SBG UKI Risk Team Leader

SBG UKI Risk Team Leader

Who you’ll work with

As a member of the Central Risk team, you will sit at the heart of the UK&I Trading Department and be responsible for more than 50 different sports that Sky Bet currently offer to customers.

The team is responsible for three main areas:

Price Management - Ensuring that all markets are kept up to date and in line within a fast moving industry.

Customer Management - Client profiling is a core aspect of the role, as the focus on customer is central to everything that Sky Betting and Gaming does.

Liability Management – Leading all aspects of and managing the liabilities that each event has accumulated to best protect the business.

What you’ll be working on

As part of the Central Risk Leadership team, you will be involved in driving improvements both operationally and strategically that will benefit the whole Trading function. You will ensure that the team and the service they deliver are outstanding across the industry whilst consistently challenging the norm.

The role requires strong attention to detail and good communication with Central Risk working with and influencing many teams within and outside of Trading in the UK&I. Responsibilities include:

Managing a range of talented full-time and part-time traders, focusing on their development by ensuring short & long-term development strategies are in place.

Maintaining high efficiency standards on our risk tools by using data to drive decision making to improve team processes and pioneer new ones.

Supervising sportsbook liabilities and making risk adverse decisions at both a customer and business wide level.

Ensure key events are successfully planned and driven from a risk perspective.

Working closely with the Quants & Analytics teams on wider risk projects to develop our customer management strategy, presenting these back to key stakeholders around the business.

Ownership of live incidents, communicating effectively with other teams in a calm and logical manner.

Developing relationships with a range of departments including Technology, Fraud, Integrity & all other Trading teams to drive positive change.

How you’ll do it

We will be looking for the successful candidate to be:

An excellent communicator – The ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Willing to Learn - Being central to a large number of teams, you will need to be able to learn quickly to keep pace with the ever-changing trading landscape.

Confident & Open – To be able to achieve buy-in from different people using this to drive action, not being afraid to challenge the status quo.

Passionate for quality - We're looking for someone to show a determination to make things as good as they can be, with attention to detail and a willingness to suggest and implement further improvements to our processes and ways of working.

A Critical Thinker – You relish finding innovative solutions by using your ability to creatively problem solve.

Cool Under Pressure – You thrive in high-pressure situations, maintaining your composure and orchestrating swift solutions when needed most.

Flexible – Able to work around the hectic sporting calendar to ensure our customers have the best possible betting experience.

Growth Mindset – Motivated to learn and constantly improve your own skills, an attitude that will be contagious amongst the team.

About Flutter UK & Ireland

Our division operates four of the most popular and trusted brand in the market: Sky Betting & Gaming, Tombola, Betfair & Paddy Power.

Together the Flutter UK&I brands offer market leading entertainment to millions of customers every single week! Over the last couple of decades, they have all ridden the wave of digital betting with industry firsts like ‘cash-out’, ‘RequestABet’, Betting Exchanges and Free to Play games like Super 6. When you work here, you’ll be able to create the next big thing in a fast- paced, exciting industry.

We want to empower you to create a career you’re proud of, to feel like you belong, and provide you with everything you need to do your job.

Flexible Working

All our live jobs champion hybrid working, offering a flexible blend of home and office working with full autonomy to decide how many times you travel into the office each quarter. Looking for a remote role? We’re open to discussing remote working for all our live jobs.

Helping you live your life better

£1,000 learning fund each year

32 hours paid volunteering time per year

Free SkyQ Ultra HD premium TV package worth £1,200

Twice-yearly bonus (with part of it guaranteed!)

Pension contribution scheme

Private healthcare

Flexible ways of working – home or office, it’s your choice!

Access to thousands of Udemy courses

Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme

We’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

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