Engineering Manager - Brand Experience
As an Engineering Manager at Betsson Group, the primary responsibilities will be geared towards building and leading high-performing engineering teams, meaning a lot of the focus will be on our most important asset – our people! The role will work closely with product, architecture and design counterparts on the planning and scoping of the product and technical development roadmap, where the individual will be accountable for the engineering teams’ delivery. The role also expects ownership and responsibility for the technical stability and performance of the applications under the tutelage of the teams.
- Build and lead well-structured, highly functional teams with a culture of ownership and collaboration.
- Drive excellence in hiring, onboarding, and career development while removing anything that holds the team back.
- Be accountable for delivering on time and to a high standard, using clear performance metrics to track progress.
- Drive continuous improvement of team and development processes.
- Promote ownership of system health, performance, and stability.
- Ensure effective support processes are in place and SLAs are actively monitored and met.
- Act as an active member of the area's leadership team, working closely with Product and Architecture to align the team with strategy, standards and business goals.
- Share best practices with engineering leaders across the organisation.
- Excellent communicator who communicates clearly, honestly and directly with the team, fellow Engineering Managers and the Head of Engineering, adapting the message to the audience (required).
- Experience building highly functional, collaborative teams where people support each other, share knowledge and take shared ownership of outcomes (required).
- Ability to identify gaps in skills, roles and capacity, and close them proactively through hiring, upskilling and planning ahead of demand (required).
- Strong people management skills, managing the team day to day with fairness and consistency, running effective one to ones, performance reviews and hiring, and handling people matters such as conflict, absence and HR processes with care and discretion (required).
- Commitment to investing in the growth of every team member through regular feedback, clear goals and support for career progression, addressing performance concerns early and fairly (required).
- Solid engineering background to bring to technical discussions, partnering with Tech Leads and Architects while empowering the team to own solutions (required).
- Experience managing priorities, dependencies and risks to ensure the team delivers reliably, while balancing delivery pressure with a sustainable pace (required).
- Strong stakeholder management skills, building strong relationships with Product, Design, QA, Architecture and other teams, representing the team confidently and advocating for its needs (required).
- Ability to use data and team feedback to refine processes and engineering practices, fostering a culture where learning leads to real change (required).
- Leadership with empathy and fairness, building an inclusive team and keeping an eye on wellbeing and workload before issues escalate (required).
- Industry experience in iGaming, Fintech or similar high traffic, regulated industries, with an understanding of compliance and responsible gaming considerations (nice-to-have).
- Experience leading teams across multiple locations or time zones, keeping collaboration and alignment strong (nice-to-have).
- Hands-on experience with Scrum, Kanban or similar frameworks, adapting them to what works best for the team (nice-to-have).
- Experience supporting production environments, leading teams through incidents and driving learning from post incident reviews (nice-to-have).
- Experience managing or contributing to team budgets, including tooling, training and events (nice-to-have).
- Monthly allowance for lunch
- Private and life plan insurance for you and your family
- Team building budget
- Annual wellness allowance
- Corporate travel insurance
- Events and initiatives both Local (Quarterly Meetings) and Global
- Professional development programmes and internal career opportunities
- Milestone birthday celebrations
Betsson is a diversified, multinational gaming group whose history dates back to 1963 and which is now listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The group employs around 3,000 people of more than 75 nationalities across over 20 locations; Betsson AB is registered in Stockholm, while its operational headquarters in Ta' Xbiex, Malta, run the day-to-day business. Through brands such as Betsson, Betsafe and NordicBet, it offers casino, sportsbook and other gaming products in regulated markets across Europe, the Americas and Central Asia. Its proprietary technology supports a scalable model serving both B2C customers and B2B partners, with responsible growth and customer protection central to its strategy.
