Sports Market Operations Associate

Onyx Odds•New York, NY

3d•$80,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Onyx is seeking a Sports Market Operations Associate to help ensure its sports markets are accurate, clear, and reliable from listing through settlement. The associate will work across live events, sports data, and market rules, making timely decisions and coordinating with teams across the company. This role is suited to someone with strong sports knowledge who works carefully under pressure and takes ownership when details matter. The position is based in Onyx’s NoHo, Manhattan office, with core in-office days Tuesday through Thursday. Additional coverage may be required during major sporting events, market-moving news, and periods of high trading activity. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; employment sponsorship is not available. The anticipated base salary is $80,000–$120,000, depending on experience, impact, and scope, plus a target bonus and equity.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of multiple sports, including their rules, playoff structures, tiebreakers, and statistical categories.
Experience with sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, trading, or prediction markets, including market formats and settlement practices.
Experience working with structured, time-sensitive sports data, such as live feeds, official league data, or statistics platforms.
Strong interest in sports and the ability to follow multiple events while staying current on player and team news.
Careful judgment and strong multitasking skills in fast-moving situations.
Familiarity with settlement edge cases such as suspended games, stat corrections, and unusual scoring scenarios.
Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret box scores, game situations, and official rulings.
Clear written communication, especially when explaining market terms or settlement decisions.
Flexibility to work evenings and weekends around live sporting events.
A dependable, detail-oriented approach and the ability to stay focused during busy sports periods.
Authorization to work in the United States; employment sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

Set up sports markets accurately, with clear terms that reflect game conditions, player availability, and applicable rules.
Determine market outcomes using official league data, box scores, and other verified sources while meeting time-sensitive settlement windows.
Help shape markets across spreads, totals, player props, futures, and other formats, with attention to clarity and user interest.
Build and prioritize sports market coverage across major leagues and competitions, balancing pre-game, live, and futures markets.
Respond to injuries, lineup changes, trades, weather, and other news that may affect markets.
Apply sportsbook and fantasy sports knowledge to identify opportunities and anticipate settlement edge cases.
Maintain working knowledge of league rules, tiebreakers, playoff formats, and statistical definitions.
Monitor live events and sports news, responding to issues that may require a market suspension, clarification, or settlement.
Work with sports data feeds and statistics platforms to keep market parameters accurate and resolve discrepancies.
Write clear, timely market clarifications when questions arise about injuries, weather, rules, or event details.
Partner with Product and Engineering to improve operational workflows, data integrations, and sports market coverage.