DraftKings

Product Manager II

DraftKings$117K — $147K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
  • Minimum 3 years of Product Management experience with a focus on scalable platform capabilities.
  • Proven experience in defining product roadmaps and writing clear requirements.
  • Data-driven mindset with experience in metrics and experimentation for product decision-making.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills, capable of influencing technical and business stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with agile methodologies and backlog prioritization in dynamic environments.
  • Comfortable with internal platforms, APIs, or marketing technology solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage the marketing platform roadmap aligned with business strategies.
  • Lead cross-functional teams through the entire product lifecycle from discovery to launch.
  • Translate customer insights and business needs into clear product requirements.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Analytics, and UX to enhance platform capabilities.
  • Partner with third-party tech providers to boost platform functionality.
  • Utilize data and experimentation to assess platform performance and improve it continuously.
  • Proactively communicate with stakeholders to prioritize and refine product requirements.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
  • Paid time off and holiday leave.
  • Employee stock purchase program.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Full Job Description
The Crown Is Yours

As a Product Manager II, you’ll lead high-impact initiatives that shape our customer experience and drive measurable business results. You’ll define strategy, manage complex roadmaps, and turn business and customer needs into scalable solutions, including opportunities powered by machine learning and advanced analytics. Working across Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, User Experience, and business teams, you’ll bring structure to complex challenges and guide initiatives from discovery through launch and optimization. You’ll help shape how we use data, experimentation, and technology to create stronger experiences for our players and unlock new opportunities for growth.


What You’ll Do
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of key initiatives, from opportunity discovery and roadmap definition through launch, iteration, and optimization.

  • Translate business goals and customer needs into clear requirements, success metrics, and delivery plans, including framing opportunities that Data Science and technical teams can build against.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, User Experience, and business stakeholders to bring scalable solutions to life.

  • Use qualitative insights and quantitative data to evaluate performance, prioritize initiatives, and make informed decisions.

  • Champion experimentation through A/B testing and iterative development, using results to demonstrate business impact and shape future roadmap priorities.

  • Partner with technical teams to understand data, feature, and platform dependencies and sequence roadmap priorities accordingly.

  • Balance short-term business results with long-term strategy, advocating for scalable, responsible, and customer-centric applications of technology and analytics.

  • Build alignment across teams by clearly communicating priorities, trade-offs, progress, and learnings.


What You’ll Bring
  • A Bachelor’s Degree or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

  • At least 5 years of Product Management experience with a strong track record of launching and scaling customer-facing, machine learning-powered, or analytics-driven experiences.

  • A strong understanding of agile methodologies, development workflows, and cross-functional team dynamics.

  • The ability to translate complex business and customer needs into structured, actionable requirements for technical, Data Science, and Analytics teams.

  • Experience using data and experimentation to make decisions, evaluate impact, and distinguish meaningful results from broader trends or external factors.

  • Technical fluency that enables you to collaborate effectively with Data Science and Engineering teams on areas such as data inputs, model evaluation, dependencies, and ongoing performance.

  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex decisions clearly to both technical and business audiences.

  • A strong sense of direction and comfort navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and creating structure around complex opportunities.

Join Our Team

We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is 117,900.00 USD - 147,400.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process.

About DraftKings

DraftKings is an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting operator. The company allows users to enter daily and weekly fantasy sports–related contests and win money based on individual player performances in five major American sports, Premier League and UEFA Champions League soccer, NASCAR auto racing, Canadian Football League, the XFL, mixed martial arts and Tennis. In August 2018, DraftKings launched DraftKings Sportsbook in New Jersey becoming the first legal mobile sports betting operator in the state. Since launching in New Jersey, DraftKings has opened mobile sports betting operations in Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and opened in New Hampshire December 30, 2019 after reaching contract with the New Hampshire Lottery. Retail sports betting is available in Iowa, Mississippi and New York. DraftKings Sportsbook mobile and retail sports betting products allow bettors in each state engage in betting for most major U.S. and international sports. As of April 2016, the majority of U.S. states consider fantasy sports a game of skill and not gambling. In November 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports industry, reached an agreement to merge. However the merger was terminated in July 2017 due to it being blocked by the Federal Trade Commission as the combined company would have controlled a 90 percent of the market for daily fantasy sports. As of July 2017, DraftKings had eight million users.
Learn more about DraftKings
Size
3,400 employees
Market Cap
$4.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$577.9 million
Revenue
$292.3 million
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