Commercial Analyst

FanDuel•Los Angeles, CA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Commercial Analyst will work closely with the Commercial Analytics Manager to deliver insights on online Racing market dynamics, competitive trends, and business performance which will drive strategic decision-making. This role sits within the Commercial Analytics team, which owns forecasting, budgeting, analytics, and reporting for the Racing/Sports BU, building on the team's governed data pipelines (Python, SQL, Databricks). You'll play alongside cross-functional partners across Marketing, Product, Growth, Media, Partnerships, VIP, Finance, and more, turning a wide field of information sources into clear, actionable perspectives that keep FanDuel out front in a highly competitive market. In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a numerate field (business, math, stats, econ, finance, etc.)
Minimum 1 year of professional experience in analytics, business strategy, or related fields.
Demonstrated ability to work with external, imperfect, or lagged data sources, synthesize multiple inputs, and develop a coherent point of view
Comfort building structured analyses, models, or frameworks
Experience building presentations and delivering them to senior members of a team
Strong analytical toolkit, including SQL, Excel, and AI; comfort with Python and cloud data platforms (e.g., Databricks) is increasingly valuable, and experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau) is a plus
Intellectual curiosity, comfort with ambiguity, and a desire to understand how industries and markets evolve over time
Comfort working in a small, fast-moving analytics team that owns its work end to end, from pulling raw data to presenting the recommendation

Nice To Haves

Interest in sports, gaming, or digital consumer businesses is a plus

Responsibilities

Own and evolve recurring performance reporting for leadership; weekly/monthly deep dives and executive-ready summaries — automating production so time goes into the analysis
Analyze marketing and promo efficiency — cohort targeting, spend allocation, and campaign performance
Support the team’s commercial forecasting and budgeting process, translating analytics, strategy, and market signals into forecast assumptions and helping explain plan-to-actual variance.
Partner with Product to assess the pre- and post-launch impact of product changes, layering in how customer KPIs respond.
Partner cross-functionally with teams such as Product, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, and Analytics to connect external market insights with internal performance and strategic initiatives
Support the team’s share-of-wallet reporting and external data partnerships, helping size competitive position in a way leadership can act on
Support strategic and competitive assessments through structured analysis and scenario thinking
Translate complex data and analyses into clear narratives and recommendations, tailored to senior stakeholders and decision-makers
Help build and maintain scalable self-service tools and dashboards (e.g., Tableau, Databricks) that improve access to external insights across the organization, and contribute to the team’s reusable, AI-assisted workflows for reporting and ad hoc analysis

Benefits

array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits.
generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave)
annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance)
401k with up to a 5% match
commuter benefits
pet insurance
medical, vision, and dental insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
a 401(k) matching program
paid personal time off
14 paid company holidays
paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws