Math Director

Job Description

Job Description

Description

Please note that although our team is fully remote, SpinPlay currently only operates out of NV and TX. Candidate must be willing to work from/relocate to those locations.

The Math Director leads the strategy, governance, and development of the Game Mathematics function. This role oversees departmental performance, employee development, workforce planning, portfolio priorities, and mathematical risk while partnering with executive and cross-functional leaders to deliver engaging, commercially competitive, and regulatory-ready online slot games.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the strategy, standards, and priorities for online slot-game mathematics across the product portfolio.
• Lead, mentor, and develop Game Mathematicians, building technical expertise and judgment while strategically assigning resources across the game portfolio.
• Oversee the design and approval of slot math models, including reel strips, paytables, bonus features, jackpots, progressives, and feature triggers.
• Ensure game targets—including RTP, volatility, hit frequency, bonus frequency, prize distribution, and maximum exposure—support player experience and product goals.
• Establish consistent practices for mathematical calculations, simulations, model validation, documentation, code review, and implementation verification.
• Review complex or high-risk game designs and provide final mathematical direction when significant design, exposure, or regulatory tradeoffs arise.
• Partner with Game Design, Engineering, and Operations to deliver mathematically sound and regulatory-ready games.
• Advance reusable simulation tools, math libraries, and development processes that improve quality and efficiency.
• Monitor market and competitor performance, translating relevant findings into improved game mathematics, player engagement, and portfolio decisions. 
• Communicate mathematical performance, risks, resource needs, and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related quantitative field
• Mathematics major or minor required
• 10+ years of experience in iGaming mathematics or slot-game development, including a strong track record of launching commercial and/or regulator-approved games.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing technical teams and mathematics functions or game portfolios across multiple games, markets, studios, or jurisdictions. 
• Expert knowledge of slot mathematics, including RTP, volatility, prize distributions, jackpots, and feature balancing, with experience developing, validating, and launching commercially released and/or regulator-approved games across multiple markets. 
• Strong business judgment and communication skills, with experience managing budgets, resources, priorities, and risk while effectively communicating technical strategy to key stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of C#, Java, C++, Python, or comparable programming languages and modern software-development practices.
• Expert foundation in probability theory, statistics, combinatorics, expected-value analysis, monto carlo simulations, and game mathematics.