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.
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:
We are looking for an exceptional Product Owner to deliver impactful improvements to our Cross Product Promotions Platform. Your role consists of being the main interaction point between Product and Technology. Using lean and agile techniques, you will be responsible for delivering business value, fast.
You will bridge technical and business worlds as you continually deliver improvements and innovative features across the full range of the products. You will have a bias for action and can break down complex problems into steps that drive the product experience.
Your exceptional communication skills will be key, adapting to a high paced environment and constant interactions with a diverse group of stakeholders.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
Understand business needs & translate them into action
- Deeply understand commercial and user needs and translate them into clear functional and technical requirements.
- Balance stakeholder priorities, technical feasibility, and business value to shape product direction.
Lead the Requirements & Backlog Management Process
- Drive requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders and subject matter experts.
- Create, refine, and prioritise user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria.
- Maintain a well-groomed product backlog that reflects evolving needs and priorities.
Enable Efficient and Effective Delivery
- Ensure requirements are accurate, timely, and actionable to support seamless development.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, UX, QA, and delivery teams throughout the product lifecycle.
- Own the delivery timeline, facilitate release planning, and support operational readiness activities.
Be a Key Player in Agile Delivery
- Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
- Run demos / “show & tell” sessions to showcase product progress and gather feedback.
- Monitor and report on benefits realisation and delivery outcomes.
Drive Cross-Functional Alignment & Communication
- Act as the primary communication bridge between business, technical teams, and stakeholders.
- Clearly communicate roadmap, priorities, and progress to all relevant parties.
- Manage cross-team product dependencies to ensure smooth delivery of end-to-end solutions.
Contribute to Product Strategy & Team Development
- Serve as a domain expert and trusted advisor within your product area.
- Understand how technology components integrate to deliver value to both the end-user and the business.
Champion Quality, Compliance, and Governance
- Ensure all product solutions meet company standards for performance, security, compliance, and sustainability.
- Collaborate with third-party providers where necessary to integrate external solutions effectively and on time.
Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:
- Commercially Savvy: Makes it their business to be aware and anticipate emerging external factors and changing market dynamics; constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help the Group respond to change and shape the future; has deep understanding of business drivers and the industry to guide decisions and lead others
- Wins Together: Gains trust and support of others, generous with time, advice and knowledge; is able to establish and engage networks to get stuff done rather than depend on authority; seeks out opportunities to break down barriers and collaborate and partner across organisational boundaries.
- Game Changer: Takes smart organisational risks to drive game changing innovations; champions new initiatives and encourages others to find improved ways to tackle challenges; fosters an environment which nurtures diverse thinking to promote curiosity and nurture innovation.
- Effective Communicator: Provides clarity on business goals; is effective in all types of communication; adjusts communication style to fit the audience; consistently communicates the mission, vision and values to inspire, energise and motivate others throughout the Group; ensures others understand how their efforts positively impact the bigger picture; creates an environment that encourages effective communication and the sharing of diverse perspectives
- Quality Decision Maker: Makes quality, long and short-term decisions at pace considering various inputs and through collaborating effectively; provides tools to empower teams to make decisions; regularly practices and encourages cross-functional problem solving and decision making.
- Talent Focused: Demonstrates a strong commitment to the development of talent at the Group; recommends and supports development activities in preparation for future roles; invests time to coach and mentor others; builds and proactively manages development to ensure a pipeline of talent is in place; is a talent magnet, capable of identifying, attracting, selecting and developing top talent including and not shying away from talent that goes beyond their own capabilities; finds and attracts diverse talent who have the critical capabilities needed by the organisation; works to create an organisation that is an attractive place to work
- Shown experience in a similar role
- Experience in defining business requirements is crucial
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of techniques for requirements elicitation and specification
- Ability to relate to business, design, and technical specialists
- Superb attention to detail
- Strong relationship management skills
- Experience in working across multiple Agile methodologies
- Experience working in a multi-product environment
- Nice to have experience of working in Sports betting
- Experience with integrating 3rd party feed providers
- Aim for results and a willing to take action approach, pursuing work with energy and drive
- Customer focus profile, building and delivering solutions that meet customer expectations
- Credible and efficient communication across a range of channels and audiences
- Resilience and confidence under pressure, maintaining a positive approach despite adversity
- Cooperatively approach and partnership with others across the organisation
- Hybrid & remote working options
- €1,000 per year for self-development
- 25 days of annual leave per year
- 20 days per year to work abroad
- Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
- Extended health, dental and travel insurances
- Customized well-being programmes
- Thousands of online courses through Udemy
- A variety of engaging office events
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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