BLIP

Project Manager (Delivery Planning)

Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.

We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.

We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.

Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.

Role

The Project Manager is part of the Global Betting Platform team and is responsible for delivery planning of product and technology initiatives, based on input from the Programme Manager and product steakholders. The succesful candidate will provide expertise, in the use of Agile methodologies that scrum teams adopt. The role will identify risk mitigation strategies and pro-actively surface the internal and external dependencies.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivery planning and reporting across the initiatives within one of the gbp evolution value streams.
• Plan, execute, and deliver projects of moderate complexity within defined scope, budget, and timeline.
• Support senior leadership in defining project deliverables and objectives.
• Input into overall prioritisation exercise, help communicate agreed priorities, ensure they are respected and drive actions towards enabling them.
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and manage expectations.
• Communicate project updates, risks, and dependencies to stakeholders.
• Facilitate technology input into investment requests with supervision. from Programme Manager in drafting business cases.
• Effective internal and external dependency management for roadmap initiatives that is reported into Programme Management.
• Work together with the delivery teams on resource allocation, planning and driving efficiencies with Agile Scrum practices.
• Provide a clear view on the ongoing budget for the ongoing initiatives in the programme of work.
• When working with new suppliers, coordinate technical due diligence and clearly articulate the commercial input.
• Team player that can work in a fast-paced environment, with technical and commercial teams, focused on achieving the desired outcomes.
• Generate reports from Agile tooling that advises on the effectiveness of the delivery streams, with a view to resolve challenges in adopting Scrum practices.
• Ability to coach and mentor delivery teams with efficacy in the use of Scrum methodology.

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years of experience in project management roles.
• Proven track record in the software delivery lifecycle, in adopting the Agile Scrum methodology.
• Ability to plan against technical outcomes, defined as part of achieving the target architecture for the gbp evo tribe's business objectives.
• Experience in managing projects end to end, from concept to business benefits realisation.
• Ability to clearly demonstrate business goals and influencing teams to achieving the desired outcomes.
• Pro-active work ethic with the ability to deliver results and meet challenging deadlines.
• Successfully managed customer engagements to completion and customer satisfaction.
• Excellent communication and people skills with the ability to explain complex technical challenges, in a simple and effective manner.
• Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders based on mutual respect, openness, and transparency.
• Promote change as an opportunity to improve a set of core values, principles, and practices.
• Works at pace and conveys a sense of urgency through elevated levels of collaboration to the team.
• Ability to coach and mentor teams in the use of Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Experience in implementing third party products and platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Commercially astute, with a record in delivering projects on time and to budget, you'll be energetic, positive and be able to demonstrate drive, determination, and the ability to work in a dynamic, fluid organization.
• Product implementation experience gained on software delivery projects.
• Must be comfortable in a high-pressure environment with rapidly changing demands and priorities and can communicate well with all stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and techniques.
• Experienced & advanced user of Microsoft Office tools (particularly Excel & PowerPoint).
• Pro-active work ethic with the ability to deliver results and meet challenging deadlines.
• Educated to degree level in a business, science, or technology related field.

We'd Like You To Master In

• Building Support: Capable of establishing close relationships with stakeholders, based on trust, integrity and respect. Able to raise awareness and build momentum behind the Group technology strategy.
• Objective: Provides impartial and unbiased input, ensuring equal treatment for all and champions decisions making through the empowerment of collaboration.
• Collaboration: Work effectively and in partnership with our stakeholders on group shared goals that align towards the achievement of the technology strategy. Provides leadership in promoting a collaborative environment across teams.
• Adaptable: Has the ability to manage change and adapt toward new requirements or changes in strategy.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to analyse patterns within the business divisions generated by implementing current strategy. Understand what is needed to achieve competitive advantage through greater agility, faster time to market and improving the customer value proposition.
• Communication: Pro-active and considered in approach with stakeholder communications. A good listener, capable of providing constructive feedback that can support conflict resolution.
• Agile Scrum: A practitioner of Agile Scrum that can coach teams how to optimize delivery streams. Ability to generate reports using tooling that outlines effectiveness in the delivery process within the business division.

Equal opportunities

At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.

We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.

Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip.pt .

We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.