A leading land based operator is expanding portfolios and they have exciting new opportunities in their brand new iGaming venture. We currently have an amazing career opportunity for a Risk & Trading Specialist (online sportsbook) to join this leading team in Johannesburg. You will be responsible for managing and controlling online sportsbook risk and trading processes. Does this job sound like the perfect challenge for you? Keep reading!

Your key job responsibilities as the Risk & Trading Specialist (online sportsbook) in Johannesburg will include:

- Improve product offering to make it more attractive to players
- Management of bets, odds and offered matches / markets depending on the betting activity and the information of the global betting market
- Maintain and execute sport-specific risk policies in order to ensure compliance with risk parameters
- Produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on sports and punters in order to determine growth and performance of the online sportsbook
- Continuously monitor prices/market trends, client profiles and profitability of various sports markets, ensuring all books remain competitive
- Report “unprofitable customers” to Sportsbook manager after monitoring, analysis and profiling customers
- Manage and control bet limits across all sports categories and markets, ensuring the best possible outcome, whilst remaining competitive within the industry
- Hedge wise guy bets by taking back bets from other book makers in order to reduce exposure after consultation with the Sportsbook manager
- On a daily basis, monitor risks in order to prevent over exposure on specific sports and markets and decide where to move markets or change betting limits and prices
- Collaborate with marketing in integrating sports betting and bonusing with marketing campaigns
- Determine relevant sports betting bonuses and “bet-boosts” for relevant market segments, based on customer’s trading history and behaviour, sporting preferences
- Communicate and monitor the effectiveness of bonusing tools on customer behaviour, making adjustments where relevant
- Analyse results and report on applied bonusing tools; making recommendations for future opportunities and risks


Requirements for this Risk & Trading Specialist (online sportsbook) job in Johannesburg:

- Grade 12 or equivalent qualification
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience in online sportsbook management fundamentals
- Deep understanding of sport modelling / betting modelling
- Must have online sportsbook & betting experience
- Demonstrated leadership
- Must have Presentation skills
- Good computer literacy