Product Owner, Sportsbook

EGT Digital is a next-generation tech company focused on all online gaming products. Its portfolio includes Casino Games, Sportsbook, and the all-in-one solution – a Gambling Platform. EGT Digital is part of the Euro Games Technology (EGT) Group, headquartered in Sofia, Bulgaria.

EGT Group is one of the fastest-growing enterprises in the gaming industry. Our global network includes offices in 25 countries and our products are installed in over 85 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North, Central, and South America.

Being a part of such a fast-moving industry as iGaming, the company knows no limits and is growing rapidly through its dedication to innovation and constant improvement. This is why we are expanding our Platform Department team and now looking for some fresh and enthusiastic people to come and join us in the exciting digital world of iGaming.

Reporting to the Sportsbook Product Manager, the Product Owner role acts as the primary contact with the technical development teams. Embedded within a cross functional team, you will be the representative of the stakeholders throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Alongside the Product Manager, maintain and prioritizes product tasks (backlog)
• Translates product requirements and stakeholder strategy into understandable tasks for developers
• Acts as a bridge between stakeholders, Product Manager, and development teams to clarify requirements
• Work alongside with the scrum teams and be part of the delivery process
• Translate business needs into functional and non-functional requirements
• Assist in refining and elaborating user stories with clear acceptance criteria
• Support developers and testers by clarifying requirements
• Ensures compliance of the product with the regulatory requirements of the various markets, together with the COM team
• Studies and knows the requirements of the market and customers and identifies possible functional deficiencies in the product
• Supports the work of developers by providing understandable and detailed functional requirements, in writing and at regular meetings
• Ensures the quality of the product together with the QA team, discussing with them the functional requirements of the tasks and the appropriate test plans
• Assists the tech writer in preparing detailed product documentation
• Maintains a comprehensive roadmap together with other colleagues from the PMO team
• Reports the status of tasks and plan to the Product Manager

Our ideal candidate:

• Understands Sports data structure (statistic types, flow of the game & schedule)
• Understands how historical data and inputs affect output of mathematical models
• Data-driven and understands how to peruse historical data to find patterns, back test different models against the same data set
• Technical enough to read & understand data structures in SQL tables, Swagger API contracts

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree – Computer Science, Information technologies, or relevant
• Preferably 2 years of experience as a Product Owner
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
• Very good understanding of software delivery life cycle
• Experience in the creation of mitigation plans, their application, and execution to avoid risks when able and to escalate those to key stakeholders if not avoided
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of project management methodologies and best practices
• Can-do attitude, positive, proactive
• Organized, able to prioritize and resolve critical and complex issues
• Strong command of the English Language (verbal and written)
• Product owner certification will be considered an advantage
• Experience with Sports products or Casino will be considered an advantage

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Performance bonus
• Performance evaluation & salary review twice a year
• 25 days paid annual leave
• Work from home option -2 days weekly
• Flexible working schedule
• Additional health insurance – premium package
• Fully paid annual transportation card
• Fully paid Sports card
• Free company shuttle by the office
• Sports Teams/Sports events
• Professional development, supportive company culture, and challenging projects
• Company-sponsored trainings
• Tickets for conferences and seminars
• Team building events and office parties
• Referral Program
• Free snacks, soft drinks, coffee, and fruit are available always
• Birthday, newborn baby, and first-grader bonuses
• Corporate discounts in various shops and restaurants
• State-of-the-art modern office
• Positive working environment and chill-out zone (PS4, table tennis, foosball, and lazy chairs)

All applications will be treated in strict confidentiality and only the approved candidates will be invited to an interview.