Commercial Revenue Analysis Manager
Based in Hammersmith, West London
Betfair is one of the world’s largest international online sports betting providers and pioneered the betting exchange in 2000. Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to choose their own odds and bet against each other. The company now processes over five million transactions a day from its three million registered customers around the world. In addition to sports betting, Betfair offers a portfolio of innovative products including casino, exchange games and poker.
Betfair has twice been named the UK’s ‘Company of the Year’ by the Confederation of British Industry and has won two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008. Betfair currently employs over 2,000 people worldwide. The company holds betting licences in Gibraltar, the UK, Tasmania, Italy and Malta.
The key focus of the Commercial Revenues Analysis team is to offer an enhanced level of analytical capability for revenues generated by the business, as well as insight on the factors which determine these revenues.
This role has responsibility for a team of analysts tasked with the delivery of high profile analytical work across Betfair. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of delivering detailed analysis, to a wide range of stakeholders in a fast-paced business environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Having responsibility for a team of 3 analysts (2 Hammersmith, 1 Malta) and work with them to manage both their workload and their relationships with key stakeholders throughout the business
- Providing regular review of and insight into Betfair’s performance with regard to KPIs, in the form of weekly/monthly reports for product stakeholders and quarterly updates for senior management/Exco board packs
- Deep dive into complex data-sets and tools to get behind the KPIs, to explain the underlying trends and make recommendations to improve business performance
- Supply detailed analysis for senior management reports and investor presentations at key junctures throughout the year
- Offer analytical capability to stakeholders in interpreting key reports. Manage relationship with Business Intelligence to ensure dashboards give visibility of the areas needed to drive correct business decisions
- Analyse new product launches and site improvements to ensure developments are delivering against business case
- Deliver stand-alone presentations giving insight on commercial challenges within Betfair, requiring complex analysis of large multi-variable datasets, presenting results and recommendations to senior audience
- Drive business improvement through raising awareness of opportunities and weaknesses within commercial and product functions of Betfair
- Support commercial finance in delivering accurate budgets and forecasts with a sufficient level of detail
Key working relationships will be with:
- Commercial Revenues Analysis Team Members
- Wider Commercial Analysis Group
- Commercial Finance team
- Commercial Strategy team
- Marketing
- Product P&L Owners
- Global BI Team
- Senior Management
Criteria:
- Experience of managing a team of analysts handling complex data sets and delivering against challenging deadlines
- Relevant experience will probably have been gained in roles similar to the following: Business Data Analyst, Pricing and Yield Management, Revenue management, MI or BI Analyst;
- Advanced data manipulation skills using some or all of PLSQL, Microsoft BI (Proclarity, Reporting Services, advanced Excel, Business Objects, or similar high-volume data analysis tools
- Strong analysis skills and the ability to deal with large volumes of numerical data.
- Commercial acumen, and understanding of what makes up the key drivers of a business
- Confidence in presenting findings and making strategic recommendations to senior management
- Good organisational skills and can prioritise both personal and team workloads
- Appreciation of when detail is required, when a higher level approach is appropriate, and how to position messages with the target audience
- An interest in Online Gaming/Betting
- Previous experience in the Online gaming/betting industry
THE REWARDS.
- Competitive salary, BUPA, Bonus, Share Options, Season Ticket Loan.
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