Product Owner

Company Description
***The role can also be based in our London office**

**Sportcast **is in a **growth phase**, focused on delivering the next generation of **pricing software and customer experiences** to the sports betting industry.

Everyone in the **SportCast** team is proud of building a business that has become an industry leader in redefining **sports betting** experiences.

In June 2021 we reached a stage in our evolution, where finding the right partner to help the business scale was the natural next step, and this was achieved when we joined the **OpenBet** family. Using OpenBet's supreme technologies, reputation and personal development channels we aim to deliver solutions to the biggest client's in the world. Any new employee is welcomed into a business that is uniquely positioned to take advantage of one of the most exciting growth spaces in the world.

**SportCast x OpenBet** is a team that you want to be part of Come join us.

**Job Description**:
We are looking for an experienced **Product Owner **to join our team, in order to drive our account product strategy across our Product suite. The role will be to be part of a team driving player account product strategy across all product verticals at SportCast, developing business cases for new functionality.
- Self-starter, who is comfortable working independently, and is confident working in a fast-paced environment, driving product solutions for industry-leading operators
- Experience in all aspects of b2b client management in the betting and gaming industry, as well as the technical skills to allow you to translate those insights into a market leading product strategy and then communicate that strategy to development teams as Agile user stories
- Customer focused; working as the primary business contact for customers, in order to identify industry trends and provide market leading tools and demonstrate to our customers how these will add value to their business
- Drive the product strategy for promotion across the organization
- Cultivate and develop lasting relationships with key stakeholders in customer organisations and involved in business development
- An active part in the Product team helping to mentor less experienced colleagues, proactively supporting operational management by identifying areas for improvement, and delegating tasks to others where required

**Qualifications**:
**What would make you the Product Owner we are looking for**:

- Minimum 5 years of relevant work experiences with a degree in Computer science, information technology or Marketing
- Some experience of line management; Business Analysis experience or similar
- Operational knowledge of betting and gaming promotional strategies and systems will be an added advantages
- Possess strong analytical skills and understanding of software development.
- Flexibility to work outside of the responsibilities of your role if needed.
- Familiarity with agile development methodologies such as SAFe, SCRUM and Kanban; BDD
- Knowledge of JIRA, Confluence and Balsamiq
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent relationship building and communication skills
- Ability to work independently but also to work closely with a team

Additional Information
**Why would you enjoy working with us at OpenBet?**
- Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
- The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.
- Tangible and genuine development - at **OpenBet**, you can take your career where you want it to go
- Exposure to real work, business-critical projects, and the chance to develop some of the world’s leading e-commerce sportsbooks whilst working on exciting client projects and interact with lots of code

**And if that’s not enough**; you will get to enjoy **flexible working** whilst we provide you with the **guidance **and **development skills **you need to progress quickly and **enhance your career.**

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