Head of Platform
Core
Own the core product platform portfolio, define and drive platform strategy, and lead a multidisciplinary team to enable fast and reliable product development across the organization.
Role type
Head of Platform (Product & Engineering Leadership)
Builds
Scalable platform capabilities, APIs, data contracts, and shared services supporting current and future product requirements across brands and markets.
Domain
Online gaming and betting
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Product management, platform or systems-driven product team leadership, complex back-end and front-end architecture understanding, multidisciplinary team management, strategic and execution level operation, analytical and problem-solving, business alignment, planning and prioritization, commercial judgement, delivery methodologies, stakeholder management.
Preferred skills
Scaling platform capabilities in high-growth environments, API ecosystems and data architecture, regulatory or compliance-driven systems, platform analytics and performance tools, agile product operating models at scale.
Responsibilities
Own the core product platform portfolio ensuring alignment across front-end and back-end systems; Define and drive platform strategy balancing short-term delivery with long-term capabilities; Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of product managers, analysts, and specialists; Enable fast and reliable product development across the organisation; Drive consistency in APIs, data contracts, and shared services; Partner closely with Engineering and Product Operations to deliver cohesive solutions; Clearly communicate platform trade-offs, priorities, and dependencies to senior stakeholders; Ensure platform initiatives are well-defined, scoped, and prioritised before delivery; Hold teams accountable for delivering high-quality platform outcomes; Operationalise governance around platform ownership, integration standards, documentation, and lifecycle management; Ensure platform decisions consider operational risk, scalability, and long-term sustainability; Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, driving continuous platform improvement; Leverage analytics and performance insights to assess platform health; Ensure platform considerations are embedded into broader product strategy and planning; Build scalable team structures aligned to growth and complexity; Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and data-driven decision-making; Translate company strategy into platform KPIs and measurable outcomes; Drive innovation by identifying and enabling new capabilities, technologies, and platform improvements that support product growth and scalability; Partner with relevant business stakeholders to shape and prioritise new feature development, ensuring world class customer experiences.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
