Head of Product

At PokerStars, the Product Data and Design function is dedicated to transforming the customer experience by placing the customer at the core of everything we do. Through a blend of customer-centric insights, a hypothesis-driven approach, and data-powered strategies, we deliver standout experiences. We embrace calculated risks, knowing that each step forward, whether a success or a learning opportunity, drives innovation and success.

ROLE OVERVIEW/PURPOSE:

Reporting into a Director Product, the Head of Product plays a pivotal role in driving product strategy and leading a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Owners. This leader fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability, empowering the team to deliver exceptional products that align with business goals. As a cross-functional leader, the Head of Product works closely with Commercial and Technology partners to ensure seamless integration of market needs with cutting-edge technology. They take full ownership of the end-to-end product creation process—from ideation through development, launch, and beyond—ensuring each product delivers maximum value to customers while maintaining alignment with the company’s vision and objectives. Through strategic leadership and a customer-centric mindset, the Head of Product drives success at every stage of the product lifecycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

What You’ll be Doing…

As the Head of Product, your role is to define and execute the product vision, steering your team to deliver strategic initiatives while driving meaningful change. You'll lead a team of talented Product Managers and Product Owners, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability. Your leadership will empower the team to align with the broader business goals, ensuring a sharp focus on delivering value to our customers. Your efforts will also ensure that the product roadmap is seamlessly executed, driving key milestones and delivering changes efficiently.

Strategy & Vision: You will work closely with key stakeholders to articulate the product strategy, balancing customer needs with business objectives. By maintaining a forward-looking approach, you’ll guide the team in identifying market opportunities and prioritizing impactful initiatives.

Delivery & Execution: You will ensure the team excels in getting products out the door by leading the end-to-end product creation process. From ideation to development, through launch and post-launch iterations, you will drive timely, efficient product delivery.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership & Culture: Foster an open, collaborative, and innovative culture within the wider Product team. Build, mentor, and empower a brilliant team that aligns behind shared goals and outcomes, ensuring roadmaps focus on delivering customer and business value.

Alignment & Strategy: Ensure the Product strategies align with commercial expectations and the overarching PokerStars objectives. Work in close partnership with senior management across technology, marketing, research, and commercial teams to maximize return on investment and customer experience.

Execution & Continuous Improvement: Define the processes to follow the Thoughtful Execution framework and  encourage a continual improvement mindset, delivering best-in-class features with an emphasis on customer experience and safety.

Stakeholder Management: Represent Client Technology Product to the wider business, sharing the customer value delivered and long-term vision. Ensure alignment with commercial stakeholders and work with external partners on 3rd party product roadmaps when appropriate.

Data-Driven Decision Making: Cultivate a data-informed mindset, defining and analyzing key metrics for product features and initiatives that contribute to the company's long-term vision while delivering immediate value to users. Encourage a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills & Capabilities

Agile & Product Management Expertise: Fluent in Agile methodologies, design thinking, and product management principles.

Change Management: Capable of creating and implementing long-term change management strategies and communication plans.

Stakeholder & Communication Skills: Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to communicate effectively across diverse audiences. Confident and credible presenter with a flexible communication style.

Problem-Solving & Decision Making: A creative thinker, able to explore alternatives, make well-informed, timely decisions, and drive innovation.

Technical Skills & Capabilities

Technology Strategy Collaboration: Contribute to overarching technology strategy and challenge best practices to enhance customer experience.

Product Evolution Understanding: Stay informed on product evolution in the sector and collaborate with stakeholders and 3rd parties to prioritize optimization opportunities.

Team Management: Ensure the team understands the impact of broader technology decisions, and manage aspects like hiring, prioritization, and budgeting.

Behavioral Competencies

Customer-Centric Focus: Prioritize the needs and wants of players, ensuring entertainment, safety, and a love for our brands.

Resource & Decision Management: Focus resources where they have the biggest impact and empower others to make informed decisions.

Accountability & Continuous Improvement: Set high standards, raise the bar, treat mistakes as learning opportunities, and encourage others to do the same.

Collaboration & Diversity: Share knowledge, support others, and find ways to value the differences across a global mix of people and brands.

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PokerStars is a proud member of the Flutter Entertainment family, a global leader in sports betting, iGaming, and entertainment. We're not just another company; we're listed on both the prestigious FTSE 100 index on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). What sets us apart is our world class brands, cutting-edge products, and our International division includes our operations in over 100 global markets and offers sports betting, casino, poker, rummy and lottery, mainly online. What truly defines us is our commitment to ensuring that the excitement of gaming and entertainment is experienced in a responsible and sustainable way. Our remarkable team of over 8,000 colleagues drives this vision, spread across 28 offices worldwide.