Project Manager

Responsibilities

The Project Manager will own the delivery of complex software projects from initiation to closure, coordinating work across 5 to 15 teams. Responsibilities include defining project scope, managing resources, engaging stakeholders, and providing status updates to senior leadership.

Requirements

Candidates must have broad knowledge of project management tools and techniques, along with familiarity with software architecture, testing, and IT operations. Strong communication skills are required to translate technical requirements into business-friendly language and manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Skills

• Project management
• Software development lifecycle
• Stakeholder management
• Risk management
• Release management
• Microsoft Project
• Microsoft Office
• Technical project requirements
• Functional testing
• Non-functional testing
• Database management
• Network architecture
• IT operations
• Strategic planning
• Change management
• Leadership

About this role

Company Description
We’re one of the world’s leading online gambling companies, revolutionising the industry since 2000. Founded by Denise Coates CBE, we now employ over 10,000 people and serve over 120 million customers in 26 languages.

We empower our employees to push boundaries and explore new ideas, cultivating a culture that celebrates and rewards creativity. This offers employees a wealth of growth opportunities, giving them the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of online gambling and gaming. As a forward-thinking company, we’re breaking new ground in software innovation too, redefining what’s possible for our customers worldwide.

Our focus on In-Play betting has solidified our market-leading position, featuring more than 1.38 million In-Play sporting events a year. With over 750 concurrent sporting fixtures at peak and more live sports streamed than anyone else in Europe (750,000), we handle over 6 million HTTP requests daily and process more than 1.5 million bets per hour at peak.
Job Description
Take ownership of complex software projects spanning Sports, Martech and Player Account Management as a Project Manager in Denver.
The Project and Programme Delivery function manages software development projects across multiple business and platform areas. This Project Manager will own delivery from initiation to closure, with an initial focus on Sports and scope across Martech and Player Account Management.
Working with development, testing and leadership stakeholders in Denver, the UK and Europe, the role may coordinate concurrent work across approximately 5 to 15 teams. Projects can run for 6 to 24 months or longer, requiring clear planning, controlled change and confident stakeholder management.
This role is eligible for inclusion in our hybrid work from home policy. The working arrangement is 3 days per week in the Denver office.
Qualifications
Familiarity with architecture, software development, testing, release management, databases, networks, platforms and IT operations
Broad knowledge of project management terminology, tools and techniques, with a pragmatic approach to delivery
Understanding of functional and non-functional testing approaches
Ability to manage scope, time, risk, quality, priorities and deadlines across complex projects
Experience influencing complex stakeholder relationships and adapting communication for different audiences
Ability to translate technical project requirements into clear, business-friendly language
Strong Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office skills, including presenting data for different audiences
Proven ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, analyse complex problems and adapt to change
Track record of driving continuous improvement in project delivery
Additional Information
Own projects from initiation through delivery and closure against agreed timescales
Ensure projects are resourced, planned and controlled using appropriate delivery tools
Define scope, solutions, detailed delivery plans and implementation plans with business and technology stakeholders
Engage stakeholders and third parties, align milestones, resolve issues and escalate where appropriate
Manage concurrent delivery across approximately 5 to 15 teams and projects lasting 6 to 24 months or longer
Provide direction and support to technical leads and project team members while controlling scope and priority changes
Monitor project phases, milestones and deliverables and provide detailed status updates to senior stakeholders
Manage risks, issues, assumptions and decisions through to closure
Capture lessons learned and use them to strengthen delivery capability
bet365 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Workplace Type: Hybrid
Department: Project and Programme Delivery
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Shift Pattern: Days
Job Type: Standard
Compensation: USD 90000 - USD 120000 - yearly

About bet365

Gambling Facilities and Casinos · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire