Manage prediction-market operations, including market creation, configuration, launches, settlement, member support, surveillance, KPI reporting, and liquidity coordination. Monitor activity for anomalies and escalate potential trade-practice violations. Collaborate with engineering, regulatory, analytics, product, clearinghouse, and ecosystem partners to support compliant, reliable market operations and new feature launches. Shift coverage may be required for real-time surveillance.
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The Crown Is Yours
As an Associate, Market Operations you'll play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of DraftKings' prediction markets. Working at the intersection of regulation, surveillance, and operations, you'll help ensure our markets are fair, compliant, and built to scale. From assisting with trade practice surveillance to communicating directly with regulators, your expertise will help shape a trusted, future-ready exchange in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
What you'll do as an Associate, Market Operations
What you'll bring
Join Our Team
We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is 61,600.00 USD - 77,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
The Crown Is Yours
As an Associate, Market Operations you'll play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of DraftKings' prediction markets. Working at the intersection of regulation, surveillance, and operations, you'll help ensure our markets are fair, compliant, and built to scale. From assisting with trade practice surveillance to communicating directly with regulators, your expertise will help shape a trusted, future-ready exchange in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape.
What you'll do as an Associate, Market Operations
- Manage market activity including market creation, market configuration, coordinate launch timing and conduct settlement procedures.
- Provide operation support to Exchange Members on connectivity, market metadata, and market resolution.
- Conduct real-time market surveillance coverage to identify anomalies and escalate trade practice violations.
- Monitor market activity to track KPIs and produce reports for internal analytics.
- Collaborate with the engineering and market structures team on operational requirements for new features and launches.
- Manage the relationship with the Exchange's Clearinghouse partner to ensure timely and accurate funding for Exchange Member accounts.
- Working with ecosystem partners to ensure that markets are operating smoothly with sufficient liquidity.
What you'll bring
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to work with partners across engineering, regulatory, analytics, and product team.
- Understanding of market structure including order book, matching engine, market states, trading dynamics, and market ecosystems.
- High attention to detail and a bias for action when resolving time-sensitive issues.
- Enthusiasm for prediction markets, sports trading, or financial markets.
- Flexibility to provide shift coverage as needed for real-time market surveillance.
- Experience in a trading role is a plus but not required.
Join Our Team
We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is 61,600.00 USD - 77,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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