Product Manager - Sportsbook

Role Overview: 

We are looking for someone to join our Sportsbook domain as a Product Manager for our Post-Bet Placement Squad where they will work with the a talented team to build a first-in-class consumer experience across our digital channels in Sportsbook.

The successful candidate will bring a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, sharp communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment to deliver value quickly. They be working with a strong international team based across Europe and Africa, so the ability to collaborate across physical and cultural boundaries will be very important.

What You Will Be Doing:  

• Create and implement a comprehensive product strategy that aligns with company goals and enhances the post-bet placement experience. Ensure that the product vision is clearly defined and communicated to all stakeholders.
• Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand customer needs and pain points. Use these insights to drive product improvements and create a superior post-bet experience.
• Own functional and non-functional product KPIs, advocating for continuous improvement as the business scales.
• Represent the Post-Bet Placement squad in technical discussions with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Promote a outcome-centric approach by leveraging feedback and data to inform product decisions and continuously improve key business metrics.
• Regularly update internal stakeholders and senior management on product progress, performance, and roadmap changes, ensuring clear and effective communication.
• Conduct competitive analysis, market research, and customer insights to identify opportunities for product innovation and differentiation.
• Utilise Agile software development methodologies to deploy iterative product improvements with full transparency and adaptability to changing priorities.

What You Need for This Role:  

• Prior experience as a Product Manager with an engineering or trading background, ideally in one of the Sports Betting & gaming, or Fintech industries.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with remote cross-functional teams.
• An understanding of engineering concepts to capture technical requirements and effectively communicate them to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to lead, create product specs, and resolve user and technology-related issues.
• A thorough awareness of data and its effective utilisation for problem-solving.
• Outstanding communication skills.

How you do it – Expectations for fulfilling your role:  

As a general rule at KingMakers we want people to be: 

• Customer Focus: We keep the customer at the center of everything we do.  
• Passion & Dedication: We are passionate about what we do, employing only smart, honest, dedicated, and results oriented team players.  
• Openness, Honesty & Directness: We embrace a culture of candor and work together towards the right solution whilst being open, honest, and willing to give and receive feedback, judgment-free. We play the ball, not the person.  
• Innovation & Big Thinking: We always look for ways to innovate whilst not losing sight of what's important. The bigger we think, the more we inspire, the better the outcome.   
• Ownership & Accountability: We think like owners. If we see a problem, we find a solution. We are pragmatic and always strive to do more with less. 
• Speed & Focus: We plan, we strategize, but mostly, we DO. Without doing, there is no progress, we can always change direction but only if we start moving. Fast beats slow.  
• Low Ego: The best solutions are achieved when we leave our egos at the door. We always seek opportunities to learn in every situation. No job too small.  
• Fun: On balance, we believe in having fun whilst working. We maintain perspective as best as we can, and together, we celebrate our successes.