Commercial Analytics Director

Posted:
12/13/2024, 7:40:10 AM

Location(s):
New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Product

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media.

FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada and Scotland.

Its networks FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE ROSTER

At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

The Commercial Analytics Director will work closely with other Commercial Directors & the Commercial Vice President to drive the sportsbook commercial strategy, and act as liaison with stakeholders to ensure that it gets properly implemented across the organization. Concurrently, they will be responsible for driving key sportsbook initiatives and periodically reporting on outcomes to the leadership team. This role will be dedicated to optimizing our value proposition via a test & learn approach, partnering with several business functions, most notably, Risk & Trading, Marketing, and Product teams.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

  • Responsible for leading complex cross-functional projects to deliver on company strategy.
  • Define hypotheses and design, execute, and analyze experiments to inform optimization of our sportsbook product for growth and long-term profitability.
  • Collaborate to define a medium-term experimentation roadmap focused on iterative learning to better understand our value proposition and inform our price and promotion strategy.
  • Grow our fact base as it relates to customer behavior, transactional data, market trends and customer research to better understand current state and inform future decisions.
  • Support iterative improvement of existing processes, procedures, and methodologies to ensure scientific rigor.
  • Support ideation and prioritization of novel sportsbook product capabilities.
  • Assess new opportunities and provide recommendations to senior stakeholders to drive the business to a higher level of profitability.
  • Contribute to knowledge-sharing with global counterparts & invest in continuous learning to ensure we’re embedding best practices.
  • Use subject matter expertise to drive actionable insights to drive revenue cross-functionally.
  • Collaborate with other departments to ensure customer centricity is at the core of what we do

 

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

  • 8+ years of relevant work experience in an analytical, technical or commercial field preferred with 3+ years of management experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in a highly numerate major (Math, Stats, Econ, etc.) or relevant experience in data and/or business analysis
  • Proficiency in SQL and Excel required
  • Ability to use languages for analysis, Python, R, Spark preferred
  • Demonstrated experience using data visualization software to convey insights in an easy to digest format. Preferred experience working with Tableau for data visualization.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills - demonstrable track record of influencing up, down and across organizations
  • Strategic mindset: takes a long-term view and anticipates future trends and implications
  • Commercial acumen: advanced understanding of P&L, business principles and commercial levers
  • Loves learning and seeks new challenges
  • Knowledge of sports and/or experience working within a heavily regulated industry is a plus
  • Don’t check all the boxes? That’s okay! We encourage you to still apply if you feel like you possess an adjacent skillet and are interested in learning more about this position

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

  • An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth
  • Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love
  • Career and professional development resources to help you refine your game plan for owning and driving your career and development
  • Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!”  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.  We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance.  Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team!

The applicable salary range for this position is $166,000 - $227,700 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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