Director of Sportsbook Product

Join Kindred Group as the Director of Sportsbook Product to define and execute the product vision and strategy for the Sportsbook vertical, ensuring a competitive and innovative platform. FDJ UNITED is one of Europe’s leading betting and gaming operators, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With more than 5,000 employees and a presence in around fifteen regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition. We set new standards, proving that entertainment and safety can go hand in hand. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering the best and safest entertaining experiences for our customers every day.

• •Define and own the long-term product vision for our Sportsbook platform across markets and our one internal sportsbook platform strategy.
• •Translate customer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into a compelling product strategy.
• •Ensure the product supports commercial performance targets (engagement, retention, revenue).
• •Champion innovation in UX, features, markets, pricing tools, personalisation, and content.

• •Build and prioritise a clear product roadmap balancing short-term delivery and long-term transformation.
• •Oversee product lifecycle from ideation to launch, ensuring best-in-class execution.
• •Secure cross-functional alignment and facilitate decision-making across stakeholders.
• •Maintain strong governance and structured product sign-off processes.
• •Manage our current multi-platform status (KSP, ABP and Kambi) in parallel of driving our one internal platform strategy.

• •Produce high-quality product requirements, documentation, and specifications for Engineering.
• •Partner with Tech on delivery planning, sprint priorities, and execution quality.
• •Monitor release performance and drive continuous optimisation based on data, KPIs, and feedback.
• •Ensure robust UAT and post-launch validation.

• •Collaborate with Trading teams on pricing capabilities, in-play performance, risk tools, and operational workflows.
• •Align with Marketing and CRM on customer journeys, promotions, segmentation, and conversion levers.
• •Work with Operations to ensure platform stability, compliance, monitoring, and efficiency.
• •Partner with Data & Insights teams to build a metrics-driven culture in product strategy.
• •Partner with procurement on all third-party deals for sportsbook products.

• •Ensure full compliance with all regulatory obligations across jurisdictions.
• •Partner with Legal, Compliance, and local market teams to integrate responsible gaming and regulatory-by-design principles.
• •Adapt product features to local market requirements and customer behaviour.

• •Own Sportsbook product KPIs (NGR, ARPU, retention, engagement, margins, latency).
• •Identify growth opportunities and performance gaps through rigorous analysis.
• •Prepare regular business performance updates for leadership.

• •Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Product Managers, Product Owners, UX, and analysts.
• •Provide clear vision, priorities, and development opportunities to the team.
• •Foster a culture of high performance, customer focus, and cross-team collaboration.

• •Growth in key product KPIs (engagement, retention, revenue).
• •Improved customer experience and product differentiation.
• •Successful, on-time delivery of roadmap commitments.
• •Strong cross-functional alignment and high team performance.

• •Experience: 10-15+ years in Product Management, ideally in Sports Betting.
• •Demonstrated success delivering large-scale B2C digital products.
• •Strong experience with data-driven decision-making and high-velocity product delivery environments.
• •Technical & Domain Skills: Deep understanding of Sportsbook platforms, betting mechanics, markets, and trading workflows.
• •Strong knowledge of UX/UI best practices and customer acquisition/retention levers.
• •Experience with agile methodologies and product governance frameworks.
• •Behavioural Skills: Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management.
• •Strong analytical mindset with the ability to simplify complexity.
• •Leadership presence and ability to drive teams in fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• •Strategic thinker with a hands-on delivery mindset.