Technical Program Manager
Playson is looking for a Technical Program Manager to own the delivery process for games, features, or platform work. This role requires an individual who takes full responsibility for the entire lifecycle of a project, from initial requirements to production. The position is not limited to coordination, as the successful candidate will be expected to actively improve and automate software development, testing, and release workflows.
Playson requires a professional who can identify bottlenecks and manual processes, implementing practical automation solutions such as CI/CD pipeline improvements and scripting. The role involves ensuring release readiness by overseeing testing, documentation, and operational risk management. The Technical Program Manager will collaborate with product, engineering, QA, and client-facing teams while reporting directly to the VP of Delivery.
- Own the delivery process for specific areas including games, features, or platform work.
- Set, track, and communicate project timelines and changes proactively.
- Identify and remove manual steps, bottlenecks, and failure points in development and release workflows.
- Build automation to improve CI/CD pipelines, release checks, and internal tooling.
- Ensure release readiness by verifying testing, documentation, and operational risk.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, QA, and client-facing teams to maintain alignment.
- Report directly to the VP of Delivery.
- Map existing delivery workflows and identify recurring blockers.
- Develop and communicate reliable delivery forecasts for stakeholders.
- 3+ years in an engineering delivery, software delivery leadership, or similar role (required)
- Previous hands-on experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Release Engineer, Build Engineer, Developer Productivity Engineer, or similar technical role (required)
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including builds, automated testing, versioning, deployment, monitoring, and rollback (required)
- Ability to catch problems early by monitoring key signals (required)
- Experience working across engineering, product, and QA teams (required)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to provide clear updates to senior leadership (required)
- Focus on quality, release readiness, testing coverage, and operational risk (required)
- Interest in the product being delivered (required)
- Experience identifying repetitive manual work and replacing it with automation (required)
- Background in iGaming, gaming, or another regulated product environment (nice-to-have)
- Experience in a B2B or multi-operator delivery model (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with incident management and post-mortems (nice-to-have)
- Experience working with external studios or third-party development partners (nice-to-have)
- Knowledge of OKR-based planning and its connection to delivery cadence (nice-to-have)
- Experience with Jira or similar tooling configuration (nice-to-have)
- Competitive Salary
- Quarterly Bonuses
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Unlimited Paid Sick Leave
- Remote & Flexible Working
- Private Medical Insurance
- Financial Support for Life Events
- Professional Development Budget
- International Exposure
- Regular Company Events
Playson is a business-to-business developer of online slot games, established in 2012 and headquartered in Sliema, Malta. It supplies casino operators in more than 20 regulated markets, with game development, mathematics and art teams working across Europe.