Head of Sports Model Framework

We are part of Flutter Entertainment Group - one of the World´s Largest Groups in the bookmaking industry, with an annual revenue of around 5 billion euros.

Its strong and diverse portfolio of market-leading brands and best-in-class products provides excitement and entertainment in a safe and responsible way.
The Code we develop, powering brands such as Paddy Power, Sky Betting & Gaming, Betfair, Sportsbet, FoxBet, FanDuel, and PokerStars, is used by around 14 million people in more than 100 countries, and we are in the API Billionaire Club alongside players such as Google, Facebook and Twitter.

The Role...

The Head of Sports Model Framework (“SMF”) will lead the team accountable for providing the engineering and architectural vision and direction for a globally shared framework providing capabilities for our various brand Trading Technology teams to consume as they are building new sports models and autotraders.

The SMF team will supply the required level of oversight, support and guidance to enable our brands to adopt and evolve this framework in the most effective manner. The team, through the brands, will track the evolution of the framework to ensure it can increase the pace of brand delivery of sports models and autotraders, enable richer customer experiences through a more open platform, and improve pricing accuracy through better data management.

For those brands that have adopted the Sports Model Framework the team will provide engineering, technical product and architectural alignment for their platform.

What you will be doing...

• Set the engineering, product and architectural vision for the Sports Model Framework
• Ensure the standards, processes and tools are defined, agreed and maintained for sharing codebases using inner-sourcing methodologies to support ongoing framework development from contributors across the group
• Ensure the framework evolves with sound architectural guidance, and is in line with overall group strategic architecture constructs
• Provides the right level of assistance for brands to ensure they have the right controls, APIs and resources in place to adopt the framework (or components of it)
• Provide technical product management capability to shape the overall roadmap for the framework
• Ensure that the principles of re-use are evangelised across our brand Trading Technology functions and effective re-use measures and transparency are operationalised
• Support existing brands as they continue to develop the framework and avail of its capabilities within their own environments
• Work with brands to understand their operational requirements and set the strategy for optimal operation of the framework
• Participate as an active member of the Global Trading Tribe
• Provide leadership for the Sports Model Framework team

Competencies...

• Commercially Savvy: Makes it their business to be aware and anticipate emerging external factors and changing market dynamics; constantly explores and analyses future scenarios and possibilities to help the Group respond to change and shape the future; has deep understanding of business drivers and the industry to guide decisions and lead others
• Wins Together: Gains trust and support of others, generous with time, advice and knowledge; is able to establish and engage networks to get stuff done rather than depend on authority; seeks out opportunities to break down barriers and collaborate and partner across organisational boundaries
• Game Changer: Takes smart organisational risks to drive game changing innovations; champions new initiatives and encourages others to find improved ways to tackle challenges; fosters an environment which nurtures diverse thinking to promote curiosity and nurture innovation
• Effective Communicator: Provides clarity on business goals; is effective in all types of communication; adjusts communication style to fit the audience; consistently communicates the mission, vision and values to inspire, energise and motivate others throughout the Group; ensures others understand how their efforts positively impact the bigger picture; creates an environment that encourages effective communication and the sharing of diverse perspectives
• Quality Decision Maker: Makes quality, long and short-term decisions at pace considering various inputs and through collaborating effectively; provides tools to empower teams to make decisions; regularly practices and encourages cross-functional problem solving and decision making.
• Talent Focused: Demonstrates a strong commitment to the development of talent at the Group; recommends and supports development activities in preparation for future roles; invests time to coach and mentor others; builds and proactively manages development to ensure a pipeline of talent is in place; is a talent magnet, capable of identifying, attracting, selecting and developing top talent including and not shying away from talent that goes beyond their own capa