Delivery Lead - Flutter Functions, Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development​:

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming.

Our Values:

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together | Raise the bar | Got your back | Own it | Positive impact

About Flutter Functions:

The Flutter Functions division is a key component of Flutter Entertainment, responsible for providing essential support and services across the organization. The division encompasses various corporate functions, including finance, legal, human resources, technology, and more, ensuring seamless operations and strategic alignment throughout the company

Role Overview:

The Delivery Lead will focus on making software delivery things happen within an engaged, supported and motivated team environment. They will provide the transparency (via tooling), facilitation and optimisation of the product & software delivery machine within a value stream to ensure maximum effectiveness of the squads within the value stream. The role will optimise the Product delivery lifecycle to enable regular release of value, bring predictability to change and ensure delivery balances product, engineering, quality assurance, service operations and architectural goals. 

The role will work in close partnership with the Engineering Manager, Quality Assurance, Product Manager, Architect / Principal Engineer and Service Operations to manage transformation and continuous improvement for their value stream and the squads within. The role focuses on balancing product, engineering, quality, architectural, and operational objectives while fostering autonomous, self-organising squads and a strong culture of collaboration and learning.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• People-Centric Leadership
  • Foster a healthy, collaborative, and self-organising value or enabling stream environment.
  • Create a motivating atmosphere that supports team engagement and performance.
• Delivery Leadership & Optimisation
  • Enable effective delivery of initiatives through structured facilitation, coaching and delivery governance.
  • Optimise the product delivery lifecycle to support regular release of value and predictable change outcomes.
  • Ensure alignment between product, engineering, QA, service operations, and architectural goals.
• Partnership & Planning
  • Collaborate with Senior Engineering Managers and Lead Product Managers to establish clear delivery plans and prioritisation.
  • Support data-driven decision making through delivery insights and metrics.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Align and engage cross-divisional and cross-disciplinary stakeholders.
  • Provide transparent updates on delivery plans, progress, risks, and overall delivery health.
• Squad Enablement
  • Support autonomous squads through transparent measurement, coaching, and delivery operations practices.
  • Teach and embed effective delivery practices across teams.
  • Coach Engineering Managers and Product Owners to improve delivery effectiveness.
• Agile Leadership
  • Lead and promote Agile ways of working and intelligent tooling adoption.
  • Encourage social learning and collaboration across teams.
• Continuous Improvement & Transformation
  • Drive transformation initiatives and continuous improvement within the value stream.
  • Identify and remove delivery waste, improve dependency management, and balance workloads.
  • Promote learning and share best practices across the Global Platforms Delivery Community.

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:

• Strong experience leading delivery within Agile environment.
• Demonstrated ability to optimise delivery processes and improve team effectiveness.
• Experience working closely with Engineering, Product, QA, Architecture, and Operations functions.
• Proven stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery practices, frameworks, and tooling.
• Ability to use metrics and data to drive delivery decisions and continuous improvement.
• Experience supporting autonomous, self-organising teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to provide clear delivery transparency and reporting.
• Experience driving organisational transformation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Core Practitioner: Expertise in designing, developing, validating, and overseeing AI systems, including implementation of governance frameworks and ensuring alignment with ethical and operational standards.

Benefits:

• Hybrid & remote working options
• €1,000 per year for self-development
• Company share scheme
• 25 days of annual leave per year
• 20 days per year to work abroad
• 5 personal days/year
• Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
• Extended health, dental and travel insurances
• Customized well-being programmes
• Career growth sessions
• Thousands of online courses through Udemy
• A variety of engaging office events                        

Disclaimer:
We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

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