Payments Strategy Senior Analyst

FanDuel • New York City, NY

17h • $79,000 - $99,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

FanDuel is seeking a Payment Strategy Senior Analyst to join our dynamic Payment Strategy team. The Payment Strategy Senior Analyst is responsible for developing and performing strategic analysis to help inform This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic analyses that inform and support payments initiatives designed to enhance the customer experience while reducing costs. The Payment Strategy Senior Analyst will partner with internal teams to help shape and deliver FanDuel’s payments strategy across all products (including Sportsbook, Casino, Prediction Markets, and more).This role collaborates with a broad range of stakeholders across Commercial, Product, and Analytics teams to innovate and optimize our payments stack, with the ultimate goal of improving customer experiences and driving cost efficiencies. 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 in finance, statistics, or related field; MBA preferred
• 2+ years of finance experience preferably within the e-commerce, gaming, or financial services industry
• Strong ability to create presentations, excel models and communications
• Extremely detail oriented with superb organizational skills
• Excellent knowledge of analytics tools and statistics to make data-driven decisions and drive favorable outcomes
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills that allow effective interactions with business partners
• Ability to work effectively in an environment of complexity, ambiguity, changing priorities and flex based on demand
• Ability to balance customer wants and experiences with business finances and commercials

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge in payments strategy and processing a huge plus
• Experience in sports betting and online gambling a huge plus

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to support and optimize FanDuel’s end-to-end payments stack.
• Assist in defining and driving the core priorities of the Payment Strategy function
• Create analyses and financial models to evaluate and advance strategic initiatives
• Partner with Commercial and Product Development teams to align on and execute key initiatives
• Collaborate with Product Development teams during the rollout of new payment methods and customer experiences, providing insight into potential cost and business impact
• Create and present material that leverages data and analysis to drive new payment strategies and business outcomes
• Stay informed on the payments and fraud landscape, including industry trends and emerging technologies, to support and guide strategic decision-making
• Understand leadership’s strategic goals and performance targets to help report on and optimize results
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Finance, and Commercial teams to enhance user experience and improve cost efficiency
• Support the ongoing evaluation and improvement of payment processes through automation, tooling enhancements, and the development of new solutions

Benefits

• We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics.
• We have an 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.
• We offer 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, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards .
• Benefits differ across location, role, and level.
• This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits.
• This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation.
• This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays.
• FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level