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The fastest-growing sports gaming company, ever. We’re here to make sports more fun. We pair intuitive user experiences with innovative game designs to build the best experience for sports fans in America.
Since 2020, we’ve launched four of today’s most widely played fantasy games, and built the Underdog Sportsbook entirely in-house with our own tech. We move fast, act with urgency, and create experiences you won’t find anywhere else.
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At Underdog, we play and win as a team. We take chances and are unafraid to attack hard problems. We face challenges with ambition and optimism. We play for the love of the game.
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We’re looking for a Director of Analytics to lead our Commercial Analytics team. In this role, you will directly manage a team of analysts, collaborating with stakeholders to design data-driven solutions that support Finance, Accounting, Customer Support, Fraud, Payments, Legal, Compliance, and Responsible Gaming. You’ll address challenges such as maintaining a single-source-of-truth for business and financial data, empowering the finance and accounting teams with self-serve analytics tools, enhancing fraud detection, streamlining payments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting responsible gaming practices. This role is perfect for a hands-on leader who excels at enabling data-driven operations and empowering teams with impactful data solutions.
- Lead and Develop the Team:
- Manage and grow a team of analysts by setting clear goals, providing regular feedback, and fostering an environment of professional growth and collaboration.
- Partner with your team to design and execute development plans tailored to their skills and career aspirations.
- Encourage a culture of ownership and accountability by enabling analysts to take the lead on projects aligned with business needs.
- Deliver Actionable Insights:
- Partner with leaders across Finance, Accounting, Fraud, Payments, Legal, Compliance, and Responsible Gaming to identify operational challenges and deliver actionable solutions.
- Conduct analyses to uncover trends, mitigate risks, and improve efficiency across critical commercial areas.
- Build Scalable Analytics Frameworks:
- Define and track KPIs relevant to commercial functions, ensuring alignment with overall company goals.
- Establish scalable reporting solutions that provide real-time data visibility and empower teams to make informed decisions.
- Streamline processes for ad-hoc requests, balancing flexibility with operational efficiency.
- Enable Self-Serve Analytics:
- Build and maintain curated data models that empower Finance, Accounting, Fraud, and Payments teams to independently uncover insights and perform scenario analyses.
- Develop comprehensive documentation, training sessions, and support resources to enable stakeholders to confidently explore and utilize self-serve analytics tools.
- Experienced Leader: You have 10+ years of experience in analytics or a related field, with at least 4 years managing teams. You thrive on coaching, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.
- Technically Proficient: You have strong SQL skills and are experienced with tools such as dbt, Looker, Sigma, or Tableau. Familiarity with scripting languages like Python or R is a plus.
- Detail-Oriented and Business-Focused: You excel at translating business problems into analytical solutions and building tools that drive meaningful outcomes.
- Collaborative Problem Solver: You enjoy working cross-functionally and have a track record of developing practical solutions that meet stakeholder needs.
- Impact-Driven: You focus on delivering results that directly influence business performance, especially in commercial and operational contexts.
- A background in corporate finance or accounting, with expertise in financial workflows and scenario planning.
- Proven experience thriving in fast-paced, high-growth environments within consumer tech, real money gaming, or financial services.
- Specialized knowledge in fraud detection, compliance, or payment systems.
- Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining data models or frameworks optimized for commercial use cases.
- Strong ability to juggle competing priorities and lead multiple high-impact projects effectively.
Our target starting base salary range for this position is between $208,000 and $235,000, plus target equity. The starting base salary will depend on a number of factors including the candidate’s skills and experience, among other things.
- Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
- 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- A $500 home office allowance
- A connected virtual first culture with a highly engaged distributed workforce
- 5% 401k match, FSA, company paid health, dental, vision plan options for employees and dependents
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Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status, or any other defining characteristic.
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