FanDuel Group is America's leading sports-tech entertainment company, giving millions of fans new and innovative ways to interact with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues.
We are hiring a Data Science Manager for our Sports Modeling & Innovation team in Jersey City. You will build predictive models of sports to price markets and drive actionable insights, while managing and developing a team of data scientists.
This is a full-time hybrid position offering the chance to work closely with product, risk, and trading teams on some of the company's most challenging modeling problems.
Responsibilities
Develop, iterate, and put into production machine learning models predicting sports outcomes
Continuously improve pricing techniques, working with trading teams on model pricing
Manage a group of data scientists developing production-ready models
Choose appropriate tools, systems, and models to solve large data problems
Present findings and project plans confidently to senior leaders
Requirements
Strong background in predictive modeling and sports analytics
Experience managing and developing a team of data scientists
Proficiency in modern data science tools and production ML pipelines
Ability to collaborate closely with trading and risk teams
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Skills & Technologies
Data ScienceMachine LearningSports ModelingTeam ManagementPricing