Head of Quantitative Trading – Sports Betting – Sofia, Bulgaria

Hiring now: Head of Quantitative Trading Sports Betting Sofia Bulgaria. English required. Competitive discussed at interview.

• 5 years of experience in quantitative trading sportsbook trading quantitative research or a closely related analytical field
• Significant experience in a senior leadership or quantitative trading management position
• Strong understanding of sports betting markets odds probabilities pricing margins and risk management
• Advanced knowledge of statistics probability theory mathematical modelling and quantitative analysis
• Strong programming capabilities in Python R or similar quantitative languages
• Experience working with large datasets and analytical technologies such as SQL Proven experience developing predictive pricing forecasting or risk models
• Experience with automated or algorithmic trading systems is highly advantageous
• Knowledge of machine learning and AI techniques applied to forecasting pricing or trading is an advantage

If those line up the rest is worth your time.

CloserHire is partnering with a fast-growing international technology company within the sports betting and iGaming industry to recruit an experienced Head of Quantitative Trading for their team in Sofia Bulgaria. This senior leadership role will take ownership of the companys quantitative trading strategy pricing models risk frameworks and trading performance. You will lead a team of quantitative analysts and traders combining advanced statistical modelling sports data and technology to optimise

The role centres on define and lead the overall quantitative trading strategy across the sportsbook lead develop and mentor teams of Quantitative analysts Traders and Data specialists develop and continuously improve pricing probability forecasting and risk models drive the development of automated and algorithmic approaches to sportsbook trading and pricing and analyse large volumes of sports market customer and historical betting data.

Competitive discussed at interview

Bulgaria applies a flat 10% income tax and living costs in Sofia Plovdiv and Varna run well below Western European levels the take-home goes considerably further than the headline suggests.

Alongside the salary you get senior leadership position within a growing international sports betting technology company ownership of the companys quantitative trading strategy and operating framework opportunity to build and develop a high-performing quantitative trading function direct influence over pricing risk management automation and trading performance opportunity to apply advanced statistical modelling machine learning and AI to real-world sports markets access to large-scale sports and betting datasets close collaboration with senior and product Engineering Data and Commercial leadership.

A flat 10% income tax and some of the lowest living costs in the EU your salary stretches a long way.

• Apply with your CV we read every application
• A short introductory call with CloserHire around 30 minutes
• Interview with the company
• Offer then we help with the paperwork and where relevant the move

CloserHire recruits for this role on behalf of our client. We are an equal-opportunity recruiter and consider every applicant on ability alone.