Sports Trader (US Sports)

WE ARE BETCLIC

A leader in Europe in sports betting and online games, Betclic is a French company with :

A community of 15 million players sport fans

a wide range of sports betting, poker, casino games, and online horse betting

More than 50 sports open to betting

• 400,000 sports events available to bet on each year
• 60,000 live sporting events broadcast each month
• More than 4,000 casino games to try out
• Over 2 million poker games played each month
• numerous official partnerships such as in France the FFF, Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the Coupe de France, Rugby Top 14 (LNR), the Betclic Elite in basketball (LNB), UBB, Boxers de Bordeaux
• Headquartered in Bordeaux, Betclic is a multicultural and international company with more than 43 nationalities among its over 1000 employees in five European countries : France, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Portugal.

Does the world of sports and games fascinate you? If you are a team-player, are ready to take on a new challenge, and have the ambition to build new solutions to offer our players a new and unique experience

Betclic invites you to join the adventure!

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ENTER THE GAME

Betclic Group is looking for a passionate Sports Trader, specialising in US Sports, to join our growing sportsbook department.

The candidate must be able to demonstrate good overall knowledge of US Sports and have some experience in Sports Betting.

YOUR ROLE AT BETCLIC

In this context, your duties are :

• Ensure you follow short- and long-term strategy directives and provide feedback relevant to your sports.
• Ensure customers receive excellent quality of service by providing competitive coverage and pricing across the sports offer.
• Ensuring all content, features, and promotions are correctly displayed on the website and the brand(s) complies with the legal, regulatory and revenue requirements as determined by the various authorities.
• Regular communication with Head of Sport(s), Head of Trading, and all other SPO vertical Heads (Local / Product / Risk) to adopt department strategy and drive progression.
• Maintain dialogue with non-trading departments (marketing, compliance, CS, UX, Dev, etc..) to align projects, developments, strategy and procedures.
• Carry out appropriate (requested and pro-active) research and analysis across you sport(s) with timely commentary and reporting on trends, changes, statistical analysis of sports / events / markets to identify deficiencies / failings in our offer.
• Active comment on trading tools and processes, product testing on stage & production environments, raising BO and FO issues, and making suggestion for improvements.
• Analysis of customer activity with a view to protecting sustainable profit margin(s) across trading activity you are expected to maintain regular and accurate communication with the Profiling Team and follow department policy with regards to communicating risk.
• Integration and management of 3rd party providers in-line with business needs and department strategy. Continuous review of current configurations & risk management settings and providing suggestions to Head of Sport(s).
• Enhance an automated offer with manual and non-provider driven offer, both pre-event and IP.
• Ensure resulting duties are covered in a timely manner and response to Customer Service / VIP teams remains at high level.
• Follow all department and company procedures & guidelines in regard to trading procedures, risk management, rota compilations, holidays booking, sickness, absence.

If there is a lack of appropriate or relevant procedures / guidelines you must raise this with you line manager.

Ensure all T&C’s relevant to your sport(s) are up to date and accurate.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

Employees with a good dose of humour, respect and kindness, a little zeal and a real passion for their profession!

This job is for you if :

• You have some gaming or trading experience (essential).
• You have good knowledge and a genuine strong interest in US Sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB) is essential + other sports beneficial.
• You have knowledge of events / teams / players and betting markets.
• You have an understanding of fixed odds, betting exchanges and betting principles.
• You are ready to work unsociable shifts (evenings / weekends / holidays) based on the business needs and sporting calendar.
• You have a good understanding of 3rd party sports betting providers ( BetRadar / BetGenius).
• You have strong mathematical skills and good analytical / statistical skills.
• You are organised, and competent at multi-tasking.
• You have a good English language skills and excellent communication skills.
• You are able to challenge ideas and approaches, and able to work in a team or act alone when required.
• You have sound knowledge of MS Office programs (particularly Excel).
• You have high attention to detail and the ability to think clearly and logically under pressure.
• You are ambitious with a strong passion for the sports betting industry.

Indefinite position to be filled as soon as possible in Montreal, Canada.