Product Owner Poker

About Playtech
                                                                 
Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B and B2C businesses. Both divisions leverage Playtech’s proprietary technology to deliver innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining gaming experience.

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Ready to level up your career?

Playtech‘s Poker Unit is looking for a collaborative Product Owner Poker who has great analytical and problem solving skills, as well as solid understanding of Poker games.

Your influential mission. You will…

• Work closely with the Product Team Leader and Product Managers to define the product vision and goals.
• Translate business requirements into detailed product specifications.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to define product/feature use case scenarios for demos.
• Organize and manage demo preparations, including use case definitions, configurations, and environment setup.
• Prepare and maintain the backlog of user stories and related functionality, and facilitate backlog refinement meetings.
• Work closely with R&D on preparation and planning of initiatives for upcoming development cycles.
• Communicate and clarify feature requirements across teams.
• Prioritize functional items, non-functional items, and defects.
• Partner with the Scrum Master to deliver high-quality solutions in an iterative, agile environment.
• Participate in daily stand-ups and represent the Product team.
• Collaborate with Product, Front-End, and Release teams to ensure proper feature activation.
• Perform product acceptance testing for delivered functionality streams.
• Work with the Technical Writer to document functionality in release notes and manuals.
• Collaborate with licensees to ensure successful implementation of new functionalities.
• Partner with the Design team to create the best possible user experience.
• Stay up to date with market and industry trends and conduct competitive gap analyses.

Components for success. You…

• Possess at least 1 year of experience as a Software Product Owner or Software Project Manager.
• Have a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrate experience in influencing and coordinating stakeholders across various backgrounds and seniority levels.
• Can effectively translate business requirements and user stories into clear deliverables and communicate them to technical teams.
• Possess a conversational level of English.

You’ll get extra points for…

• Knowledge of online Poker solutions (either from the delivery side or as a player).
• Previous experience as a Q AEngineer or Software Developer.

Thrive in a culture that values...

• A dynamic environment with meaningful challenges to solve.
• Strong team spirit, support, and knowledge sharing.
• Clear communication and partnership across different seniority levels.
• Proactive thinking and initiative.
• Work-life balance and sustainable performance.
• A hybrid working model that supports flexibility and wellbeing.
• A respectful environment where people feel safe, heard, and supported.

Poker Unit

The Poker Unit is a product-focused team driving the development of a real-time multiplayer digital platform. The team brings together Product, Design, and Engineering professionals who work closely in an agile setup to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions. With two dedicated development teams and strong cross-functional collaboration, the unit ensures smooth feature delivery from concept to release. It’s a collaborative and fast-paced environment where Product Owners have real influence on product decisions and roadmap execution.

Playtech is an equal opportunity employer. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.