Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hard Rock Digital is a team focused on becoming the best online sportsbook, casino, and social gaming company in the world. They are seeking a strategic and technically strong Senior Manager of Sports CRM Analytics to lead analytics and serve as the primary analytics partner for the Sports CRM team.
Responsibilities
- Build & Lead a High-Performance Analytics Team
- Develop and mentor a team of CRM analysts with a high bar for intellectual rigor and business impact
- Work with Senior Director to establish best practices in analytical thinking, experimentation design, and stakeholder communication
- Create scalable processes that enable both speed and quality
- Evolve the Measurement Foundation
- Apply and evolve best-in-class frameworks for campaign performance, retention lift, incremental revenue, and long-term player value
- Implement robust test-and-learn strategies, including permanent holdouts and advanced test/control methodologies
- Drive Strategic Impact
- Provide actionable insights that influence audience targeting, bonus strategy, lifecycle marketing, creative optimization, and promotional investments
- Partner with CRM leadership to prioritize initiatives that maximize sustainable player value
- Move the team from descriptive reporting to forward-looking, decision-driving analytics
- Advance Technology & Intelligent Automation
- Identify and implement practical analytical tools and AI-driven approaches to improve the performance of the Sports CRM function
- Ensure new technologies are thoughtfully applied — balancing innovation with measurable ROI
- Elevate Analytical Culture
- Champion experimentation and evidence-based decision-making within the Sports CRM organization
- Translate complex findings into clear, executive-ready narratives that drive action
- Raise the standard for how insights inform strategy
Skills
- Strategic Analytics Leader: You're comfortable influencing senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on with complex analysis. You know how to ask the right questions — not just answer them
- Business-First Thinker: You care about impact, not output
- Experimentation Expert: You understand CRM testing environments — including holdouts, incrementality measurement, and interpreting imperfect or noisy results in dynamic systems
- Influential Communicator: You can translate sophisticated analysis into compelling, concise narratives for non-technical stakeholders. You're comfortable challenging assumptions and shaping roadmaps
- Talent Mentor: You have experience hiring, coaching, and retaining high-performing analytics professionals — and creating environments where they thrive
- 6+ years of experience in analytics, with 2+ years leading teams
- Experience in online gaming
- Experience applying AI/ML or automation thoughtfully to business problems
- Advanced SQL proficiency and experience working with modern data stacks
- Background in engineering, math, computer science, economics, or related quantitative field
- Experience in CRM, lifecycle marketing, or retention analytics
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
- Flexible vacation allowance
- Flexible work from home or office hours
- Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand
- Opportunity help shape the future strategy of the Sportsbook
Company Overview
Hard Rock Digital is building the future of online sports betting and interactive gaming. It was founded in 2020, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is https://www.hardrockdigital.com/.Company H1B Sponsorship
Hard Rock Digital has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 4 in 2024, 5 in 2022, 1 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.