Sports Modelling Team Manager

1 week ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom DraftKings Full time

DraftKings is seeking a skilled Quantitative Analytics Director to lead our data science efforts and drive business growth.

About the Role

This is a senior leadership position responsible for developing, testing and deploying sports models and sportsbook applications to production.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Design and implement data-driven solutions to improve business outcomes.
  2. Lead a team of sports modellers to develop, test and deploy sports models and sportsbook applications to production.
  3. Collaborate with business leads across Sportsbook and Engineering to define milestones and deliverables for new sports models or enhancements to existing models.
Requirements

The ideal candidate will have experience as a team leader on a data science or quantitative analytics team where you were responsible for overseeing all aspects of technical projects, including development and deployment, and then monitoring of how those applications perform in production.

  • Highly proficient in at least one programming language, ideally Python with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
  • Experience building sports models in a previous role or as a passion project.
  • Experience with AWS based services and infrastructure; ideally with AWS ML tools.
  • Experience with typical DevOps flows, such as containerisation and monitoring.
  • Understanding of Sportsbook products will be considered an asset.
  • PhD, Masters or Bachelor's degree in STEM fields.
Compensation

The estimated salary for this role is $180,000 - $220,000 per year, depending on location and experience.



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