Trader - Trading Origination

Job description

What are we building? Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically. Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us? What’s the position? The Trading Origination team is a recently formed group responsible for pricing provided by our in-house models. As a Trader within Trading Origination, you will primarily be responsible for ensuring we produce accurate prices, maximise uptime and respond quickly to any issues that arise. Success in this role means more than execution — it requires identifying opportunities, understanding the evolution of game strategy, and acting upon emerging patterns to optimize our trading models. By combining a commercial mindset with collaboration and innovation, you will help shape a best-in-class sportsbook that anticipates customer needs and adapts to the ever-changing dynamics of sport. Key Responsibilities: Help with day-to-day trading operations, ensuring markets are competitive, accurate, and aligned with commercial goals Ensure the models and data feeds are working as expected, and if not, work with the necessary teams to ensure service is restored in a timely manner React as required to any item that requires a change to a game state (e.g. injury news) Collaborate with others to enhance pricing models and improve the trading tools that we use Undertake data-related projects as required in order to gain insight on changes to betting trends Ensure regulatory requirements and responsible gambling standards are met across all trading activity Participate in in-person sessions with the team as required for collaboration, training, and planning purposes Take an active role in competitor analysis to ensure our product is constantly improving What are we looking for? A strong passion for and outstanding knowledge of US team sports A good understanding of probability and betting odds, ideally with industry experience in a Trading department A solid ability to focus on accuracy, competitiveness, and long-term profitability Analytical and data-fluent, with the ability to understand, validate, and explain pricing model outputs Highly motivated and dependable Excellent communication and collaboration skills Comfortable with working weekends and evenings to meet the requirements of the business and the sporting calendar Willingness to travel for in-person sessions with the team What’s in it for you? We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include: Competitive pay and benefits Flexible vacation allowance Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand A vibrant, collaborative environment designed to foster a high-energy, high-performance trading culture The opportunity to continually contribute to making Hard Rock Bet a top-tier sportsbook Roster of Uniques We care deeply about every interaction our players have with us. We trust and empower our teams to own and shape the customer experience. Our vision is grounded in fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone—regardless of background or beliefs—can bring their authentic selves and full range of talent. We celebrate you being you.