Sports Trader (NBA/WNBA)

FanDuel · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

  • Junior
  • Full-time
  • $74,000 – $82,500
  • Posted 2026-10-27
  • Confirmed live on 29 October 2026

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Job description

THE POSITION

Our roster has an opening with your name on it

FanDuel is looking for a Sports Trader to join our Trading Team, helping to shape the odds and betting markets that customers engage with. We’re looking for someone with a passion for NBA and also ideally WNBA.

Whether you have a numbers background, have studied analytics, worked in sports, or are just obsessed with Basketball, we’d love to support your growth into a trading role. No prior trading or gambling experience is required.

This is a hybrid position with office presence required in Jersey City, NJ (just across the river from Manhattan). In this role, expect to be predominantly in-office for hands-on training and core Trading tasks. The office contains an open space with a hot-desk environment. Each station has multiple monitors and there are TVs and constant noise in the office. You’ll also work regular late shifts (typically 2:30pm–10:30pm ET), which will include assisting the team with live betting. This role requires weekend work.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined below, employees may occasionally be asked to support other duties in line with evolving business needs and their preferences.

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

As a Sports Trader, you’ll start by learning the core skills that power our odds and markets. You’ll receive hands-on training in how sports betting works, how we use models and data to manage prices, and how we monitor news and customer behavior to keep our pricing sharp.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Learning to set and manage prices on basketball games, player stats, and futures markets — from pre-game to live in-play odds — using our in-house tools and models.

• Monitoring real-time news, stats, and industry pricing to help guide trading decisions.

• Trading live games in real time; making quick adjustments to pricing based on game flow, key events, and customer behavior.

• Collaborating with other Traders and working cross-functionally with other teams within the Risk & Trading department or across the wider FanDuel business, in a cooperative and inclusive environment.

• Helping brainstorm new products or ways to improve the customer experience, with consideration for how fans engage with the game.

You’ll work alongside experienced Traders who will guide your development. Over time, you’ll gain the confidence and expertise to price markets independently, manage risk, and shape the sports betting experience for our customers.

THE STATS

What we’re looking for in our next teammate

• A deep passion for NBA or WNBA (more than one league is a plus)

• A bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience. Recent or soon-to-be graduates are encouraged to apply.

• Strong comfort with numbers, odds and probability, and quick mental math skills

• It’s important to understand how odds relate to probability (%), and how betting markets work in that sense. You do not have to bet yourself.

• Proficiency with Excel. Experience with AI tooling

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, plus the curiosity to research and stay ahead of news and trends.

• Comfortable making decisions under pressure, while staying responsive to rapidly changing information

• Ability to work outside typical business hours, including nights and weekends. Traders work roughly 50-70 weekend shifts per year (only ever 5 days per week)

• Must be eligible to work in the U.S and to obtain a DGE license for trading activities.

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, 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).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive op

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