Head of Engineering - Campaign & Rewards
Betsson Group is looking for a Head of Engineering for their Campaigns and Rewards area. The successful candidate will provide leadership for engineering teams working within the gaming product vertical and will be accountable for the delivery, quality, and timeliness of all engineering output within the domain.
In this role, the Head of Engineering will work closely with product counterparts to execute roadmaps while driving technical excellence in code quality, stability, scalability, and security. The position requires a strategic leader capable of fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement while managing budgets, resources, and technical performance metrics.
- Build and lead a high performing, top class engineering organisation covering multiple teams, setting out proper strategies towards this goal.
- Support, mentor and coach the engineering managers and leads.
- Collaborate with the architecture team and actively support their direction to drive the technical vision and enable the future state architectural design of the domain.
- Work closely with product counterparts to develop, support and execute on product roadmaps and towards shared goals.
- Champion technical initiatives for consideration in the product development roadmap.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the gaming industry, performing competitor analysis, staying up-to-date with trends, and emerging technologies.
- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the team, promoting best practices in software engineering and agile methodologies.
- Drive the delivery of initiatives across the teams, ensuring that the potential of people and their delivery is maximised.
- Ensure the platform's reliability, security, and scalability by proactively addressing potential risks and performance bottlenecks.
- Manage engineering budgets, resources, and timelines effectively, delivering projects on time and within scope.
- Develop and implement metrics and KPIs to monitor platform performance, driving data-driven decision-making and improvements.
- Identify and address technical and process bottlenecks.
- Set an example in taking responsibility and ownership, which may also mean stepping into any missing role as and when may be required.
- Highly experienced in building and leading high performing engineering teams, with at least 2 years experience in a senior or strategic engineering leadership role. (required)
- A strong background in software engineering, preferably having 10+ years experience working in engineering roles. (required)
- Demonstrated experience in nurturing and coaching engineering leaders. (required)
- Passionate about technology and how it can enable business growth and opportunities, in particular in how it satisfies user needs. (required)
- Experience and understanding of agile practices and techniques for developing products. (required)
- Confident working in a complex technical environment with hands-on experience working with highly available and high load transactional systems, with the ability to drive focus on performance, scalability and security. (required)
- Experience in defining OKRs and KPIs, working with data to understand system performance and the outcomes of product development. (required)
- Proven ability to lead analyses and evaluations for complex decisions. (required)
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP. (nice-to-have)
- Relevant working experience in the gaming industry. (nice-to-have)
- Experience working with remote or geographically distributed teams. (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with AI/ML technologies for personalised experiences. (nice-to-have)
- Experience in working with and managing third-party suppliers. (nice-to-have)
- A humble and inspirational leader who leads by example and fosters a culture of ownership and collaboration. (required)
- Strong organisational, planning and project management skills. (required)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders. (required)
- Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to present effectively to C-Level. (required)
- Professional working proficiency in Swedish and English. (required)
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.