Project Manager
Playtech's Game team is looking for a proactive and responsible Project Manager with a willingness to work in a dynamic and international environment.
The role involves leading and overseeing strategic projects from initiation to closure, ensuring the delivery of Playtech products on-time and within scope. The Project Manager will provide short-term and long-term delivery plans, define project priorities, and coordinate daily activities with teams. They will manage communication flows and documentation through status reports, dashboards, and plans, and present regular project updates covering milestones, risks, budgets, QA, and schedule. The role also includes identifying possible issues, proactively communicating project status to stakeholders, driving internal and external process improvement, guiding the team in identifying and mitigating risks, and educating and mentoring team members on best practices in project management. The Project Manager will also design and implement parts of processes from scratch.
- Lead and oversee strategic projects from initiation to closure.
- Ensure delivery of Playtech products on-time and within scope.
- Provide short term and long term delivery plans.
- Define project priorities and coordinate daily activities with teams.
- Manage communication flows and documentation via status reports, dashboards, and plans.
- Present regular project updates covering milestones, risks, budgets, QA, and schedule.
- Identify possible issues and proactively communicate project status to stakeholders.
- Drive internal and external process improvement.
- Guide the team in identifying and mitigating risks before they escalate.
- Educate and mentor team members on best practices in project management.
- Design and implement part of processes from scratch.
- 3+ years of project management experience in a Software/IT environment (required)
- Familiarity with both Agile methodologies (Scrum) and Waterfall practices (required)
- Strong analytical thinking and decision-making abilities (required)
- Communicate clearly and confidently across teams and stakeholders (required)
- Strong negotiation skills and a proactive mindset (required)
- Fluent in English (Upper-Intermediate or higher) (required)
- Familiarity with tools like Jira, Microsoft Project, Atlassian Portfolio, Monday.com (required)
- Experience in game development (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with cooperation, managing third-party vendors and integrations (nice-to-have)
- Strong team environment and the ability to work with the most recent market-leading technologies.
- Initiative-taking and confident approach at the workplace.
- Collaborative and supportive culture as well as stable long term career opportunities.
- Constant learning and development opportunities and professional growth programs.
- Active lifestyle and mental well-being, supported through sports classes, master classes, and monthly well-being activities.
Playtech plc is one of the world's largest gambling technology companies, providing software, platforms and content to online and land-based operators. Founded in 1999 and registered in the Isle of Man, it supplies casino, live casino, sportsbook, bingo and poker products, along with its IMS player-management platform. The company also runs B2C operations, most notably the Snaitech business in Italy. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Playtech employs thousands of people across offices worldwide.