Lead Product Manager (Casino)

Our Product Team is growing, and we are looking for new talent to join us on our journey! As a Lead Product Manager in Casino Product area, you will be an experienced people leader and iGaming professional, expected to lead a team of Product Managers in defining and driving the product roadmap. You will report directly into the Head of Product and work with them & Engineering Leadership to deliver value through a customer-centric approach. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for a mid-to-senior product manager, ready to drive strategy and execution. Team size would be 2-3 direct reports.

• Defines & drives product roadmaps for multiple product areas.
• Directly manages and mentors a team of product managers, supporting their growth.
• Fosters a strong product culture across the teams they lead.
• Engage with key stakeholders, including customers, partners, and internal teams, to gather feedback and ensure product alignment with market needs.
• Manages stakeholder expectations and resolves conflicts to keep teams aligned.
• Communicates trade-offs clearly, balancing business goals, technical feasibility, and user needs.
• Leads multiple product teams, ensuring execution is aligned with company goals.
• Aligns execution with company goals, influencing broader roadmap decisions.
• Champions a customer-centric approach across the product development process.
• Leads execution of key product initiatives across multiple teams.
• Develops best practices for prioritization, decision-making, and execution at scale.
• Works closely with cross-functional teams to refine requirements and scope.
• Builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners (engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer success).
• Communicates team progress, risks, and challenges to senior leadership.
• Defines key product metrics and KPIs for multiple initiatives.
• Uses data to validate product decisions and measure success.
• Ensures products meet regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Advocates for best practices in product management, user research, competitive analysis, and data-driven decision-making.

Your background and mindset:

• At least 2+ years of experience in iGaming.
• At least 3+ years of experience in a product management role (or close exposure to) with ability to deliver value across a complex portfolio of products.
• At least 3+ years of people management experience, with the ability to coach and develop a team.
• Customer centric: driven by seeking to understand customers better, their behaviours and the link to business.
• A team player - works with others across the organisation to get things done.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communications skills.
• Effective communicator: develops and delivers multi-mode communications to fulfil the needs of different audiences.
• Good presentation skills with the ability to convey key messages to diverse and wide audiences.
• Openly curious: Willing to question preconceptions and bring new ideas.
• Data driven, led by the appropriate use of data to get to insight and drive decision making.
• Critical thinker: looking at the numbers, trends and data and come to new conclusions based on findings.
• Proactive and independent thinker with proven ability to deliver from start to end.
• Outcome focused: committed to principles of an outcome led operating model.

Highly Desired:

• Experience working on online casinos preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with process & document management tools, such as Jira or Confluence preferred.

Benefits for you:

• Learning & Growth: Personal L&D budget, internal and external training, company-wide knowledge-sharing sessions, smooth onboarding experience through Yolo Takeoff, and plenty of career development opportunities.
• Slice of Yolo: A unique chance to invest in Yolo Group's venture fund, support the startups shaping our ecosystem, and grow alongside the businesses you believe in.
• Wellbeing: Monthly sports allowance, paid wellness days, private health insurance, and mental health support - a balanced work-life approach to support both physical and mental wellbeing.
• Milestones & Moments: Extra paid time off for your birthday, work anniversaries, marriage, child’s first school day, and other personal and professional milestones.
• Workplace Experience: Modern offices, top-notch equipment, and all the coffee, snacks, and drinks you need to stay fueled and perform at your best, whether you’re remote or in-office.
• Legendary Events: Annual Yolo Gala, summer parties, quarterly Meet & Mingle and regular team events - a mix of formal gatherings and spontaneous celebrations to keep the team spirit high.