We are looking for a passionate and professional Trader to join our Trading Operations team.

Based in Singapore and reporting to the Deputy Director, the trader will have day-to-day responsibility of minimizing company's risk exposure and maximizing the book's profit.

However, we also recognize that each individual has a unique blend of skills. Whether your strength is sports betting or statistics, we want to talk to you.

What You'll Do

• You will gather latest sporting news & relevant information from FIOs, media sporting news, Internet, watching sporting events both on television and at stadiums, as well as analysing data and statistics.
• You will monitor and study betting trends, manage betting of assigned sports events, gather the latest sporting information and competitors' odds, maximise collections and GGR within prevailing approved risk parameters.
• You will learn and stay up-to-date with corporate policies, risk limits, operating guidelines and regulatory and statutory limits, execute processes to manage risk and liabilities of the books offered and react accordingly to any extraordinary market movements, assist in the research for the development of algorithmic trading models and quantitative methods to execute trades.
• You will implement guidelines to ensure processes and system integrity are in place, conduct feasibility study on the proposed enhancements to the trading operations/services and present ideas to management.
• You will assess and profile account customers through their betting history, profitability and behaviour, and trade and manage risks in accordance to the profiling results and guidelines.
• You will analyse performance of our sports betting product against budgets and targets, work closely with SB Product to review, develop and propose new products to meet consumer demand and attract new customers.
• You will support business development plans with quantitative research to inform business development strategies.

Who You Are

• You will need at least a tertiary education with 2-3 years of working experience, preferably in sports trading and odds compilation.
• You should have a strong background in mathematics or statistics.
• You should be highly numerate and have an astute ability to identify and link relevant information and their implications to the outcomes of sporting events.
• You should have in depth knowledge in sports; be passionate about football and other popular sports.
• You should have knowledge of fixed odds market and the principle involved in pricing and trading sports events.
• You should have strong decision making skills so as to react promptly in response to changing situations.
• You should have the ability to use analytical and reporting tools and have a strong analytical and problem-solving ability to provide insights into trading.
• You should be a team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• You should be an organized person with a high level of attention to details and be able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• You should be able to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends and public holidays.
• You should be adept in using the PC and the related betting applications.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Flexi Benefits
• Staggered working hours
• Medical Insurance

Singapore Pools welcomes you not for how you look, where you come from, or differences you may have. We want you here for who you are. Diversity at the company helps us see a greater picture represented by different voices, helping us in contributing back to the society. So, feel free to express who you are, and be proud of your heritage and personal experience as you begin your journey with us!

Singapore Pools was established by the Government on 23 May 1968 to provide safe and trusted betting to counter illegal gambling. As a not-for-profit organisation, all of Singapore Pools' surplus is channeled to Tote Board to fund a wide range of causes in social service, community development, sports, the arts, education and health. Currently, Singapore Pools contributes about $2 billion annually to the Government in the form of taxes and duties, and for the funding of good causes.