TheHead of Game Studiois a pivotal role responsible for providing strategic leadership, technical direction, and operational excellence to multiple teams of talented tombola game developers. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the development of tombola's industryleading game studio.
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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