Project Manager - Product & Commercial

Allwyn UK; Watford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the lottery sector seeks a Project Manager to oversee the delivery of new products for the National Lottery. This role involves coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring compliance with regulations. The successful candidate will drive project governance and manage stakeholder relationships, contributing to the transformation of the National Lottery.

Benefits

26 days paid leave (plus bank holidays)

Annual bonus scheme

2 x Life Days

4 x Salary of Life Insurance

Pension matching up to 8.5%

Single Private Health Cover

£500 Wellness Allowance

Income Protection

Enhanced parental leave

Eye Care, Dental and Cycle To Work schemes

Qualifications

• Knowledge and practical experience in a regulated, consumer-facing environment.
• Track record of launching high impact products or services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full project lifecycle for a DBG launch.
• Coordinate internal teams and external suppliers.
• Ensure compliance with Gambling Commission regulations.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Attention to detail

Job description

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus and Italy. We are the operator of the Fourth Licence (10 year licence) for the National Lottery since February 2024.

We’ve developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. Our aim is to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

While the main contribution of the National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do. Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey to build a bigger, better, and safer National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.

Role Purpose:

To lead the planning and management of the end-to-end delivery of a new or enhanced DBG products, ensuring the successful coordination of a cross functional team, external partners, regulatory compliance and stakeholder alignment.

This role is critical to the timely, compliant and commercially effective launch of DBDs that support the National Lottery’s strategic objectives and player experience.

Role Responsibilities:

• Lead the full project lifecycle for a DBG launch, from concept finalisation through to go-live and post-launch stabilisation.
• Develop and maintain a detailed project plan including scope, timelines, milestones, risks, issues and resourcing needs.
• Coordinate internal BAU teams across Product, Marketing, Technology, Digital, Retail, Compliance, Legal, Security and Operations.
• Ensure effective collaboration with third party suppliers including systems, technology, digital, regulatory bodies, marketing etc.
• Manage dependencies across the programme, e.g. Digital platform, regulatory submissions, retail channel readiness etc. Work closely with cross-functional teams across Allwyn (PMO, Transformation, Technology, Marketing, Brand, Legal and Regulations) to optimise delivery quality
• Facilitate regular project governance meetings, providing senior stakeholders with accurate reporting and actionable insights as required within governance forums, Working groups and Steering meetings.
• Ensure all launch activities comply with the Gambling Commission regulations and assurance gates.
• Drive a robust UAT and launch readiness plan and manage business change activities.
• Hold self and team accountable, champion delivery discipline, change control and quality assurance

• Knowledge and practical experience of Project management in a regulated, consumer facing environment (gaming, financial services etc)
• Track record of launching high impact products or services involving multi business units and technology components
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive sponsors and regulatory bodies
• The ability to convey concepts coherently to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in matrixed environments
• Strong written accuracy and attention to detail

• 26 days paid leave (plus bank holidays)

• Annual bonus scheme

• 2 x Life Days

• 4 x Salary of Life Insurance

• Pension: we’ll match your contribution up to 8.5%

• Single Private Health Cover

• £500 Wellness Allowance

• Income Protection

• Enhanced parental leave (maternity and paternity)

• Eye Care, Dental and Cycle To Work schemes