Risk and Trading Analyst

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.

We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting‑edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through Hollywood Casino, the Score Bet Sports book, or the Score media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state‑of‑the‑art platforms are powered by proprietary in‑house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.

When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting‑edge platforms through the Score and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.

With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.

The Risk and Trading Team is responsible for all Sports Betting products, prices, risk management, Boosts, Specials, Promotions 24/7, Player Props in a fast‑paced North American facing operator. You will be part of the team looking after the above duties as the global Sports calendar requires.

We are currently looking for highly motivated and suitably qualified team players. This role requires a highly professional, organized, and enthusiastic individual who is data driven, is obsessed by sports and sports betting and willing to push the boundaries to continuously improve the product.

This role is not for narrow risk management, this role is for taking risk management on the full 360 of the Sports book product, performance, promotion, presentation, and pricing. If you want to put the fan and the fan experience at the centre of the Sports book read on.

• 24/7 monitoring of all bets and prices across all sports, within KPI’s that align with the company's overall goals
  • Constant focus on bet flow, taking action in line with departmental guidelines
  • Monitoring betting lines and reacting immediately to industry movements
  • Identifying relevant bets to assess expected value
  • Recognizing betting patterns that deviate from expected behaviour
  • Monitoring market liabilities in real time
  • Quickly grading markets to maintain rapid and efficient cashflow
• Working with trading teams to deliver a profitable, competitive product for every sporting event
• Communicating with customer‑facing teams to support patron satisfaction and escalating issues for fast resolution
• Using internal tools to assess individual bet and patron value, implementing measures to increase trading hold %
• Ensuring trading products and processes remain fully compliant
• Adapting to changes in providers, processes, and market trends
• Daily reporting to Key Stakeholders in the business
• Creating and executing reports using SQL, Python, Looker, Mode, and Tableau
• Monitoring and reporting on customer lifetime profitability
• Testing in‑house trading tools and daily‑use features
• Recommending new features and guiding them from concept to delivery with the product team
• Monitoring of multi‑accounting and syndicate activity through retrospective pattern analysis to identify customers operating in coordination to exploit pricing inefficiencies
• Utilisation of customer risk data and internal tooling to prioritise and triage accounts for review, ensuring the highest‑impact cases are actioned promptly
• Contributing to the developments of scalable customer risk frameworks that allow for efficient, consistent and commercially driven decision‑making across the customer base.
• Reporting on the commercial impact of customer risk decisions, including GGR uplift from restrictions and trends in sharp customer volumes, to support wider trading strategy
• Other duties required

• Sports‑obsessed with strong, well‑rounded sports betting…