Sportsbook BackEnd Product Owner

Sportserve forms part of a remarkable group of B2C sports betting and B2B sportsbook technology companies, focused on delivering first class sports betting experiences and casino products for our users worldwide. Along with Sportion, TechSpirit, Standard Focus and Sportelligent, we are the driving force behind the world renowned sports betting company and our flagship brand, Dafabet.

Since launching our global hiring initiative, we now employ over 2,000 people worldwide, offering exciting career paths in Technology, Trading, Operations and Media. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and international culture that embraces the global community and acts locally. We offer office based, hybrid and remote work on permanent and consultancy contracts all over the world, making us the true global employer of choice.

Work closely with the Trading Team, Sportsbook product team, backend development team, online and retail commercial team to develop a vision and strategy for development of the Sportsbook features and backend relevant tools.

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hat you'll be getting up to:

• Requirement Gathering and Analysis:
• Partner with the Director of Sportsbook and Trading team to gather and refine requirements for sportsbook backend functionalities.
• Partner with the Director of Sportsbook, Trading team, Commercial Team and third-party feed vendors to gather and refine requirements for sportsbook feature / trending functionalities
• Analyse and translate complex sportsbook and trading business needs — including 3rd party integration, risk management, wager limits, settlement, and reporting into clear, actionable user stories.
• Own the backend trading tool and sportsbook feature end-to-end, ensuring that features support operational efficiency, accuracy, and market responsiveness.
• Validate requirements against regulatory constraints, market trends, and operational KPIs before passing them to development.
• Backlog Management:
• Maintain and prioritise the backend squad backlog, ensuring it reflects current sportsbook operational priorities and trading demands.
• Define precise acceptance criteria for backend features, making sure stories are testable, measurable, and understood by the development team.
• Balance short-term fixes for live operational issues with long-term roadmap deliverables.
• Communication and Collaboration:
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, development teams, and other relevant parties.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration between cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on project goals and priorities.
• Proactively update stakeholders on delivery progress, risks, and technical dependencies.
• Documentation and Quality Assurance:
• Work closely with quality assurance teams to define test cases and acceptance criteria for backend features.
• Maintain detailed functional documentation for backend tools, integrations, and system flows.
• Roles in General:
• Attend Scrum Ceremonies during the delivery of product development projects to ensure they are within agreed timescales, specification, quality, and usability.
• Undertake thorough reporting on all relevant areas of our product, particularly around areas of direct Product ownership responsibility.

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equirements:

• Bachelor's degree.
• Proven experience 5 years working as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in Sports Betting and iGaming Industry.
• Strong understanding of backend technologies and architectures, including trading tool and APIs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Applications in English only please

Diversity & Inclusion
We embrace diversity and equality in a serious way. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills and views. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Creating a culture of Equality isn't just the right thing to do, it's also the smart thing.