Lead Product Manager - Icasino

Overview

As a LEAD PRODUCT MANAGER, iCASINO at Fanatics Betting & Gaming (FBG), you are here to build and scale the online casino product across its iOS, Android, and Desktop app that FBG will bring to market. The Lead Product Manager will head up the FBG iCasino free-to-play and spin to win product verticals as well as taking responsibility for building a product innovation roadmap of feature variant testing experiments, core functionality optimizations, and big bets that test daring new ideas to keep FBG iCasino ahead of market trends. You will also work on building user stories, product requirements, roadmap priorities, and data-driven product features to create a best-in-class sports betting and gaming product experience for users.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead critical free-to-play and web product verticals for the FBG iCasino business
• Use data and research to drive insights and recommendations to the FBG product roadmap
• Analyse and understand product-market-fit and underserved customer needs to drive feature innovation and product experimentation
• Write user stories, gather product requirements, and execute on product roadmap objectives
• Use data and research to drive insights and recommendations to the FBG product roadmap
• Be a passionate subject matter expert on FBG products and the real money gaming and sports/entertainment industry
• Develop a deep understanding of the FBG platform, assets, customer base, and the unique position of FBG in the gaming and sports industry
• Expert ability to effectively communicate and partner with engineering
• Work with third party partners to execute on the product vision
• Think through and articulate user flows, edge-cases and user journeys that produce unparalleled product quality and experiences for users
• Work with UI/UX and engineering teams to build elegant and beautiful digitally native app experiences across iOS, Android, and Web
• Work closely with marketing, analytics, UI/UX, and Operations to understand user preferences and product successes and failures; synthesize and integrate these learnings into feature decisions on the product roadmap
• Contribute directly to product KPIs and related business objectives and metrics
• Communicate effectively with executive leadership and stakeholders to win advocacy for feature investment
• Must be open to occasional travel to Fanatics Betting & Gaming offices and other locations for conferences, events, meetings, and team building activities

Qualifications

• 7+ year experience, 5+ years' experience as a Product Manager, preferably in an agile, B2C digital native app focused product organization
• Experience with freemium business models, retention strategies, and product optimization
• Deep passion for sports, gaming, or entertainment products that drive empathetic and thoughtful product decisions affecting end users
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to simply and clearly articulate product decisions and value propositions to leadership
• Collaborative personality, with an ability to seamlessly work cross-functionally across different product orgs and teams at Fanatics
• Experience in the online gaming or casino industry a plus

Launched in 2021, Fanatics Betting and Gaming is the online and retail sports betting subsidiary of Fanatics Holdings Inc., a global digital sports platform. The Fanatics Sportsbook is available to nearly 93% of the addressable online sports bettor market in the U.S. in the following states: Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. Fanatics Casino is currently available online in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Fanatics Betting and Gaming operates nineteen retail locations including retail sportsbooks outside of Progressive Field and Nationwide Arena and the only sportsbook inside an NFL stadium at Commanders Field. Fanatics Betting and Gaming is headquartered in New York with offices in Denver and Dublin, Ireland.