Market Operations Specialist

$70 – $90k • meaningful equity

Summary:

• Backed by some of the best in the game – Forerunner, YC, Lux, Soma, Paul Graham, Joe Montana, Innospark, the founders of Instacart and Dropbox, and many other top angels and funds

• Founders are recent Harvard grads with quant experience at Jane Street and BoA and years of experience as sharp sports bettors

• $300B annually bet on sports in the US and the size of the market is rapidly growing, particularly given the opportunity for operators to capitalize on the sweepstakes business model

• Currently the only way to bet is with retail sportsbooks, which have egregious margins, discriminatory and inefficient practices, and a stale betting experience

• Novig is a sports prediction market that guarantees users the best lines by allowing them to play directly against friends or the market, rather than against the house, making the sports trading experience more efficient, fair, and, most importantly, profitable

What will you do?

• Create daily featured offerings across all major sports - including NFL, NCAAF, NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAAB, Soccer, and UFC - and curate the selections displayed at the top of the app to highlight the most compelling games and matches

• Build weekly schedules for parlay boosts and market pushes - including marquee games and matchups where we want to drive elevated trading activity

• Create custom and special markets tied to major sports storylines (coach firings, trade deadlines, free agency, player starting roles, etc.), and collaborate with the social media team to develop marketing plans that maximize visibility and drive trading engagement

• Manage Discord community engagement throughout the day and evening, ensuring user prop requests are gathered and pushed live on the app quickly and relay app suggestions to team

• Respond to user questions accurately and in a timely manner, requiring a comprehensive understanding of all facets of the app - including trading mechanisms, app features, grading and settlement processes, and the full suite of product offerings

• Assist with daily trade settlement - i.e.in-play markets, futures, custom events and more

• Study competitor offerings and relay insights, ideas, and user feedback to the product and engineering teams to help refine and improve the product

What are we looking for?

We’re seeking candidates with a strong passion for sports and markets. The ideal candidate will have:

• Deep Sports Knowledge: You’re highly familiar with major American professional and college leagues, and you understand the rhythms and life cycles of these markets.

• Real-Time Decision Making: You thrive in fast-paced, high-stakes environments, making quick, data-driven decisions as events unfold.

• Flexibility: You’re available to work during peak trading hours—primarily weekends and evenings—when the action happens.

• Social Media: You’re in tune with current trends and hot button topics across the sports landscape, on X, Instagram, and other platforms.

Collaboration: You will be interacting with Novig users, engineers, and customer support team members frequently. Understanding how to communicate professionally and effectively across all channels is crucial.

If you’re a sports fanatic with a trader’s mindset, eager to work at the cutting edge of sports analytics and prediction markets, we’d love to hear from you!

Who is Novig?

At Novig, we have reimagined the sports betting landscape by building a sweepstakes-based sports prediction market. Our innovative platform allows users to engage in sports predictions without traditional gambling constraints. By leveraging the sweepstakes model, we ensure compliance with regulatory requirements while providing a unique, engaging, and profitable experience for our users. Our goal is to make sports prediction more accessible, fair, and enjoyable.

Novig’s founders, Jacob and Kelechi were sophisticated sports bettors who grew increasingly frustrated by the latency, discriminatory practices, monotony, and non-profitability of the retail sports betting experience.

As the regulatory landscape evolves in the United States, Novig is positioned to become a leading innovator with our unique focus on research and technology.

How does Novig approach compensation?

We are big believers in providing excellent compensation to everyone on the team as we build.

• We offer salaries at the top of the benchmarks you’d find for senior roles at big name companies

• We provide equity to all employees regardless of role. We are looking for people who can grow with us as we scale our team and product, and we think it’s important for all employees, especially our first few teammates, to have significant equity in the company so you have skin in the game and our incentives are aligned.

What benefits does Novig offer?

We are embarking on an ambitious journey and are committed to providing generous benefits, even at this early stage.

• Robust health, dental, and vision plans, covering 100% of health premiums and 99% of dental and vision premiums

• Generous 401(k) plan, matching up to 4% of base salary

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with $1,080 annual company contributions

• $27/day food or commuter stipend when working in our NYC office