Job Description

Risk Trader

Risk Trader in UKI Risk Team

Location: Dublin (2 days/hybrid)

Type: Permanent

Your next move

If you thrive on pace, enjoy taking initiative and are ready to adapt when things change, you’ll feel at home here. We’re looking for people who bring energy and curiosity, ask the right questions and find a way forward when the answer isn’t obvious. This is your opportunity to bring that approach to the UKI Risk Team, where our traders are the people behind the odds that our customers bet on. We utilise stats, in-house models, industry news and our opinions to solve problems, manage risks and power performance on all types of sporting events.

Risk Traders work as part of the UK&I Risk team to monitor Football and Sports customers’ activity in real time and retrospectively, assessing the future value of these customers and adjusting Flutter UK&I’s risk exposure to each customer accordingly. The Risk team also monitor Flutter UK&I’s liabilities across Football and Sports, acting as appropriate to manage Flutter UK&I’s risk exposure..

What you'll take on

• Put the Customer First: Help us deliver the sports betting experiences our customers love, ensuring we stay at the top of our game.
• Adapt and Innovate: In this fast-moving industry, you'll work with your colleagues to build fresh, exciting betting options for over 1 million customers.
• Solve Problems, Manage Risks: This role will teach you how to approach challenges strategically, improving the betting experience and learning risk management on the job.
• Engage with Sports: Even if you're new to sports betting, we’ll provide full training to ensure you’re comfortable working with odds, pricing for multiple sports.
• Build Technical Skills: You’ll gain exposure to ground breaking technical applications and analytics, helping you sharpen your analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Grow Professionally: We support your development every step of the way, giving you the tools to expand your skill set and advance your career.

What you'll bring

• No prior Trading experience is required to succeed in this role, we’re looking for curious minds with a drive for continuous improvement. Our Trading Team are equipped to train you throughout your role.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to think critically and solve problems using data. Excel experience is desired.
• Attention to Detail: Precision is key to ensure accuracy in all trading tasks.
• Organisation: Strong organisational skills to run multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Communication & Teamwork: Collaboration across departments is crucial to improve customer experience.
• Critical thinker: whether its analysing data or untangling a tricky situation, you always find the logic behind the madness.

What you'll get

We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work. We also like to share our success; after all you make it happen. Our Benefits package includes;

• Self-Development fund
• Wellbeing fund
• Uncapped holiday allowance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Invest via the Company Sharesave Scheme [Perm only]
• Paid volunteering time per year
• Enhanced parental leave

Flutter Entertainment ("Flutter") is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, ensuring every candidate can participate fully and fairly. We welcome requests for adjustments at any stage of the hiring journey and throughout employment.

If we are unable to meet a requested adjustment, we will work with you to explore suitable alternatives and ensure a fair and supportive process. Our goal is to enable all individuals to thrive, removing barriers, so they can reach their full potential.

Flutter

Flutter is the world’s #1 online sports betting and gaming operator and home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most recognisable brands, including Paddy Power, Betfair and Sky Bet. We set the pace for our industry. And we’re always looking for what’s next.

Here, good ideas move fast. You’ll work with sharp people, solve problems at serious scale and be backed to challenge how things are done. Using our unmatched scale, we share ideas, tech and expertise across our brands and locations, turning great thinking into global impact.