CS2 Trading Analyst – Esports (Odds & Market Performance) (m/f/x)

CS2 Trading Analyst - Esports (Odds & Market Performance) (m/f/x)

• Can you spot patterns, anomalies, and inefficiencies in the market with precision?

• Do you enjoy analysing failures or incidents to improve trading decisions and strengthen automation going forward?

• Do you like seeing your insights translated into better tools, models, or workflows?

If the answers to the above questions are yes, then this role could be ideal for you!

Support modelling and trading teams by analysing esports match data and market behaviour to improve odds accuracy and operational decisions, as well as performance monitoring for GRID's esports betting products across multiple titles.

Own the analysis of esports markets and match data to directly improve pricing, market efficiency, and trading performance, with a strong focus on CS2. Work closely with live and pre-match traders to identify anomalies, optimize odds, and support decision-making that impacts P&L across GRID's esports products.

Requirements

What you will do 

• Analyze esports match data and live market behaviour to improve pricing accuracy and market efficiency

• Validate and monitor odds models under real trading conditions

• Identify market patterns, inefficiencies, and anomalies that affect P&L

• Conduct variance analysis and trading performance reviews

• Prepare actionable insights and datasets for traders and trading decisions

• Monitor competitor offerings and identify opportunities to improve trading strategies

• Support ad-hoc trading or market analysis requests from the trading team

• Proactively use your esports knowledge to spot where rule changes will impact our models in order to highlight and fix problems before they arise

• Use your data analysis skills to compare historical outcomes to our current outputs, and identify the extent to which they could negatively impact the business

• Suggest ways to enhance pricing models via new algorithms and/or improved coding methods, or by investigating with external feed providers where applicable

• Appraise and test pricing changes to ensure only improvements are released to production

• Ensure that all processes are documented to a high standard and are ready for both technical and non-technical consumption

• Have the space to innovate and work on blue-sky research, to help the team be the difference in a competitive marketplace

Your skills will include

• 3–5 years of experience in a trading, analytics, or quantitative role, ideally within the betting and gaming industry or a comparably fast paced, data rich environment

• Strong SQL skills are essential; experience with Python, R, or similar tools is a plus

• Hands-on experience building and maintaining data models in tools like DBT, Databricks, or other modern data stack components

• Deep understanding of trading fundamentals, including pricing, margin, and risk models

• Proven ability to independently solve complex problems, applying sound analytical approaches aligned with business goals

• Experience balancing and delivering against multiple priorities in high-pressure environments

• Excellent communication skills, with a track record of influencing decisions through insight and data storytelling

• Collaborative and proactive team player with a growth mindset and high standards for quality

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or Computer Science

Nice to have

• Interest in competitive gaming and esports ecosystems

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or related field

• Familiarity with machine learning concepts and applications

Benefits of working at GRID

• Flexible working conditions

• Mental health support

• Company and team-wide events

• Work travel opportunities with travel insurance

• Training and development budget

About our culture

• Flexibility: Work from the place that inspires and motivates you the most! From our awesome Berlin/ Wroclaw offices to the comfort of your own home. Meet up in person with your colleagues every so often, making use of the travel opportunities GRID offers

• Sustainability: We want our employees to be well-rested and able to perform effectively. We offer a generous vacation allowance (28+ days a year) and the opportunity to speak with professional counselors to support mental health, covered by the business

• Pragmatic: GRID thrives on being rational, allowing us to make the best decisions rather than keeping to rigid processes and procedures that don’t work well for us

• Fostering growth: Empowering employees who are determined to grow by providing a self-development budget and strong career advancement opportunities. Support from your teammates to guide and encourage you to grow in your desired professional field

• Company culture: We believe a diverse industry is best served with an inclusive and diverse workforce. With people based in over 24 countries, our latest employee survey shows that more than 98% agree GRID provides a supportive, effective remote work environment

About GRID

Founded in 2018 in Berlin, GRID offers the GRID Data Platform to the esports & games industry. Specializing in in-game and play-by-play data, GRID curates data for game developers and tournament organizers and leverages its data platform to unlock the potential of the right holders’ data assets for the purposes of storytelling, fan engagement, and integrity.

GRID’s official data partnerships cover multiple partnered rights holders (data sources) and integrated commercial data consumers, covering 15+ game titles. Our exclusive data partners include the likes of Riot Games, Ubisoft, Krafton, Moonton, BLAST, PerfectWorld, Hero Esports and CCT.

If you have the ambition and desire to work at the forefront of cutting-edge industry projects, then GRID is the place for you.

Apply today to find out more and begin your journey!