Associate Director, Product, Global Sports

4 Minutes ago • 5 Years + • Product Management

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Job Description

The Associate Director, Global Sports Content will play a critical role in shaping the future of DraftKings' sports betting products. Responsibilities include defining and prioritizing the sportsbook content product strategy, collaborating with cross-functional teams (Data Science, Engineering, Product Management, Analytics), managing a team of 3 product managers focused on Soccer, Golf, Tennis, and Hockey content, ensuring smooth execution of the product roadmap, partnering with the trading team on go-to-market strategies, monitoring the industry for gaps in coverage, and working with sports intelligence to evaluate the success of in-house models. This role requires strong collaboration, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of the sportsbook business model.
Must have:
  • 5+ years Product Management experience (quantitative domain)
  • Sportsbook business model expertise
  • Passionate follower of Soccer, Tennis, Hockey & Golf
  • Effective communication with data scientists and traders
  • Strategic mindset with strong analytics orientation

We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.

Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers.

The Crown Is Yours

We are growing our sportsbook content product team.  Our team sits in the intersection of sports modeling, trading, and engineering and plays a critical role in the day-to-day success of our sportsbook operation. We deliver real-time, end-to-end betting content enjoyed by millions of customers across North America.   

In this role, you’ll help define the future of how innovation, data science & technology shape sports betting products. You’ll have the freedom to think creatively and the resources to collaborate with some of the brightest minds in our industry.    

What you’ll do as an Associate Director, Global Sports Content:

  • Work closely with trading leadership on the creation and prioritization of the sportsbook content product strategy and roadmap.

  • Collaborate with Data Science, Engineering, Product Management, and Analytics across the organization to align on goals, product specifications, requirements, and planning.

  • Manage a team of 3 product managers focused on Soccer, Golf, Tennis and Hockey content. 

  • Ensure execution runs smoothly within the Sportsbook product teams and across partner teams, breaking down the roadmap into the product backlog, supporting user stories, acceptance criteria and creating interaction models to stay on track.

  • Partner with our best-in-class sportsbook trading team to align on go-to-market strategies for new content.

  • Monitor the industry to identify gaps in our coverage and work with operations to create opportunistic merchandising strategies for our content. 

  • Work with sports intelligence to evaluate the success of our in-house models and determine how to best maximize the availability, profitability, and speed of our models.

What you’ll bring:

  • 5+ years of Product Management experience, preferably in a quantitative domain.

  • Existing domain expertise of the sportsbook business model

  • Passionate and follows Soccer, Tennis, Hockey & Golf closely

  • Ability to communicate effectively with data scientists and traders to support the model development lifecycle and prioritization of work

  • You are strategically minded, with a strong analytics orientation, an ability to comprehend information from various sources, and an eye for business leverage

  • You understand how sports content gets operationalized by a trading team.

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We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

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