Senior Football Trader – Sporting Solutions

Betsson Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the City of London seeks a Senior Football Trader to oversee the Football Trading team and manage all market life cycle tasks. The ideal candidate will have a passion for Football and excellent attention to detail, with the ability to mentor junior staff and manage workloads effectively. Opportunities for growth and development are available within a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Direct mentorship from senior staff

Access to training courses

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience within a Football Trading team is preferred.
• Strong interest and understanding of the global Football calendar.
• Willingness to work unsociable hours including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Football Trading team and manage market life cycle tasks.
• Provide feedback to quantitative teams for model improvement.
• Ensure duties are carried out to the highest possible standard.

Skills

Knowledge of Football

Attention to detail

Workload management

Job description

Senior Football Trader – Sporting Solutions

This role reports to the Head of Football and includes line‑management duties for traders. It involves overseeing the offer at all stages of the market life cycle, ensuring quality assurance at each stage to maximise revenues and minimise client contacts. B2B partner requirements must be at the forefront of all trader’s thoughts. The role focuses on day‑to‑day management of the Football Trading team and ensuring all pricing, trading and operational tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Sporting Solutions London

Responsibilities

• Focus on rapidly expanding in‑house Football Player service through efficient model manipulation with price and liability monitoring
• Provide detailed feedback to the internal quantitative team for model and pricing improvements
• Assist Head of Football with testing requirements across full Football product and ensure clear feedback is provided to relevant stakeholders
• Ensure Football Trading team as a whole are carrying out duties and responsibilities to highest possible standard and take appropriate steps if/when this is not the case, in consultation with Head of Football
• Provide timely adjustments to trading models/platforms and monitoring of market conditions to maintain accurate pre‑match outputs
• Prepare trading models for in‑play events through accurate entry of pricing variables using the underlying market as a basis
• Ensure accurate entry of in‑play match data for in‑play events
• Monitor SSLN partner trackers to inform price movements, pre‑match and in‑play
• Perform operational tasks in relation to maintaining an efficient pricing and trading service for Risk Managed Services (RMS) partners
• Liaise with Managed Trading Services (MTS) department to ensure all SSLN trading related obligations are fulfilled to the highest possible standard
• Add tags and comments on RMS partners betflow to aid retrospective client management by Performance Analysis team
• Ensure accurate entry of in‑play match data for in‑play events
• Have awareness of wholesale client requirements depending on sport/jurisdiction/market liquidity
• Communicate with Front Line Support during trading to ensure accurate and efficient service is provided to all clients
• Apply industry knowledge and experience to help train, develop and mentor new, and existing, members of the team
• Carry out line management duties for Junior Trader and Trader level team members, including objective setting and appraisal meetings

What we’re looking for

• Passion and excellent knowledge of Football with strong interest and understanding of the global Football calendar.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to effectively manage workloads and follow tasks to a resolution
• Willingness to work unsociable hours including evenings and weekends

Extra marks if you have

• 5+ years’ experience within a Football Trading team

Opportunities for Growth

• Direct mentorship from experienced senior staff across the business
• Exposure to sophisticated trading platforms and pricing tools
• Access to internal and external training courses to aid personal development
• Potential for career progression within the SSLN and wider Betsson Group as skills and experience grow
• This role provides an opportunity to gain substantial industry experience and develop professional skills in a structured, dynamic environment