses.
This is a highly dynamic role, which gives great exposure to various data sources and challenges you to understand the numbers and analyze behavioral trends.
You will be working closely with the VIP Sports team, the Sports Trading team, and other departments to ensure we achieve and exceed the business targets and needs.
Responsibilities
- Monitor betting and customer behavior across the business and provide real time factoring and stake limits of customer accounts.
- Review incoming sports bets and provide insight through bet notes.
- Track customers’ use of free bets and bonus money to minimize abusive behaviors over time.
- Create, run, and investigate specific analytical reports to target specific betting patterns or product assessment.
- Identify potential VIP customers and flag them to the VIP Sports team.
- Communicate with traders to ensure correct pricing across all markets.
- Must be able to stand or sit, and operate computers and other technological devices for extended periods of time.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred in related field
- Interest and in-depth knowledge of sports and sports gambling.
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
- Ability to work nights and weekends critical.
- The ability to look at betting patterns and use experience and ‘instinct’ to initiate actions.
- Logical approach to problem spotting and solving.
- Knowledge and experience of SQL and a programming language such as Python or R preferred.
- An ability to deliver high quality work under pressure of tight deadlines.
About Our Culture
Building BetMGM from the ground up takes effort, energy, and teamwork, but that’s what will make leading this industry all the more satisfying. We stay focused on our main goal with the help of these four company pillars:
- Believe in Your Game – Take your shot! There’s a freedom to explore ideas usually only start-ups are lucky enough to experience.
- Backed by the Best – With our expertise—merged with that of our world-class investors—we have the opportunity to take this business, and ourselves, farther than anyone has ever imagined.
- Do What’s Right – We operate with clarity and simplicity, always doing the right thing by our customers and each other, standing shoulder to shoulder every day.
- Hustle Hard – Our combined commitment and ambition is what drives us to create some of the most innovative products in the industry.
What We Offer
As a valued employee, we’re committed to giving you the resources and support you need. We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Paid Time Off, Holidays, Employee Resource Groups and more!
Gaming Compliance
Candidate must comply with and support the company’s responsible gambling policies, procedures and initiatives.
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of duties a person in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.
BetMGM LLC is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, training, termination, promotions, or any other condition of employment or career development. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you’ve got what it takes, we’d love to learn more about you.
If you need assistance or accommodation with your application due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]