Job Description
Description
- Defining and owning the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our betting platform, focusing on scalability, performance, and user experience.
- Leading the development and launch of new features and functionalities, including cashout enhancements, bet builder improvements, optimised bet placement and settlement workflows and risk management improvements.
- Utilise deep industry knowledge-whether from professional experience or personal passion-to inform product enhancements.
- Working closely with engineering and architecture teams to define technical requirements and ensure the platform can handle peak traffic and transaction volumes, while providing a great user experience and best-in-class betting features.
- Owning key performance indicators (KPIs) for the betting platform, analysing performance data, and identifying opportunities for optimisation and growth.
- Conducting thorough market research and competitive analysis, identifying opportunities and trends to inform product strategy and feature prioritisation.
- Deliver high-impact presentations, collaborate with stakeholders, and influence decision-making with data-backed insights.
- 3+ years of proven experience in the sports betting industry, or closely related fields, with a strong focus on building and scaling high-performance, transactional platforms.
- Deep understanding of what makes a great betting transaction platform, which supports best in class betting experience.
- Strong knowledge of core betting features and functionalities, such as cashout, bet builder, live betting, and diverse bet types.
- Strong product understanding and ability to effectively communicate with engineering teams.
- Data-driven mindset with experience using data to inform product decisions and measure success.
- Experience using product management software (e.g., Jira, Asana, Productboard) for roadmapping, sprint planning, and tracking progress.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
Nice to have skills:
- Comprehensive knowledge of the end-to-end bet lifecycle, from placement through to settlement, ensuring seamless and accurate bet processing across the platform.
- Familiarity with sports trading operations, core risk management strategies, and the fundamental principles of bookmaking.
- Prior experience with running A/B tests/experimentation.
- Experience working within cross-functional teams.
- Experience building and using dashboards and data visualisation tools (e.g., Mixpanel, Tableau, Looker, Power BI).
