Sportsbook - Product Owner

About the role

New Entertainment is looking for a Product Owner to build on and define the delivery roadmap for our rapidly developing Sportsbook platform. We have a solid industry reputation for building and maintaining lightweight front-end solutions for international gaming brands, including free-to-play and pay-to-play gaming products. Our new sportsbook platform is designed for international partners with a focus on speed and stability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, shape, and drive the execution of our sportsbook platform’s delivery roadmap
• Collaborate with development, commercial, and primary stakeholders to ensure a well-understood roadmap to success
• Be accountable to partners for the platform’s functions, including back offices and front-end UI
• Continually seek to improve platform architecture by instilling scalable and robust enhancements for efficient load and performance handling
• Drive improvement in the sportsbook’s product development process and delivery
• Oversee the delivery of our sportsbook strategy through roadmap management, backlog creation, and effective project management
• Measure and analyze product metrics, operator and player needs, and identify business opportunities to shape our product portfolio with new features and improve user experience
• Utilize or develop a thorough understanding of the different requirements of international sportsbook brands and factor these into platform development, subject to brand partners' needs
• Manage feed integrations and third-party sportsbook content to enhance our product offering
• Manage live issues and instruct on resolution prioritization
• Liaise with internal and external development teams to clarify development requirements
• Develop and apply actions that promote strong customer focus, acting with the customer in mind and continually seeking innovations and improvements to the customer experience

Requirements

• 3+ years of sportsbook experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Business Analyst, or similar roles within a platform or operator capacity
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability for roadmap creation and delivery success
• Experience working on feed integrations and third-party sportsbook content
• Excellent project management skills, demonstrated through the ability to meet deadlines via strong time management, prioritization, and communication
• A passion for sports betting
• Ability to liaise with distributed teams from different disciplines to deliver product milestones on time
• Experience or knowledge of the challenges posed by offering a sportsbook in multiple continents (preferred)