Senior Product Manager – Sportsbook

Our client is a leading iGaming operator, offering cutting-edge sportsbook solutions tailored to the African market. Their platform delivers a seamless and engaging betting experience, combining local market expertise with innovative technology tailored to local markets. They are now seeking a Senior Product Manager – Player & Betting Experience (Sportsbook, Casino & Platform) to drive the cross-functional development, optimisation, and unification of the player journey across Sportsbook, Casino, Payments, PAM, and Aggregation layers. This is a strategic, high-impact role focused on creating a frictionless, engaging, and compliant experience for millions of players.

Location: Fully remote, with a preference for candidates located within GMT-1 to GMT+3.
Travel: Occasional international travel, up to 3-4 trips per year.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Product Manager – Player & Betting Experience (Sportsbook, Casino & Platform), your key responsibilities will include:

Product Strategy & Unified Player Journey

• Define and drive the holistic product roadmap, aligning sportsbook, casino, payments, and player management systems into a cohesive, intuitive player experience.
• Prioritise features and enhancements across verticals (sportsbook, casino, payments) based on player behaviour, market analysis, operational needs, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead efforts to unify the user journey, ensuring seamless transitions between betting, deposits/withdrawals, gameplay, and account management.

Player Experience, UX & Market Differentiation

• Champion a player-first mindset, focusing on intuitive UX across sportsbook and casino products, aggregation platforms, and payment touchpoints.
• Identify friction points in the user journey across onboarding, wallet experience, betting flows, promotions, and casino gameplay.
• Collaborate with UX/UI teams to ensure product improvements deliver tangible gains in engagement, retention, and satisfaction.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner closely with trading, risk management, platform teams, payments, marketing, CRM, compliance, and engineering to define and deliver product initiatives.
• Translate complex, cross-vertical business requirements into clear, actionable product specifications.
• Work hand-in-hand to enhance transaction flows, loyalty programs, responsible gaming features, and player lifecycle management.

Product Development & Execution

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle from ideation through delivery for sportsbook, casino, payments, and other integrations.
• Lead Agile ceremonies, drive sprint planning, and ensure timely, high-quality feature releases.
• Maintain detailed product documentation and support alignment across tech, commercial, and operational stakeholders.

Data-Driven Optimisation & Growth

• Leverage player data, BI insights, and A/B testing to continuously optimise key touchpoints across the platform - from registration, wallet experience, betting slips, to in-game engagement.
• Define and track KPIs across sportsbook and casino verticals, payments success rates, aggregator game performance, and player account health.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Product Manager or Senior Product Manager within iGaming, preferably with exposure to sportsbook, casino, payments, PAM, or aggregation platforms.
• General understanding of sportsbook or casino operations, betting markets, player account management, payment flows, and UX best practices.
• Experience managing cross-functional product roadmaps and multi-vertical dependencies.
• Strong data-driven mindset, with experience using analytics tools to drive feature prioritisation and performance optimisation.
• Proficiency in Agile product development methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across technical, operational, and commercial teams.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks in iGaming and payments compliance across
• African or emerging markets is a strong plus.
• Previous experience working with third-party aggregators, sportsbook odds feeds, payment providers, or PAM systems is highly desirable.

If you're passionate about creating seamless, engaging, and high-performing products across sports, casino, payments, and player management, we'd love to hear from you!

What we offer:

• Fully remote role within a dynamic, international environment.
• Regular team touchpoints, project updates, and cross-department collaboration.
• A flexible, performance-driven culture that trusts employees to manage deliverables effectively.
• Dedicated learning and development budget for personal and professional growth.
• Exciting opportunities for international travel and networking.
• Competitive compensation package, including a strong base salary, performance bonuses, and additional incentives aligned with experience and contribution.