VP - Trading

Overview What are we building? Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. We’re building a team that resonates passion for learning, operating, and building new products and technologies for millions of consumers. We care about each customer interaction, experience, behavior, and insight and strive to ensure we’re always acting authentically. Rooted in the kindred spirits of Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the new Hard Rock Digital taps a brand known the world over as the leader in gaming, entertainment, and hospitality. We’re taking that foundation of success and bringing it to the digital space — ready to join us? What’s the position? We are looking for an experienced, technical and visionary VP of Trading to drive Hard Rock Digital’s price origination and live trading function for US sports. This role will own the market making, positioning, and risk management for the core sports product while being a strategic partner to the technology teams building and maintaining the pricing models. You will lead the trading function through a transformative period, building an industry leading trading operation. You and your team of best-in-class trading experts will take ownership of verifying model output, continuously evolving pricing logic, and shaping how automation and data science drive pricing efficiency at scale. While not responsible for building the models directly, you will need the expertise to collaborate in synergy with our quant teams to validate pricing output, be fluent in its underlying logic, and drive relentless excellence in how we price, position, and manage risk. Key Responsibilities Build and lead a best-in-class team responsible for core sports pricing, market making, derivative markets, SGPs, and risk positioning Lead execution of pricing strategy across all market types with focus on competitiveness, accuracy, and profitability Act as the key customer and partner to internal product, data science, and engineering teams responsible for building pricing models Understand, validate, and challenge model outputs, while maintaining an open, solution-oriented mindset Ensure pricing logic aligns with real-world trading conditions, edge cases, and market movement Provide structured, data-driven feedback to improve model performance and automation quality Own market positioning strategies across sports, ensuring pricing aligns with trading goals and customer maximization Manage exposure and risk limits in real time, adjusting strategy in response to betting patterns and volatility Develop frameworks to flag and respond to mispricing, inefficiencies, or liability spikes Be an authority on the industry’s regulatory terrain and responsible gambling policies Champion scalable trading practices by driving automation where possible across pricing, margining, and market management Identify friction points in current workflows and collaborate with product/engineering to prioritize trading tool enhancements Build a roadmap for the future of automated market making with trading input at its core Collaborate with Customer Optimization, Analysis, Trading, and Event Control teams to align on execution and exposure strategies Act as a senior voice in sportsbook leadership, contributing to planning, product feedback, and innovation initiatives Ensure your team’s decisions and processes are aligned with state-level compliance frameworks What are we looking for? Significant experience in sportsbook trading or price origination, with a strong track record of owning markets and driving performance Deep knowledge of professional and college sports, pricing theory, market making, and risk exposure management Proven ability to work cross-functionally with tech, product, and quant teams An outstanding leader. An inspirational mentor to your team, cultivating and enabling talent to flourish Strong analytical and data fluency; comfortable validating pricing logic and understanding model assumptions Commercially minded and open to evolving how both technology and human expertise can be harnessed for the optimal outcomes Excellent communicator, able to challenge thinking constructively and lead through change What’s in it for you? We offer our employees more than just competitive compensation. Our team benefits include: Competitive pay and benefits Flexible vacation allowance Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand A vibrant, collaborative office-based environment designed to foster a high-energy, high-performance trading culture The chance to build and mentor a close-knit team where energy, accountability, and ambition are celebrated Opportunity help shape the future strategy of the Sportsbook Roster of Uniques We care deeply about every interaction our customers have with us, and trust and empower our staff to own and drive their experience. Our vision for our business and customers is built on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where regardless of background or beliefs you feel able to be authentic and bring all your talent into play. We want to celebrate you being you (we are an equal opportunities employer) #J-18808-Ljbffr