Director of Games leading portfolio development and innovation for Interactive Instant Win and Draw-Based Games. Collaborating with digital leadership to enhance performance for good causes within Allwyn UK.
Responsibilities
Inspire and lead a team of Games Marketing and Brand Managers (DBGs and IIWGs), responsible for driving current performance and development of each game and category at pace to meet growth target
Setting long-term growth plans for each category and game (DGBs and IIWGs), ensuring an optimised portfolio that maximises engagement across different consumer segments, and is compelling in an increasingly competitive market
Create and champion a consumer plan for the portfolio in collaboration with Strategy & Transformation, Marketing and Head of Scratchcards (Retail) to maximise overall performance
Reviewing external market developments to understand best practice and identify opportunities to optimise the portfolio
Ensuring clear briefs are delivered to Marketing (in-house and external agencies) to drive participation and spend across the games portfolio, optimising for roll cycles
Pro-actively driving delivery of new game innovation, setting the pace, being demanding of others and their own team, and working hand-in-glove with the portfolio and project managers in the Strategy & Transformation team to ensure milestones are met and execution is outstanding
Harness data and insights to identify performance issues and trends, and ensuring any underperformance is understood and mitigated quickly, and drivers of growth are leveraged to increase engagement in a responsible way
Working with the Directors of Revenue and Customer for Digital and Retail to ensure the games portfolio shows up strongly in all channels
Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and addressing any issues in collaboration with Regulatory Affairs
Acting as an external ambassador and engaging with key stakeholders on relevant topics for Allwyn
Requirements
Ideally games industry experience (lotteries, gaming, gambling) with strong GTM marketing and innovation experience
Literacy in game/new product development and design and a demonstrable track record of major innovation delivery
Highly collaborative approach to ensure delivery of the portfolio into Digital and Retail Channels
A pace setter who is demanding of high performance and who leaves no stones unturned to meet targets, while ensuring risks are fully identified and managed
Adopts a portfolio mindset to maximise overall performance, ensuring team members are hungry for their game or category’s success while buying into the bigger picture
Financially capable and data literate, with strong understanding of key drivers of performance
Hands-on approach to creating an overall consumer plan, working across functions to maximise returns for the company as a whole
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to influence at all levels
Strong balance of strategic thinking and operational detail
Ability to lead on business case development for governance approvals
Lives the Allwyn values and understands the unique position of TNL and the importance of protecting participants’ interests
Benefits
Company Bonus Scheme
Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
26 days annual leave + 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
Single Private Health Cover
Complimentary Private Medical
Income Protection
Flexible Benefits – EV Scheme, Money Coach, Will Writing, Mortgage Advice, Dental and Eye Care Schemes.
Enhanced Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity, Adoption)
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