About Playtech 
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading industries with c.6,400 employees across 24 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.

Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy. www.playtech.com

About the Role

We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic Project Manager to join our B2C operation. The product team is the heartbeat of the B2C operation and you need to have strong interpersonal skills alongside the ability to work with a wide range of people. On a daily basis you will be working closely with all aspects of the business (Product, Development, Account Management, Marketing and operations teams), on several projects concurrently.

As a Project Co-ordinator, you will be expected to work under the direction of the Product Director to ensure the completion of project tasks and monitor general project progress. Project work spans over multi-channel front-end applications (desktop, mobile, retail and tablet platforms) as well as back-office tools for configuring and scheduling casino/bingo games and managing promotions and financial reporting.

The main duties and responsibilities in this role will include, but are not limited to: -

• To assist the Product team in taking ownership of entire project life cycles from inception to deployment/rollout and post-deployment support.
• Collaboration and management of deliverables from other key products where project dependencies exist.
• Support in providing initial validation of incoming project requests, distinguishing those requiring further information and facilitating this with other internal teams and suppliers.
• Upkeep of tasks and issues within a web-based project management tools.
• Attending the weekly status meetings discuss project progress, risks, and issues.
• Creation and upkeep of project related documentation including project plans.
• Day to day communication with the internal product teams, account management and direct with clients where applicable.

Essential skills  

• High standards of both written and oral communication in English.
• Naturally organised and able to manage multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong teamwork, persuasive/influencing, co-ordination, and planning skills.
• Technical Background (Academic or recent experience).
• Unbending and able work to tight deadlines under pressure.
• Recent hands-on Project Management experience.

• Knowledge of the best practices for project management.
• Big picture thinking and vision.

Desirable skills

• Strong and consistent record of academic achievement.
• Formal Project Management certification (PRINCE2, Scrum Master).
• Knowledge of or experience within an Online Gaming environment.
• Great collaborator. No agenda, collaborates effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Relentless curiosity, questions the status quo, continually asks “why”/”why not” and persistently digs deep into information sources available to them to find the answers.
• Casino/Bingo Product knowledge.

Behavioural competencies

• Communicates effectively – Communicate credibly and effectively across a range of channels and audiences.
• Communicates complex messages – Overcomes resistance and secures support for projects through high impact communication.
• Collaborates – a team player. Working with others across the organisation to get things done.
• Drives Vision and purpose – Clearly articulates and shows personal commitment to our vision. Create milestones to rally support behind the vision.
• Business insight – a nose for business, use insight to impact commercial drivers. Competitive.

Job perks:

• Private comprehensive worldwide health and dental insurance,
• 20 vacation days + 12/13 bank holidays
• Complimentary breakfast, lunch, fruit, snacks, unlimited hot and cold drinks and more at our in-house canteen
• Many opportunities to socialise with your colleagues throughout the year, with many Company parties, events, team building activities, CSR initiatives and more!
• Free parking at Alcaidesa Car Park in La Linea de la Concepcion (for employees who reside in Spain outside of the La Linea area)
• A chance to level-up, with many learning and development opportunities available to all team members
• An investment in your mental and physical health, with a fully subsidised gym membership, as well as a free subscription to Headspace; the mindfulness meditation app.

We also offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension program as well as a fantastic team culture. In addition, you'll get the opportunity to work in the gaming industry with one of the top teams in the sector. You'll get the chance to grow as a professional as well as the opportunity to invest in your educational growth. Playtech is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all interested candidates. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Unless otherwise instructed, we will retain your details on file for 6 months in accordance with GDPR requirements.​​​​​​