Role Purpose:
To build and lead an industry leading tombola game studio and be the voice for all things games at tombola.
To build on tombola’s already unique product building capabilities to ensure tombola stays ahead of the curve when it comes to quality and differentiated bingo and arcade games.
To provide a best-in-class gaming experience for all of tombola’s players in all territories and ensure tombola attracts, develops and retains the best talent in the industry.
Core Responsibilities:
Product:
Build and run an industry leading game studio to supply new games, features and promotions for all our players in all territories.
Be the owner of the production roadmap for all bingo and arcade games in all territories.
Be responsible for tombola promotional capabilities in games – working with product management teams to form and deliver a promotional strategy.
Lead the team to supply a best in industry app experience for all our players in all territories.
Share with the team the customer perspective and the changing competitive landscape – drawing from player insights and data as much as possible.
Operations:
Support the game studio technical, product and Design leads in areas such as resource allocation, prioritisation, and workflow management.
Translate the group business and technology strategy into an operational plan, sharing business objectives with the team, creating KPIs and providing feedback on specific tasks, events or on-going work.
Drive the removal of barriers and improvement in communication to deliver optimised productivity.
Deliver and operate a stable, reliable and compliant (regulatory and security) high performing product.
People:
Together with the game studio leads, take responsibility for building and developing the team.
Own the budgets for headcount, salaries, and L&D for the game studio, planning ahead as much as possible.
Inspire people to understand the role they play within the business and help them understand the context of their contribution to the wider business also making sure you celebrate successes.
Listen to the team, seeking their input and insight. Be an enabler for the team.
Leadership:
Be a key member of the tombola technology leadership team.
Represent and champion the tombola game studio and its product in group management discussions.
Help drive excellent communication between the game studio, in country operations and the rest of the business.
Develop relationships with the other members of the technology leadership team to share best practice and, where appropriate, implement consistent technologies, systems and processes.
Be the expert and first point of contact for all things games at tombola and build relationships across the wider Flutter business.
Main KPIs:
Delivery
UDPs
Retention
Reactivation
Revenue
ROI/Budgets
Staff Retention
Stability and uptime
Security
Knowledge & Experience:
Prior experience in leading a multi-disciplined delivery team/function.
Experience with all aspects of game production. From concept to production and managing performance of the product.
Experience within customer facing technology businesses where data insight into analysing and influencing customer loyalty and behaviour is essential.
Deep understanding of the iGaming sector and relevant commercial experience that incorporates game production and development operations.
Experience with a broad range of technologies would be a huge advantage. Some of the technologies we use are: C#, AWS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Webpack, Pixi / Phaser, LESS/SCSS, NPM, Cordova, Vue.
Personal Qualities:
A proven track record in leading and inspiring teams.
Demonstrate high degree of empathy and emotional intelligence.
You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Highly motivated with a “can do” attitude and the ability to use own initiative.
Have a “down to earth” working style.
Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.
Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
Spirit of fun and engagement.
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Role tech stack
C#
JavaScript
TypeScript
Vue.Js
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We’re ambitious, we’re growing quickly and we’re looking for awesome people to join our already awesome team. #tombolalife is a lot of fun - we take pride in what we do, we work hard and we work together. We’re excited about the future and the team that will make an impact.
Employee benefits
Bonus Scheme
Cycle To Work
Flexible Working
Free Food
Free Parking
Gym Membership
Laptop
Learning Allowance
Life Insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare
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James Conway
Director of Technology
Engineering principles
AGILE PROCESS
CODE REVIEWS
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
MENTORING
MICRO SERVICES
PAIR PROGRAMMING
RAPID RELEASE CYCLES
TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
UNIT TESTING
Company tech stack
Java
Node.js
iOS
AWS
Windows
Linux
Vue.Js
Bash
JavaScript
HTML5
C#
PowerShell
ASP.Net
TypeScript
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