Senior Product Manager (Sports Models)

 

 

A bit about us:  

Do you want to join one of the world’s fastest growing sports technology companies? Genius Sports is at the epicenter of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.    

We’re looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.  

If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us. We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It’s why many of the world’s largest leagues & federations such as the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.    

How will you work?  

Join a highly skilled team delivering an innovative & intelligent product! Forming part of a multi-disciplinary agile team of Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Data Scientists, Senior QA Engineer and Product, you will look to work closely to the fundamental principles of continuous delivery and empowered, high-performing teams.  

If you are looking to work on a smart solution, collaborate with astute engineers and deliver high caliber code with an autonomous & performance focused approach that supports success, delivery & quality, then this is for you.  

What will you be working on?  

The goal of our Sports Modelling team is to create the most accurate predictions about sport events across a wide variety of sports to be used to create betting products for sportsbook customers. Using new and innovative modelling techniques that will drive innovation across our business including our Live Trading, PreMatch and Same Game Parlay. You will be crucial in shaping the future of our trading process, driving automation and efficiency where possible.  

The role: Senior Product Manager 

As the Senior Product Manager for this team, you will be embedded within our cross-functional product Delivery Team translating high level roadmaps into acceptance criteria, working with a committed and collaborative team in achieving shared product goals. As such, you will need to work transparently within our collaboration tools. 

Your responsibilities will cover both the strategic and tactical aspects of Product Management.  The tactical aspects of the role involve requirements scoping, definition of epic level acceptance criteria, working with the delivery team during planning and throughout product delivery.  You will work with stakeholders to ensure all aspects of delivery have been accounted for. 

Responsibilities  

• Develop and own KPIs for the development and performance of our in-house models  
• Contribute to the overall product vision working closely with the Inplay, PreMatch, Risk Management and MultiBet (Same Game Parlay) Product Managers
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap collaborating with commercial, operational and engineering stakeholders
• Cultivate a winning culture by creating clear requirements, KPI’s, and retrospective analysis for future improvement
• Support the operational running of the product on a day-to-day basis via communication with traders, triage of bugs and domain knowledge
• Produce relevant documentation to support product awareness and technical build across the organization  
   

Minimum Qualifications 

• 3+ years of product management experience in a field related to sports modelling, quantitative analysis or trading 
• Knowledge of machine learning and predictive modelling applications is desirable
• You will be experienced working with technical products and initiatives. Proven ability of developing strong functional understanding of very technical concepts via a combination of speaking with subject matter experts and self-learning.
• You will be a great writer of requirements: The ability to articulate Business and Technology needs in the form of concise and simple requirements and acceptance criteria which ensures that the business value is being delivered.
• You will be a confident and effective communicator: Someone who can 'speak tech' to the Business and 'speak business' to Te