The role

As a Sportsbook Trading Risk Analyst, you will be responsible for analysing patterns to profile our customer base to ensure correct operational decisions are made.

Our ideal candidate will have an excellent knowledge of mathematics and sports/horse racing betting odds with a strong analytical background and a proven ability to drive long term P&L of sports pre-match and in play bookmaking through customer management. They must possess first class communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels. They must be aware of our product breadth and how that competes in the marketplace, understand local market requirements including any specific commercial executions and be able to work proactively with the other Sportsbook stakeholders to further enhance our operations and offering.

In this role you will be working a variable shift pattern to include days, evenings, weekends, and public holidays and may also include early, evening and night working hours.

As a listed and regulated company, Kindred Group pays great attention to player safety and sustainability. Our purpose is to transform gambling by being a trusted source of entertainment that contributes positively to society. Our goal is that 0% of revenue is derived from harmful gambling.

What you will do

• You will be assigning customers to the correct risk cohort, considering all customers bets across the Group​.
• You will help to identify and ensure we minimise bonus abuse against the need for attractive promotional activities​.
• Work with the Trading team to ensure an optimal laying strategy across individual and groups of customers​.
• Work with Sportsbook Control to ensure optimal laying and overround strategy across all of our markets​.
• Manage the liability tolerance across sports / events etc across all of our markets and customers​.
• Analyse cross sections of our Sportsbook trading performance with a view to optimisation​
• Work with the Quant and Data Science teams to develop our proprietary trading and risk algorithms​ and propensity models.
• Work with Player Safety / Responsible Gaming as appropriate to ensure we meet our ambitious sustainability and responsible gambling strategy.
• Liaise with the Sportsbook Control department to ensure appropriate provision of resource in line with business requirements.
• Assist in the business operation process within the overall Sportsbook department as required.
• There will be a requirement to work a shift pattern including evenings, weekends, and public holidays to meet the needs of the business.

Your experience

• In depth demonstrable knowledge of the methods and maths that apply to sports & racing bookmaking.
• Excellent analytical background with the ability to relate to both business and technical functions, including an understanding of the application of advanced data usage through quantitative analysis (price modelling, propensity modelling, trading algorithms etc).
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a team environment
• Attention to detail, flexibility and initiative are imperative.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to deliver solutions in exacting timelines and demanding environments.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft office products particularly Excel.
• Understanding of customer profiling and behavioural trends.
• A keen interest in sports and horse racing and/or sports and horse racing betting.
• Hard working, flexible and enthusiastic about meeting challenges with solutions.
• Industry experience is essential for this role.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal, is essential.