Game Operations Associate - Trading Optimization

Summary

Join PrizePicks, the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as a detail-oriented and statistically-minded individual to enhance player profiling and company performance. Reporting to the Manager, Trading Optimization, you will play a vital role in optimizing how the Game Operations team manages different player types. This position requires identifying game vulnerabilities, profiling escalated members, running analyses on the ruleset, identifying coordinated member patterns, and collaborating with analytics to develop optimal trading methods. You will also communicate learnings to Game Operations Analysts and implement strategies with Senior Trading Optimization Analysts. The ideal candidate possesses excellent attention to detail, strong communication skills, and extensive knowledge of the sports gaming and daily fantasy sports industries. While based in Atlanta is preferred, remote work is possible for qualified candidates.

Requirements

• Excellent attention to detail, verbal and written communication skills
• Superb time management, reliability, and ability to meet highly important deadlines
• Extremely hard working and passionate about a career in the daily fantasy sports industry
• Extensive knowledge and experience in the sports gaming, player prop and, daily fantasy sports industries
• Strong pattern recognition and ability to react quickly to observed trends
• Ability to analyze several streams of information concurrently and make thoughtful decisions in a highly time-sensitive environment
• Availability to work on nights & weekends (coinciding with sports schedule)
• Ability to learn new or updated software

Responsibilities

• Identify PrizePicks game vulnerabilities (edges), and members that are abusing/exposing those vulnerabilities
• Review and profile escalated members from Game Operations Analysts and Optimization Associates, and provide a recommendation of any action we should take
• Run analyses on our current ruleset structure, and provide actionable recommendations that will optimize member experience and revenue
• Identify coordinated member patterns (sharp discords, multi-accounting, etc.)
• Partner with Analytics to develop more optimal trading methods and tools (models, algorithms, rounding, industry benchmarking, etc.)
• Collaborate with and communicate learnings to Game Operations Analysts
• Work with Senior. Trading Optimization Analysts to implement strategies, best practices, and processes around key markets

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with R, Python, and/or SQL
• Bachelor's degree in related field (statistics, computer science, engineering, analytics, finance, accounting)
• One to three years of experience working in or playing Daily Fantasy Sports or Sports Gaming

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Annual bonus
• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings
• Lifestyle enhancement program
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development