Senior Product Manager (Sports Models) - New York New York

Company: Genius Sports
Location: New York, New York
Posted On: 05/08/2025

Do you want to join one of the world's fastest growing sports technology companies? Genius Sports is at the epicenter of the global network connecting sports, brands and fans through official live data. Our mission is simple. We champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties.We're looking for enthusiastic and ambitious people to join our talented team.If you see yourself becoming part of a global family building the future of sports entertainment together, then come and grow with us.We put trust in our people to deliver the difference for our clients around the world. It's why many of the world's largest leagues & federations such as the NFL, English Premier League, FIBA and NCAA choose to work with Genius Sports.How will you work?Join a highly skilled team delivering an innovative & intelligent product! Forming part of a multi-disciplinary agile team of Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Data Scientists, Senior QA Engineer and Product, you will look to work closely to the fundamental principles of continuous delivery and empowered, high-performing teams.If you are looking to work on a smart solution, collaborate with astute engineers and deliver high caliber code with an autonomous & performance focused approach that supports success, delivery & quality, then this is for you.What will you be working on?The goal of our Sports Modelling team is to create the most accurate predictions about sport events across a wide variety of sports to be used to create betting products for sportsbook customers. Using new and innovative modelling techniques that will drive innovation across our business including our Live Trading, PreMatch and Same Game Parlay. You will be crucial in shaping the future of our trading process, driving automation and efficiency where possible. The role: Senior Product ManagerAs the Senior Product Manager for this team, you will be embedded within our cross-functional product Delivery Team translating high level roadmaps into acceptance criteria, working with a committed and collaborative team in achieving shared product goals. As such, you will need to work transparently within our collaboration tools.Your responsibilities will cover both the strategic and tactical aspects of Product Management. The tactical aspects of the role involve requirements scoping, definition of epic level acceptance criteria, working with the delivery team during planning and throughout product delivery. You will work with stakeholders to ensure all aspects of delivery have been accounted for.Responsibilities

• Develop and own KPIs for the development and performance of our in-house models
• Contribute to the overall product vision working closely with the Inplay, PreMatch, Risk Management and MultiBet (Same Game Parlay) Product Managers
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap collaborating with commercial, operational and engineering stakeholders
• Cultivate a winning culture by creating clear requirements, KPI's, and retrospective analysis for future improvement
• Support the operational running of the product on a day-to-day basis via communication with traders, triage of bugs and domain knowledge
• Produce relevan t documentation to support product awareness and technical build across the organization
  Minimum Qualifications
  • 3+ yearsof product management experience in a field related to sports modelling, quantitative analysis or trading
  • Knowledge of machine learning and predictive modelling applications is desirable
  • You will be experienced working with technical products and initiatives. Proven ability of developing strong functional understanding of very technical concepts via a combination of speaking with subject matter experts and self-learning.
  • You will be a great writer of requirements: The ability to articulate Business and Technology needs in the form of concise and simple requirements and acceptance criteria which ensures that the business value is being delivered.
  • You will be a confident and effective communicator: Someone who can 'speak tech' to the Business and 'speak business' to Technology. The ability to ask the right questions and understand exactly what is needed by stakeholders from your product.
  • You will be resilient: Comfortable delivering under pressure in a complex fast-paced environment, often dealing with topics which contain high levels of ambiguity. Also must be comfortable having difficult conversations with stakeholders and managing expectations.
  • You will be a fantastic problem solver: The ability to anticipate and identify problems, evaluate the causes, and then engage with the correct people to find solutions and mitigate risk.
  • You will be great at forward planning and prioritization: The ability to prioritize and plan day to day, sprint to sprint and quarter to quarter, helping to ensure that your team deliver the right things at the right time.
    
    What we expect from our co-workers?
    • Curiosity and strong desire to learn and improve.
    • Social skills, being able to act as a facilitator, can balance enabling others with individual contributions.
    • Time management and asynchronous communication skills relevant for a remote-first engineering organization.
    • Enthusiasm and ability to work collaboratively within a team.
    • Excellent spoken and written English.
    • Adherence to our core engineering principles of Aligned Autonomy, Psychological Safety and Continuous Improvement.
      
      What's in it for you?
      
      As well as a competitive salary and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities.
      
      The base salary range for this role is $180,000 -$200,000. There are a number of factors which affect what the specific pay offer would be for this role, including location, seniority, and relevant educational and working experience. This is base salary only - all full-time roles will also be eligible to take part in Genius benefits and some roles may be eligible to take part in a variable compensation plan. For more details on the compensation and benefits package, please get in touch with our Talent teamHow we work:
      
      Genius will be returning to the office 4 days a week, and this will give you the opportunity to work collaboratively face-to-face with colleagues in our New York office.Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what's achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organization and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses.Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender reassignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.Apply for this job*indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *Enter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfEnter manuallyAccepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfHow did you hear about us? * Select...Do you now (or in the future) need a visa/sponsorship to work in the United States? * Select...What is your compensation expectation? *Where are you currently located? (City, State) *Are you willing to relocate to NYC? * Select...We ask that you come into the office (NYC) at a minimum of 4 days a week. Are you able to meet this requirement? * Select...Do you have specific experience related to sports modeling, quantitative analysis or trading? *Global D&I DemographicsAt Genius Sports we believe in better together, which means we don't only value diversity, but we are determined to make sure that everyone here feels included and valued.We invite all applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process. All data that you provide will be completely anonymous, you will not be personally identifiable by any of the data you include.This also means that if you choose to disclose a disability the Talent Acquisition team will not be able to identify you personally to assist with any measures that might help during the process. Therefore, if you require any support throughout the application or interview process please ensure to reach out to the team directly and make them aware of any requirements, and we will do what we can to help.
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