At DraftKings, the business problem is to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities in Daily Fantasy Sports products through the use of AI and data science.
Requirements
- Proven experience applying machine learning and statistical modeling to solve real-world business problems, ideally in marketing or customer lifecycle contexts.
- Experience leading and coaching other data scientists
- Strong proficiency in Python (or R) and experience working with large datasets using SQL and distributed computing platforms.
- Ability to structure and execute data science projects and deliver business value through production-ready models.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end modeling projects to improve customer engagement and retention, from ideation to production deployment.
- Build, test, and optimize machine learning models to forecast user behavior, personalize promotions, and enhance Sportsbook product engagement.
- Partner with engineers, analysts, product managers, and marketers to translate insights into scalable solutions embedded within customer-facing systems.
- Mentor junior data scientists and share modeling and engineering best practices across the team.
- Clearly communicate findings and the impact of your models to stakeholders to influence product and marketing strategy.
Other
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- 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.
- Travel requirements not mentioned
- US work visa requirements not mentioned
