WHO ARE WE
We’re Entain. Our vision is to be the world leader in sports betting and gaming entertainment by creating the most exciting and trusted experience for our customers, revolutionising the gambling space as we go. We're home to a global family of more than 25 well-known brands, and with a focus on sustainability and growth, we will transform our sector for our players and for ourselves.
It’s a safe bet that the next chapter of the Entain story is going to be epic on a truly global scale. Want to know more? Click here for a short video!
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
We offer a competitive industry salary plus a generous annual company bonus. Other benefits include 25 days annual leave, pension scheme (matched up to 6%), private healthcare, a free subscription to the wellbeing app Unmind, our share save scheme and a great selection of professional development and in house training tools for you to use.
That's not all, you will also have access to our bespoke benefits platform that allows you to choose the benefits that are most important to you. Oh, and let’s not forget regular company social events, parties and team building activities!
Our UK offices are based in London (Stratford and Farringdon) and Nottingham, where we operate on a hybrid working model. (2+ days in the office)
This team is based out of our Stratford office.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
As a Retail Project Manager, you will be responsible for delivering a range of small to large scale projects simultaneously, as defined within our CORE Retail plan. You will work on a variety of projects within our Retail division, including new product development, technology rollouts, process and procedure improvement, business efficiency, regulatory change and everything in between. Therefore, this role would lend itself to a more generalist Project Manager, who has strong experience in a large retail business.
Critically, as well as overseeing the overall project delivery, you will also be responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the project by working closely with our Internal Communications teams to deliver clear, concise and timely communications to the business.
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
- Identify and receive appropriate retail project mandates in line with agreed business strategy and needs
- Develop comprehensive business cases for change, identifying risk, benefit, cost and timescale analysis – gaining required support & securing funding where appropriate
- Deliver successful outcomes through excellent project governance, ensuring all deviations, changes and risks are escalated through the defined channels
- Ensure every project is planned and phased with the CORE Retail Plan, aligned with any pre-existing activity
- Establish appropriate benchmarks against which projects can be assessed
- Ensure projects are effectively communicated through their development and into execution & implementation
- Manage all projects to deliver agreed outputs, ensuring they remain aligned to business strategy, are within the original scope and on target
- Manage both internal teams and external partners to deliver project obligations to time and to budget by developing relationships with all key stakeholders
- Work with Procurement team to identify & procure the most cost-effective and competitive solutions
- Ensure appropriate handover of project outcomes to BAU environment and completion of project post evaluation using agreed KPI’s
WHO YOU ARE
- We’re looking for an experienced project manager who has strong background in delivering a broad range of small to large-scale transformation projects.
- Holds a qualification(s) in Project Management (PRINCE/AGILE/etc) are beneficial and demonstrate at least a theoretical understanding of project management.
- Great attention to detail is a must in this role, as are excellent communication, planning and negotiation skills, alongside experience of budget control and the ability to bond well with others as a team player.
Sound interesting? We think so!
To read the full job description please head over to entaincareers.com and click on the role profile to download the full job description.
For internal applicants, please seek endorsement from your Line Manager before applying.
READY TO BE AN ENTAINER...
If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can add true value to a team, we want to hear from you, and you too could be part of our journey to be crowned the undisputed champion in the sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment industry.
We’re well on our way to clinching that title – and we’re going to do it in a safe and responsible way and it’s the people behind the tech, and the sheer talent within our teams, who enable us to lead digital entertainment in these bold new directions. Which is why we want you in the team!
After you have applied, why not learn more about some of our colleagues here: https://www.entaincareers.com/en/entain-reals/
