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Create the Playbook On Our Finance Team

DraftKings Life Podcast

Release Date: 05/20/2025

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Our is different from your typical firm. As Jeff, Vice President of Internal Audit puts it: "You don’t want to just be another number. You want to be part of something great—and growing. That’s what I found here from day one." We sat down with Jeff, a seasoned audit leader, to discuss his experience and why DraftKings could be a game-changer for your career. He spent two decades at large financial institutions and came to DraftKings eight months ago to help create the playbook for many different projects.  “We're sort of building as we go through our day-to-day, and that's been...

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Our finance team is different from your typical firm. As Jeff, Vice President of Internal Audit puts it: "You don’t want to just be another number. You want to be part of something great—and growing. That’s what I found here from day one."

We sat down with Jeff, a seasoned audit leader, to discuss his experience and why DraftKings could be a game-changer for your career. He spent two decades at large financial institutions and came to DraftKings eight months ago to help create the playbook for many different projects. 

“We're sort of building as we go through our day-to-day, and that's been great for both me and the team to realize there's not really a dedicated, correct way to do this work yet,” Jeff said.