Trading, Data Analyst I

Overview

As a Data Analyst I within Fanatics Betting & Gaming, you will work alongside traders, product managers, and data professionals to deliver data-driven insights that optimise our pricing or identify opportunities for trading

This entry-level role is ideal for someone with strong analytical foundations and a desire to grow within a fast-paced, data-rich environment. You’ll help build reports and dashboards, monitor key performance metrics, and perform exploratory analyses to support decision-making across the Trading function.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a strong understanding of pricing, liquidity, and customer behavior.  
• Build and maintain reports and dashboards to monitor KPIs such as market activity, liquidity depth, and user participation.  
• Support pricing and risk analysis through structured SQL queries, data cleaning, and exploratory analysis.  
• Partner with Trading, Product, and Data Engineering teams to gather requirements and deliver clear, actionable outputs.  
• Assist in evaluating performance and identifying trends, anomalies, or inefficiencies.  
• Communicate findings effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders using clear narratives and visualizations.  
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of Trading workflows, data tools, and reporting processes.  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, or Computer Science.  
• Foundational data analysis skills, with exposure to structured data extraction, cleaning, and transformation.  
• Basic knowledge of SQL, with an eagerness to grow into advanced querying (CTEs, joins, aggregations, window functions).  
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to structure analyses clearly and logically.  
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain data findings in plain language.  
• Curiosity about financial markets, or sports betting, with a willingness to learn trading fundamentals.  

Nice to Have

• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI) to create dashboards and reporting tools.  
• Exposure to programming languages like Python or R for data analysis.  
• Familiarity with semi-structured data (JSON) or modern data tools (Snowflake, Databricks, dbt).  
• Interest in risk modeling, pricing, or financial market structures.

Salary range is listed in USD; ranges will change based on country and state of residence, which are reflected in Geographical Zones defined by Fanatics Betting and Gaming. *Salary Range: $86,400 to $108,000 (Salary range incorporates all of our Geographical Compensation Zones and is subject to change as the Zone associated with the actual Offer is confirmed). In addition to the base and bonus, full-time employment, and more. For information about our benefits, please visit https://benefitsatfanatics.com/

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally.