Senior Sports Trader – Umhlanga Hollywoodbets Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Permanent Closing Date 30 September 2024 Job Details Division: Hollywoodbets Business Unit: Other Roles Minimum experience: Associate Company primary industry: Gambling and Casinos Job functional area: Other Job Description Being a part of the Hollywoodbets Purple Team is an opportunity to become a part of one of South Africa’s biggest success stories. From humble beginnings in Durban, Hollywoodbets has grown into a powerhouse brand operating across Africa and the United Kingdom. Our talented Team is on a mission to increase our global footprint, ready to take on any challenge because at Hollywoodbets, not even the sky is the limit. Join our Team and let’s reach for the stars. We have an amazing opportunity for a Senior Sports Trader to be based in Umhlanga, Durban. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star? The Senior Sports Trader offers specialised betting on an assigned sport on all betting platforms (internet, mobile, branches) to ensure that Hollywood remains the leading sports betting operator in South Africa. To perform the necessary sports tasks and duties in a professional manner and pro-actively keep ahead of the competition in regard to sports betting and customer service. To make sure that the specified sport functions according to Hollywood’s guidelines and forecasts. With Hollywoodbets You Will: Innovate and create as part of a like-minded, authentic Team eager to achieve goals. Embrace challenges and the thrill of working in a vibrant and fast-paced industry. Grow with our development plans and culture that allows you to further your career. You Bring: Experience with Sports betting trading. A Bonus To Have: Related Certificate/Diploma. What You’ll Do For The Brand: Manage and oversee the In Running section of the department. Manage your assigned sports extensively to ensure the smooth running of the sport. Price up sports after completing extensive research on the teams, past results, standings and the global and local betting market. Offer competitive betting that is up to date. Monitor and adjust betting due to any betting market changes or liabilities. Analyse profit and loss figures for the sport to ensure that the sport achieves its required profit margins and desired turnover increase. Evaluate winning clients to determine whether limits need to be put in place for the punter. Make management aware of the clients in a report so that a final decision can be made. Communicate with clients whenever a limit is put in place or an adjustment is made to an account. Build models on new and current data for various markets and work out what percentages we should be betting to on certain markets. Evaluate top winning tickets to ensure that odds and times are correct and that no mistakes were made. Compose a weekly report on your sport that is to be sent to management to inform them on all matters regarding the sport. Keep management up to date with large liabilities on sportsbook. Forecast monthly turnover and profit figures and periodically check your current position to ensure that your sport is in line with desired monthly figures. Confirm big bets for the sport that are laid in branches or with the call center. Compile a comparison between local bookmakers to see our position in the market and if any potential threats are available. Update and monitor the outright betting for all tournaments. Result events as soon results are known to allow punters to receive their winnings as soon as possible. Assist and guide the ‘sports agents’ so they can function as effectively as possible. Request assistance for the creation of events from sports agents. Assist customers with any sports betting related queries or complaints and try to resolve any disputes in a professional and timely manner. Assist the marketing department with the advertising of your assigned sport to keep them aware of upcoming tournaments or big winning bets or bet types that you wish to push. Communicate with the social media department to advertise your sport and make customers aware of when betting is opened and what teams/players prices are. What You’ll Bring To The Team: Demonstrate a good understanding of betting procedures and betting types. Demonstrate good business acumen skills. Demonstrate good financial management skills. Excellent people management skills. Customer service and orientation experience. Must be able to identify, analyse, organise, and solve problems. Follows through anddelivers results despite obstacles. Good attention to detail. So, are you ready to level up, learn, and perform at your best? Apply now! Please be advised that should you not be contacted within 30 days, kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful. #J-18808-Ljbffr