VP, Managed Trading Services

Fanatics Betting & Gaming•Denver, CO

About The Position

Fanatics Betting and Gaming is seeking an accomplished Vice President of Managed Trading Services to lead the teams responsible for the day-to-day quality of its betting proposition. Reporting to the Chief Trading Officer, this role owns the foundations of a best-in-class customer experience across the US Sportsbook, International Sportsbook, and US Predictions Exchange, with the goal that customers have no reason to leave. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience running large-scale live trading operations and a record of improving coverage, pricing accuracy, and in-play quality at scale. The role emphasizes automating manual intervention rather than staffing recurring work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in finance, mathematics, statistics, or a related field.
10–15 years of experience in sportsbook trading or trading operations, including 3–5 years in a senior leadership role.
Demonstrated experience running large-scale, multi-jurisdiction live trading operations at high volume and under regulatory scrutiny.
Experience reducing manual workload through automation rather than headcount, and willingness to hold a team to an automation target.
Deep understanding of modern betting propositions, including same-game parlays, player props, and high in-play availability, and the trading disciplines needed to maintain accuracy at scale.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including the ability to interpret complex data and make data-driven decisions.
Knowledge of sports betting regulatory requirements and compliance considerations, including settlement and integrity obligations.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate across departments.
Experience with trading platforms, benchmarking and risk management tools, and working fluency with AI tooling applied to operational problems.
Passion for sports and commitment to delivering the best possible betting experience for customers.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

Lead MTS US, MTS International, Trading Operations and Compliance, and Pricing Supervision, providing guidance and support for effective trading operations.
Own day-to-day proposition quality across the US Sportsbook, International Sportsbook, and US Predictions Exchange, including event and market coverage, in-play availability, speed and accuracy, and competitive pricing.
Own the benchmarking programme as a shared service and hold the wider organization accountable for competitor coverage, price, and availability.
Oversee pre-game and in-play pricing supervision, including tactical mitigations, escalation of root causes, and retirement of temporary fixes.
Drive automation of repeated manual work and report the rate at which human coverage is replaced by engine coverage.
Automate problem detection, ensure remediation is handled by people, and reduce the proportion of defects identified by customers rather than internal systems.
Provide product feedback to Trading Product and engineering on improvements to the core customer experience.
Own trading operations and compliance, including settlement, market and event integrity, and regulatory obligations in each operating market.
Partner with Risk and Customer Management on the experience for high-value customers, and with Price Discovery and Quantitative Research on eliminating recurring pricing defects at their source.
Foster excellence, teamwork, continuous improvement, professional development, and knowledge sharing within the team.