Senior Product Manager - Platform

Bally’s Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bally's Corporation is seeking a Senior Platform Product Manager to drive the evolution of Bally Media's backend video and content delivery systems. You will own the strategy and execution for foundational systems powering Bally Sports Live and Stadium across mobile, web and CTV platforms, aligning backend capabilities with the consumer roadmap.

You will work with internal and external teams to enable rapid content publishing, personalized experiences and monetization, while monitoring platform

Responsibilities

• Define the platform product roadmap for video control, CMS, metadata, personalization and APIs serving Bally's Media apps.
• Collaborate with consumer product teams to evolve backend services for new features.
• Coordinate with programming, editors and broadcast teams to publish, manage and stream live and on-demand content.

Job description

Jump into the role

This role will be part of Bally Media, a Bally's Interactive company, that operates the Bally Sports Live and Stadium sports streaming services. Bally Sports Live reimagines how fans experience live sports through free streaming apps built around real-time interactive communities, free-to-play games, and rewards. Stadium is a free ad-supported streaming (FAST) sports network distributed through partners including Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV, Prime Video, LG Channels, Vizio WatchFree+, Tubi, YouTube TV, DirecTV, and Fubo. Together, the two platforms bring fans live events and re-airs from Minor League Baseball, the Savannah Bananas, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, Bare Knuckle Boxing, Pro Fighters League, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball, and more.

About the role

We are looking for a talented Senior Platform Product Manager to drive the evolution of Bally's Media's backend video and content delivery systems, ensuring that our platform capabilities stay in lockstep with our consumer-facing product roadmap. This role will also play a key role in how our apps integrate with the larger Bally ecosystem of apps and systems to as we work toward a unified app experience.

You’ll own the strategy and execution for the foundational systems that power Bally Sports Live and Stadium, including our video pipeline, CMS, APIs, and service integrations. Your work will directly impact how quickly new content, features, and interactive experiences can be built, published, and scaled across our mobile, web, and CTV platforms that delight our fans and drive engagement, retention and viewership.

You’ll work closely with consumer-facing product and engineering teams (internally and externally), back end and broadcast engineering teams, ideal for a PM who thrives at the intersection of technical systems and user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define the platform product roadmap across video control systems, content management, metadata, personalization and APIs that serve Bally's Media applications and ensuring backend systems are 1-2 steps ahead of frontend applications


• Partner with consumer product teams to ensure backend services evolve to support new consumer facing features


• Collaborate with the programming, editors, producers, and broadcast operations teams to ensure they have the tools to efficiently publish, manage and stream live and on-demand content


• Drive end-to-end product execution, applying Agile XP principles with a scrappy entrepreneurial mindset to achieve business outcomes and enable exceptional viewer experiences


• Work with the data and engineering teams to ensure platform services support personalization, analytics and monetization requirements


• Establish and monitor KPIs for platform health including video quality metrics (buffering, start times, bitrate, resolution), latency and feature adoption/satisfaction


• Provide leadership to your cross-functional product team, consistently articulating product strategy, sharing learnings both good and bad, making difficult decisions and being accountable for them, prioritizing ruthlessly and nurturing strong collaborative relationships within the team

We use Metaview, an AI-powered note-taking tool, during interviews to help capture key discussion points. The tool is used for note-taking purposes only and does not evaluate candidates or influence hiring decisions. Interview notes are used solely for recruitment purposes and are handled in accordance with applicable U.S. and Canadian privacy laws.

Salary: $120,000-$170,000 CAD

Role requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years focused on platform, infrastructure, or backend systems


• Technical fluency in video pipelines and streaming tech, content distribution workflows, content management systems and personalization systems


• Ability to align business needs into platform requirements and vice versa to create systems that serve multiple consumer applications while maintaining flexibility and scalability


• Strategic thinker but is able to roll up your sleeves, get stuff done, and sweat the details


• Excellent communicator - on paper, in person, over email/chat - across all functions and levels of the org as well as externally with partners


• Keen interest in the sports, streaming, gaming and TV industries is a big plus


• Prior experience working in a startup or entrepreneurial environment highly desirable

About Bally's

We're Bally's, and we've always been born to entertain.

Since the Ballyverse began way back in 1932, we've been creating engaging experiences everywhere, in a way that's accessible for everyone. Across Casinos & Resorts, Interactive, and Corporate, from the gaming floor to peoples' phones, we bring the thrill wherever our customers want to play.

But none of it would be possible without our people. Our team of 11,500 diverse minds who love what they do, celebrate each other's wins, and find fun in creating moments that matter. Whether you're energized by guest connection, technical innovation, or both, there's a place for you at Bally's.