Product Owner

at  William Hill

We are evoke, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming companies with internationally renowned brands, including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green, and we have an exciting opportunity to work on the 888 William Hill Sport product based in Leeds or London.
Here you’ll work alongside our Agile software engineering teams to successfully deliver features and products to the market. You’ll be responsible for certain functional areas of the product and will work with stakeholders to help define business requirements, working with scrum teams to translate these to technical tasks and assist in the delivery of product features in a specified timeline.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:

• Previous experience as Product Owner or Business Analyst with demonstrated experience in writing user stories, acceptance criteria and Agile software development, with in-depth knowledge of how Scrum Agile works in a software development environment
• Product Management, Scrum or Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and technical skills with the ability to work in a dynamic and flexible environment with a skill of influencing stakeholders
• Experience in online sportsbook/gaming/high transactional company is preferred, but not essential.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Using your previous experience as a Business Analyst or Product Owner, and a passion for working in sports betting you’ll attend requirement-gathering workshops to define user stories for product features.
• Building and refining a product backlog and create and prioritise stories that align with the product roadmap and release goals.
• Working in sync with our Product Management team, contributing to product vision, roadmap, and release planning.
• Acting as a point of communication between the business and software development.
• Being a champion of user experience and define and execute user stories that ensure superior customer experience when using feature/product.
• Using agile/scrum methodologies to help drive and deliver product releases helping remove any impediments that the development team faces during the product life cycle whilst providing business with updates on project status while recording and communicating any Risks or Issues that may impact project deadlines .
• Working collaboratively across all functional departments including marketing, sales, support, professional services, architecture, and others, and drive communication of releases including new features and defects to internal and external stakeholders.
• Being involved in the project planning & support of software solution development projects through the project lifecycle.

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the William Hill family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer: –

• Financial: Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
• Holiday entitlement: You’ll be entitled to 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and an extra day for your birthday.
• Perks and discounts: Discounts at a range of high-street retailers.
• Family Support: Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Health & wellbeing: Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Travel Card: Enjoy access to our Metro Card loan for convenient and money saving commuting.
• Healthcare: We prioritise your health and well-being, offering comprehensive healthcare benefits (or a cash alternative).
• Pension package and life assurance: Safeguarding your financial future and offering peace of mind