Head of Quantitative Trading – Sports – Sofia, Bulgaria

Head of Quantitative Trading Sports Betting in Sofia Bulgaria. Competitive discussed at interview.

• Location: Sofia Bulgaria
• Work model: On-site
• Languages: English
• Salary: Competitive discussed at interview
• Start: ASAP
• Relocation: not offered for this role

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.

• 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
• Analyse large volumes of sports market customer and historical betting data
• Ensure betting markets are priced accurately and efficiently across different sports and competitions
• Establish effective frameworks for risk management exposure management and trading limits
• Monitor trading performance and identify opportunities to improve margin pricing accuracy and operational efficiency
• Develop quantitative methodologies to identify market inefficiencies and improve decision-making

• 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
• Strong understanding of model validation backtesting and performance measurement
• Experience managing and developing high-performing quantitative and trading teams

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 figure suggests.

• 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
• Product Engineering Data and Commercial leadership
• High level of autonomy and influence over strategic and technical decisions
• Exposure to complex real-time sports markets and high-volume trading systems

Bulgaria is one of the best-value moves in Europe right now city living at a fraction of Western European costs an established international community and a flat 10% income tax.

• 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

From application to starting on the ground usually takes around five weeks.

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