Senior Analyst, Financial Platform

About the role

The Senior Analyst, Financial Platform at DraftKings is responsible for interpreting complex data to guide strategic decisions and enhance the company's financial platform. This role involves working closely with various teams to analyze customer behavior, payment performance, and operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer behavior, payment performance, and operational workflows to uncover opportunities that improve reliability and inform high-impact decisions.
• Translate sophisticated analyses into clear, actionable recommendations that influence stakeholders, enhance the customer experience, and optimize business outcomes.
• Drive scalability, operational excellence, and measurable growth across the Financial Platform.
• Shape how data informs strategy by translating advanced analyses of payment methods, processing performance, customer friction, and financial platform trends into clear, persuasive narratives.
• Define and lead experimentation strategy, establishing best practices for test design, execution, and measurement to optimize payment experiences, fee strategies, and operational improvements at scale.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to Financial Platform Operations, Product, and cross-functional leaders, influencing roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives, and driving measurable business impact.
• Architect and evolve scalable reporting ecosystems and data frameworks that enhance visibility into payment performance, funnel health, operational efficiency, and customer behavior.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of analytics or data science experience.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language such as Python, R, SAS, or Matlab, with the ability to independently structure complex analyses and optimize data workflows.
• Deep understanding of statistical methods, hypothesis testing, and experimental design, with hands-on experience analyzing customer behavior, platform performance, operational workflows, or payment experiences.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex data into clear, executive-ready insights that influence decision-making across technical and non-technical audiences, with experience building scalable reporting solutions using Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Sigma, or similar data visualization platforms.
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity and advanced problem-solving skills, with a track record of proactively identifying opportunities, challenging assumptions, uncovering high-impact insights from ambiguous datasets, and collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience with data analysis tools and techniques.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements in the gaming industry.

Skills

• Data analysis and interpretation.
• SQL and programming languages like Python, R, SAS, or Matlab.
• Statistical methods and experimental design.
• Data visualization and reporting tools.
• Collaboration and stakeholder management.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Flexible work schedule.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Equity and bonus potential.

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $96,000.00 USD - $120,000.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable.

Schedule

This is a full-time position based in Boston, MA.