Director of Trading .

The Director of Trading is leading the Trading division to deliver a market-leading trading product offering and a best in class customer experience. The person filling the role is responsible for taking the division to the next level by planning effective and achievable strategies and overseeing all trading operation, including but not limited to pricing, risk management and trading strategy.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of approximately 200 traders and analysts, providing a clear and transparent vision and direction to ensure optimal performance based on company targets, with a long term vision (sustainable approach)

• Develops and implements trading strategies that drive profitability, growth and top tier customer experience

• Assumes full responsibility of sportsbook margin by managing effectively pricing and risk management

• Analyzes market trends and customer behavior to identify opportunities for growth and improvement

• Continually evaluates trading procedures and reorganizes the trading workflow by exploring new business information systems and technologies to improve performance and streamline processes

• Scaling up trading operations to support growth strategy/expansion

• Work closely with other teams within the company to ensure that the trading is offering a compelling and competitive product and that the trading activities are aligned with overall company goals, while ensuring end to end competitive proposition

• Owns the Trading HC and budget, always ensuring efficiency and effectiveness

• Working closely with the Trading & Platform teams to enhance capabilities of proprietary betting platform

• Stays up to date with the latest developments in the industry, including new technologies, regulatory changes and emerging trends to ensure that the company remains competitive and compliant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a trading management role within an ideally B2C online betting operator

• Degree in Business Administration, Management, Engineering or related field

• Proven track record of success in developing and implementing trading strategies that drive profitability

• Excellent leadership skills and ideally experienced in managing, motivating and developing high performing individuals and large scale, diverse teams, supporting an international operation

• Strong understanding of sports betting markets and sportsbook product lifecycle

• Familiarity with sportsbook trading software and risk management tools

• Ability to handle multiple simultaneous projects while effectively balancing scope, resourcing, time, and quality

• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills

• Superb organizational, communication and interpersonal skills

• Can do, positive and lead-by-example approach

Core Competencies

• Business Acumen: Able to understand the current state of the business and the trends of the industry. Evaluates business plans against strategic business mandates and re-positions his strategy based on the internal and external environment

• Stakeholder Management: Anticipates and balances stakeholders’ expectations with the agreed objectives. Evaluates the effectiveness of the stakeholders’ engagement initiatives. Influences stakeholders using multiple communication methods and channels.

• Strategic Agility: Takes into account key financial indicators & system wide implications for better decision making; Predicts obstacles and challenges for long-term growth to identify mitigating strategies; Shows flexibility at shifting strategic priorities when appropriate.

• Leadership Acumen: Provides coaching and guidance to enhance others’ skill development; Encourages and fosters an open feedback culture; Inspires others to stretch beyond what they could do; Nurtures commitment to the organization’s vision, values, purpose and direction.