Senior Infrastructure Project Manager - Flutter UKI, 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 UKI:

Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands, including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

Role purpose:

The Infrastructure Senior Project Manager will work with key business customers, stakeholders, external technology partners and other groups within Flutter UK&I business to lead complex initiatives from concept to customers. 

This role is trusted to drive the successful delivery of complex initiatives through effective planning, risk management and communication with the relevant stakeholders. 

As an experienced Project Manager, you will have strong foundational knowledge of all areas of project delivery and will be seen as a go-to person.

 
The Senior Project Manager is responsible for planning of technology initiatives based on prioritization input and for owning supplier relationships from a technology perspective.

Accountabilities:

Leadership & Business Context

• Relentlessly drive results and motivates and inspires co-workers to attain goals and pursue excellence.
• Resilient when the initiative faces setbacks and can resolve issues and provide the team with resolution and encouragement
• Leads by example in terms of work ethic and professional attitude.
• Keeps up to date with commercial status and ensure your team understands the wider context of their initiatives.

Teamwork & Staff Development

• Coach and guide on common language usage across multiple initiatives.
• Contributes to staff recruitment.
• Supports new team members to onboard.
• Supports junior/ intern members to grow in their career.

Stakeholder Management 

• Simplifies complex issues/risks/plans to effectively communicate (both written and verbally) with non-technical Senior stakeholders Communicates effectively and confidently with senior level stakeholders including MD and Exco level.
• Provides clear concise communication to all levels of the organisation (Communicate effectively and credibly across a wide range of channels with senior stakeholders).

Governance, Programme Delivery

• Leads stakeholder meetings effectively (including steering meetings). 
• Keeps project team well informed of changes to specifications and scope. 
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Defines and agrees initiative level communication plan. Communicates effectively as per agreed comm
• Quickly adapts planning to new and unfamiliar complex initiatives across different domains
• Is accountable for all initiate Lifecyle ceremonies including kick-offs, realisation reviews, retros, steering meetings etc.   
• Identifies, tracks and manages initiative risks and issues through to closure – ensures senior stakeholders are informed of progress and resolution.
• Determine an optimal method for effective flow of communication between multi-regional teams.
• Clearly articulates priorities to the delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Works with Infrastructure Delivery team to provide Resource View from a capacity and capability point of view
• Compiles the retrospective outputs with value delivered, OKRs performance, ROI, effort, cost, lessons learned, actions that can lead to improvement.   
• Coordinates the assessment of value in continuing investing effort in the initiative (what, value, effort, impact on tribe priorities & capacity).   
• Able to adhere to optimal methodology, in line with the agreed operating model and initiative specifics.
• Applies standardised of ways of working, artefacts, language, etc.

Key Competencies:

• Commercially Savvy: Keeps up to date with current and future trends and business developments; uses this knowledge to shape and guide decisions and actions to positively impact our business drivers; provides insight on the business and industry, exploring opportunities to improve and is not afraid of change if required.
• Hungry for Results: Drives self and others to achieve great results with agility, pace and energy;  is always looking for ways to raise the performance bar and has a track record of exceeding goals when leading teams across multiple locations and functions; is a role model for being accountable and consistently delivering on what they've promised;  shares their learnings and encourages their team to do the same; always acts with integrity and is trusted by stakeholders to deliver on all that is promised.
• Wins Together: Is a team player- by working collaboratively is able to establish and engage networks to get work done; seeks out and facilitates the sharing of own and others' ideas, perspectives and inputs; models’ collaboration across the organisation; challenges how we get things done to seek ways of continuous improvement; takes steps to enhance collaboration among others.
• Customer Obsessed: Drives process improvements that will help the business establish and maintain effective customer relationships; gains insight and stays attuned to current and emerging customer needs; uses customer insights to build and identify creative and improved solutions; holds self and others accountable for delivering services that meet customer expectations.
• Quality Decision Maker: Makes quality decisions at pace, even in ambiguous or challenging circumstances, recognising when an 80% solution will do; considers various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations; supports others in making high quality decisions.
• Talent Focused: Aligns and drives career developmental goals with Flutter UK&I's objectives; places a high priority on the development of others and continuous learning; develops self and others through coaching, constructive feedback, exposure and stretching assignments;  identifies successors and ensures they are ready for key roles; is a good judge of talent and organisational fit; constantly works to attract top diverse talent as well as being an advocate for the company.

Additional Competencies

• Resilient: Demonstrates a bias for action when faced with tough challenges; is confident under pressure; maintains a positive attitude despite adversity - is a steadying force for others; grows from hardships and negative experiences; manages crises and high-pressure situations effectively; bounces back quickly from setbacks and encourages learning from mistakes.
• Nimble: Learns quickly when faced with new, unfamiliar and changing situations; models and encourages experimentation and agility when faced with unknown scenarios; promotes continuous learning from both successes and failures, and shares lessons learned; is transparent about failure and views mistakes as opportunities to learn.
• Effective Communicator: Models effective communication; understands and regularly communicates how day-to-day actions positively impact the bigger picture; provides clarity on business goals; adjusts to fit the audience and the message; provides timely and helpful information to others across the organisation putting others needs before their own and promotes effective communication; flexes communication style to meet the needs of various audiences.

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.