DraftKings
DraftKings Career Growth & Development
DraftKings Employee Perspectives
Employees at DraftKings use AI tools to accelerate learning, quickly gaining new technical skills.
“AI has really accelerated my ability to pick up new frameworks or understand complex concepts. It feels like I have a mentor at my side ready to walk me through tricky logic, help structure my approach, or even sanity-check my thinking in seconds.” — Shreya Thakur, Manager of Risk Analytics
DraftKings uses AI tools like NELLY to streamline onboarding by centralizing internal knowledge, team terminology and best practices for new hires.
“This is helping to get new hires onboarded faster and with a smaller time commitment from tenured team members.” — Claire Van Note, Senior Data Analyst
What People Are Saying About DraftKings
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Internal Mobility: The company explicitly emphasizes promoting from within and showcases multi-step internal career journeys across functions, including associate-to-manager progressions and senior leadership moves. Feedback suggests employees can shift roles and teams, with career-site stories highlighting cross-functional transitions supported by formal mobility efforts.
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Professional Development: Structured learning offerings include professional development training, access to learning platforms, and targeted programs/academies that help employees build skills for advancement. Feedback suggests these resources are designed to align with clear career goals and translate into tangible growth opportunities.
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Mentorship & Sponsorship: Curated mentorship initiatives (e.g., DK Circles) and manager coaching are cited as enablers of progression and career navigation. Employee stories attribute advancement to guidance from mentors and leaders who recognize effort and provide actionable support.
DraftKings's Benefits
Hosts Lunch and Learns
DraftKings hosts lunch and learns meetings once per month.
Job training & conferences
Offers mentorship program
Our mentorship program, DK Circles, fosters meaningful connections and professional development through mentor-mentee pairings.
Provides continuing education stipend
Provides online course subscriptions
Provides personal development training
Provides tuition reimbursement
Eligible employees may request reimbursement of up to $5,250/calendar year. To receive reimbursement, you must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program related to your field.
Provides virtual coaching services
Promote from within
Provides customized development tracks
