Senior Analyst, Risk
Description
As a Senior Analyst, Risk Analytics, you'll turn complex risk and customer data into strategic direction that strengthens our fraud prevention capabilities and informs high-impact decisions. You'll partner across teams to evaluate workflows, identify emerging trends, and build scalable reporting frameworks that support a fast-growing business. In this role, you'll translate sophisticated analyses into clear, actionable recommendations that influence stakeholders, improve operational efficiency, and enhance strategy across DraftKings apps. Your work will help improve decision-making and drive scalable risk management practices across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Support high-impact analytical initiatives focused on fraud prevention, chargeback reduction, and risk mitigation across our apps and experiences.
- Monitor emerging threats and trends by analysing customer behaviour, identifying risk patterns, and developing data-driven solutions that reduce risk exposure.
- Translate complex analyses into clear, actionable insights and recommendations that align stakeholders and inform strategic decision-making.
- Evaluate business rules and operational workflows to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, optimise performance, and strengthen risk management outcomes.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Data Science, and other cross-functional teams to analyse customer behaviour, surface risks, and support strategic initiatives.
- Build and maintain reporting tools and dashboards that surface key risk metrics, improve visibility, and enable data-driven decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field. (required)
- At least 3 years of analytics or data science experience. (required)
- Advanced proficiency in SQL; experience with an additional programming language such as Python, R, SAS, or Matlab is a plus. (nice-to-have)
- Ability to take complex problems and datasets, build structured analytical frameworks, and communicate clear, executive-ready insights to cross-functional teams and senior leadership. (required)
- Deep understanding of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and experimental design, with hands-on experience developing and validating predictive or analytical models. (required)
- Intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to leverage emerging technologies and AI-powered tools to improve productivity, accelerate analysis, and uncover actionable insights. (required)
Benefits
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is 95,200.00 USD - 119,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing Program: free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, Virtual Yoga Classes, and many more.
- Parental Leave & Support: 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and offer workplace lactation support. Partner with Care.com for care finder and backup childcare.
- Family Planning: support for adoption, surrogacy, fertility treatments, or other family planning.
- Flexible PTO if you work in the United States.
- Pet Insurance: save on vet expenses for accidents, illnesses, and more.
- Gym Reimbursement: reimburse part of your gym membership once you enroll in a health insurance plan.
- Financial Planning: 401(k) matching to programs such as Origin Financial.
- Commuter Benefits: help you save money on your daily commute.
- Tuition Reimbursement: for educational courses related to their positions or another position at DraftKings.