Developer Advocate Senior Manager

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group (“FanDuel") is an innovative sports-tech entertainment company that is changing the way consumers engage with their favorite sports, teams, and leagues. The premier gaming destination in the United States, FanDuel consists of a portfolio of leading brands across gaming, sports betting, daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering, and TV/media. 

FanDuel has a presence across all 50 states with approximately 17 million customers and 28 retail locations. FanDuel is based in New York with offices in New Jersey, Georgia, California, Oregon, Canada and Scotland.

Its networks FanDuel TV and FanDuel+ are broadly distributed on linear cable television and through its relationships with leading direct-to-consumer over-the-top platforms.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment plc, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

THE ROSTER
At FanDuel, we give fans a new and innovative way to interact with their favorite games, sports and teams. We’re dedicated to building a winning team and we pride ourselves on being able to make every moment mean more, especially when it comes to your career. So, what does “winning” look like at FanDuel? It’s recognition for your hard-earned results, a culture that brings out your best work—and a roster full of talented coworkers. Make no mistake, we are here to win, but we believe in winning right. That means we’ll never compromise when it comes to looking out for our teammates. From creatives professionals to cutting edge technology innovators, FanDuel offers a wide range of career opportunities, best in class benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. At FanDuel, our principle of “We Are One Team” runs through all our offices across the globe, and you can expect to be a part of an exciting company with many opportunities to grow and be successful.

THE POSITION
Our roster has an opening with your name on it

FanDuel is looking for an experienced Developer Advocate Senior Manager to join our Technology Business Unit and play a key role in supporting the learning and professional development of our technology employees. As part of the team, you’ll be responsible for upskilling our technical talent, building comprehensive onboarding plans for new hires, and ensuring that our technology employees have all the tools they need to succeed. This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about both technology and training. 

The ideal candidate is someone who has a strong interest in driving change through innovative learning programs, has a strong background managing vendor relationships, and has a solid understanding of technical topics, including some programming languages. You should be someone who enjoys both creating and delivering training content, while also being deeply involved in analyzing trends and ensuring alignment with business needs. 

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

As a Developer Advocate Senior Manager, you will: 

• Manage Vendor Relationships: Own and nurture strategic relationships with eLearning vendors like O'Reilly and Knowledge Academy to deliver high-quality learning experiences for our technology teams. Additional vendor relationships may arise depending on business needs. It will be critical that this role defines when and why we use one vendor over another.
• AWS Partnership: Be the primary partner for AWS, managing our seats for AWS Skills builder, driving strategy for AWS live classes, and ensuring that all employees are accountable in their learning progress. 
• Certification Management: Distribute vouchers for AWS certifications and manage the budget and voucher distribution for other certifications such as CAPM, PMP, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, ITIL, and more.
• Onboarding Plans: Collaborate with working groups to create and execute detailed onboarding plans for new technology hires, ensuring a smooth transition and fast ramp-up.
• Continued Education + Mentorship: act as an advisor as some teams launch mentorship or career development initiatives.
• Training Execution: facilitate virtual workshops on a variety of technical topics, sometimes solo and sometimes in partnership with a vendor or FanDuel engineer. Topics may include GitHub Copilot, Open AI, and more.
• LMS: create courses and pull reports on our learning management system. 

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with a focus in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 4 years of experience in a technology-related field, with at least 2 years of relevant experience in employee training within a technology environment. Experience using an LMS preferred. 
• Technical Proficiency: Experience with OpenAI, AWS, or similar cloud platforms is highly preferred. Someone who graduated from a coding bootcamp or academy would be a strong fit for this role. 
• Adaptability: Ability to operate in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment while maintaining a strong focus on results.
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrated ability to maintain professional decorum and focus on details in all aspects of your work.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of comfort in public speaking and facilitating training sessions.
• Project Management: Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple complex projects and meet deadlines.
• Problem Solver: A natural problem solver who can proactively identify trends, prevent issues, and influence positive organizational change.

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

From our many opportunities for professional development to our generous insurance and paid leave policies, we’re committed to making sure our employees get as much out of FanDuel as we ask them to give. Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect:

• An exciting and fun environment committed to driving real growth
• Opportunities to build really cool products that fans love
• Career and professional development resources to help you refine your game plan for owning and driving your career and development
• Be well, save well and live well - with FanDuel Total Rewards your benefits are one highlight reel after another

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principal states, “We Are One Team!”  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, Veteran status, or another other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.  We want our team to include diverse individuals because diversity of thought, diversity of perspectives, and diversity of experiences leads to better performance.  Having a diverse and inclusive workforce is a core value that we believe makes FanDuel stronger and more competitive as One Team!

The applicable salary range for this position is $138,000 - $173,000, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

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