Product Manager, Entain
Trading
Offers a bonus scheme and Sharesave Scheme
2+ days a week in office (Montfichet Rd, London)
Sports betting and gaming entertainment provider
Posted today
Sports betting and gaming entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Posted today
Offers a bonus scheme and Sharesave Scheme
2+ days a week in office (Montfichet Rd, London)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To lead the change in sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment.
Role
Who you are
- You will bring a deep understanding of trader and customer needs, able to quickly identify the data and tools needed to ensure accurate pricing, and a good understanding of trading risk and liability, adept at identifying opportunities to improve the platform, refining your roadmap and collaborating across engineering, data, and design
- A deep understanding of trading and risk principles in a sports betting context
- Track record of successfully managing products from concept to market
- Experience leading squads in a fast-paced consumer facing environment
- Demonstrated understanding and experience of agile methodologies
- Adept at user-story writing, translating data and insights, to build great products
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems, using sound judgement to assess risks, and to lay out your argument in a well-structured, data-informed narrative
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities – proven ability to engage with engineers, designers and product leaders in a constructive and collaborative relationship
- Keen attention to detail, strong analytical approach, and ability to understand complex problems, and communicate these principles to a variety of audiences
- An understanding of setting and measuring key NFRs, acknowledging that speed, stability and performance is an essential product feature in sports trading
- An understanding of data feeds, APIs, data contracts, and how to read and translate technical documentation
- Awareness of GDPR and data privacy in relation to sensitive customer and colleague data
What the job involves
- As a Product Manager you will help drive the evolution our global Trading Platform and own end-to-end delivery with a dedicated squad, centred around leveraging real-time data feeds to enhance market up-time, whilst minimizing risk
- Entain takes over a billion sports bets a year and over $20bn in stakes, so we must ensure that our data and pricing is accurate in real-time, and the risk we take is calculated
- The Entain Trading Platform provides the Trading team with real-time data and intelligence on the bets we lay and the liabilities we accrue to ensure that risk is managed safely, and we lay the right bets at the right prices
- Reporting to Director of Product within Trading, you will be responsible for leading your squad to execute the product strategy aligned to our OKRs
- Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to define and prioritise work, problem solve and ultimately provide our players with outstanding experiences
- Act as an owner of your product, partner with engineering and design to deliver a world-class product, ensuring quality, effective, and timely delivery
- Defines, prioritises, and manages the product backlog using agile methodologies
- Establishes and drives a culture of customer closeness, constantly evaluating insight, taking an iterative approach to achieve outcomes
- Ensures accurate and formal product documentation, including clearly defined user stories and acceptance criteria, in collaboration with engineering and design
- Owns product KPIs - from market up-time, pricing efficiency and latency, to trader satisfaction and automation efficiency - and uses them to drive real-world outcomes
- Sets clear OKRs to direct the delivery of the squad and aid them in achieving impactful outcomes
- Collaborates closely with stakeholders from other teams, including trading and compliance to ensure requirements are considered, challenged and evaluated
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Entain stands as a prominent global player in the sports betting and gaming industry, operating within the expansive realm of entertainment. Engaging in diverse facets of sports betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment, the company boasts ownership and management of a varied portfolio featuring renowned brands like Bwin, Coral, Foxy, and Ladbrokes.
At the core of its services, Entain facilitates sports betting, enabling users to wager on a multitude of sporting events. Additionally, the company offers an array of gaming services encompassing casino games, poker, and various interactive entertainment options. Leveraging advanced technological capabilities, Entain is uniquely positioned to deliver an unparalleled and sophisticated user experience.
The company's strategic prowess is evident through key partnerships, notably with MGM Resorts International, exemplifying its concerted efforts to establish a significant presence in the US market. Entain continues to navigate industry complexities, underpinned by its diverse brand portfolio, cutting-edge technology, and strategic collaborations.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
48% female employees
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Pension Scheme
- Sharesave Scheme
- Paid subscription to the mental wellbeing app Unmind
- Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on you professional or personal development
Company values
- Do what’s right
- Go beyond
- Keep it Simple
- Win together
Company HQ
Stratford, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Stella David
(CEO)Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Entain
- Levelling the playing field. At Entain we do what’s right. It’s one of our core values. Which is why we’re taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, the wider sports betting industry, and society beyond. Our purpose at Entain is to bring moments of excitement into people’s lives. But none of this would be possible without our people working at their best. To achieve that, we’re creating an environment where everyone can feel psychologically safe, included and heard. Where being accepted for who you are is a given. Here, we celebrate individual differences, and make sure everyone is supported, and empowered, to thrive.
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