Project Manager

Purpose of Role

Our clients vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionising the gambling space as we go. We’re home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands, and with a focus on sustainability and growth, we will transform our sector for our players, for ourselves and for the good of entertainment.

The ideal candidate will join a team delivering a wide variety of projects in Digital marketing and Data. Flexibility, initiative, self-organisation and adaptability are essential.

Subject matter understanding in tech and data is required to be successful in this role.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivery of complex business change projects. Exploiting data and AI to drive benefits case realization through ops automation and personalization initiatives across B2C touchpoints
• Ability to structure, implement and execute best practice delivery suitable for a large enterprise. Covering all stages of scoping and implementation through to full business adoption
• Work alongside Product Owners, Business Analyst and Architects
• Develop and maintain accurate delivery plans; ensuring consistent application of project planning standards
• Where appropriate, liaise effectively with the PMO team
• Implementation of robust change control against baselined scope, milestones, outcomes and benefits
• Co-ordinate the project team day-to-day, including (but not limited to) the business sponsor, 3rd party vendors, business analysts, BI development team, IT, Finance, the PMO team and Project Board members
• Identify, plan for and manage to resolution project risks, issues and dependencies, including timely escalation in an appropriate manner and contingency planning when required
• Regularly and transparently communicate project statuses, including key risks, issues, actions and dependencies to project stakeholders in line with agreed timelines and standards. Establish the status reporting mechanisms necessary to support accurate and timely information updates
• Responsible for communicating major project decisions taken- both upwards to senior management and downwards to affected teams (observing relevant confidentiality considerations where applicable)
• Define, schedule and execute formal review meetings, securing sign-offs and approvals where necessary

Specialist Skills and Experience

The ideal candidate will have a range of skills in technology and thrive in adapting to new challenges.

Essential

• Experience delivering Technology driven enterprise change projects
• Focus on business outcome
• Focus on delivering scalable and sustainable processes and solutions into full operation and against benefits case
• Good understanding of software delivery lifecycle
• Demonstrate hands-on approach to problem solving
• Establish and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders demonstrating a holistic business view
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills
• Display strong interpersonal, communication, facilitation and presentation skills
• Work independently with minimum supervision
• Communicate effectively in English

Desired

• Previous experience in a Tech role (i.e. dev, tester, release manger)
• Experience in Data, Data Warehousing or BI
• Possess previous experience in sports betting or gambling area.
• Possess previous experience in delivering marketing solutions.
• Possess previous experience in delivering system integration

Competencies / Behaviours

• PMP and/or PRINCE2 accredited Project Manager
• Highly organised
• Problem solving skills
• Self-starter
• Attention to detail
• Focus on providing users the best service possible
• Willingness to learn

Diversity and Equal Opportunities

As a global employer, the client is committed to providing a safe, fun, and inclusive culture where our people feel like they truly belong.

We are a multicultural business that values, celebrates and respects individual differences, so whatever your sexuality, gender, gender identity, ability, age, race, religion or belief, you will have a voice here, and the space to do your best work.

Our diverse internal networks provide the support for you to express your views and make a positive difference, all for the good of entertainment.