Release Manager
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers. Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com. We have an exciting opportunity for a Release Manager to join the Light and Wonder Spark team! In this role, you’ll lead and manage 100+ game releases across 20+ jurisdictions, collaborating closely with both technical and non-technical teams. This role requires a strong communicator adept at managing diverse stakeholders and capable of driving game releases to successful delivery within challenging timelines.
- Drive the design and implementation of automation and AI-assisted workflows to enhance release readiness, streamline ticket creation, synchronize roadmaps across platforms, and automate configuration tasks improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across all game releases.
- Collaborate with compliance teams to manage game submissions on time and track the game certification process, ensure timely completion or escalate risks or issues.
- Collaborate with GLI as needed to address game certification timelines or facilitate the expediting of games.
- Verify all checkpoints and milestones for game readiness, ensuring all deliverables meet internal and external quality standards prior to release.
- Prepare game release documentation and ensure all required assets are available for operators to consume.
- Identify, track, and escalate risks or issues that may impact target launch dates, proactively resolving roadblocks to maintain schedules.
- Maintain and update Monday.com roadmaps and other tracking tools, ensuring complete transparency and alignment on release timelines across teams.
- Own and manage tools used for setting enablement dates for games, ensuring accurate and consistent scheduling processes.
- Coordinate and facilitate the resolution of any post-launch issues reported, ensuring timely communication with stakeholders and driving corrective actions.
- Conduct retrospectives when critical issues arise to capture learnings and implement necessary improvements.
- Serve as a key point of contact between for game releases, ensuring effective communication of deadlines, risks, and project status updates.
- Foster collaborative relationships with the various stakeholders to drive alignment and achieve objectives.
- Work collaboratively with team members to drive and execute improvements to the process and tooling used to manage game releases.
- Document the step-by-step process to release games across each jurisdiction and ensure ownership, transparency and traceability.
- Exceptional multitasking and prioritization skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high-quality outcomes.
- Strong organizational skills with an emphasis on attention to detail, accuracy, and professionalism.
- Effective stakeholder management, demonstrating the ability to manage expectations and foster trust with diverse teams.
- Adaptable and proactive, with the ability to navigate complex, fast-paced environments and propose innovative solutions.
- Experience working in a regulated online environment, with a clear understanding of certification and compliance standards.
- Knowledge of the gambling industry, particularly within the Casino sector.
- Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, confluence and Monday.com.
- Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.
- The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.
- Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem.
- A stunning work location and flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a leading cross-platform gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Scientific Games, it rebranded in 2022 after divesting its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on gaming. The company operates across three segments - Gaming (slot machines, table games and casino systems under brands such as Bally, WMS and Shuffle Master), SciPlay (social casino games) and iGaming (online casino content). Listed in both the US and Australia, it supplies content and systems to casinos and online operators worldwide.
