Project Manager

Who we are :

Allwyn is a multi-national lottery operator with leading market positions in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States.  Our primary focus is lotteries, helping them raise more for good causes.  We drive innovation, efficiency, and safety across our casual gaming entertainment platform in the quest for enhanced player engagement.

Allwyn North America is headquartered in Chicago, and currently operates the Illinois Lottery under a private management agreement while seeking other opportunities throughout the U.S.  We also provide products and services to lotteries and their players throughout Europe and the United States.

About the Team :

The Technology team utilizes the latest technological trends to effectively build and manage solutions in an informal, open and collaborative environment.

Position Overview :

Within Allwyn North America, the Project Manager will be responsible for working as part of a technical management function, delivering practical, business focused and technology based solutions to complex challenges.

Responsibilities :

• Preparation of business cases in conjunction with stakeholders and finance in order to gain financial approvals prior to the mobilization of project teams.
• Overseeing the whole project delivery, ensuring exceptional customer service and high quality technical solutions.
• Leading a matrix team made up of marketing, finance, digital, retail sales, business analysts, technical architects and software focused delivery leads – each with responsibilities for major workstreams.
• Coordinating 3rd parties and interdependencies – including technical providers, design agencies and other vendors.
• Aligning analysis, development, systems integration, test and infrastructure teams, and several 3rd party vendors, to deliver the project with maximum efficiency.
• Budget management, tracking and board level reporting responsibilities for the entire project.
• Work with a number of internal colleagues and external stakeholders in order to deliver objectives.
• Build productive relationships with 3rd party subcontractors and stakeholders.
• Ability to communicate appropriately up to an Executive level and effective at influencing internal and external stakeholders.
• Filter noise in order to get to the issue, and to ensure that other more senior stakeholders understand the important issues, risks and decisions that they need to make.

Requirements

Required :

Preferred :

Benefits

Working for Allwyn North America :

Our goal is to offer an inclusive work environment – where people can bring their best selves, and do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.  While the main contribution of the 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.  That’s why we have committed to an ambitious Social Value strategy, which is woven into the way we do business.  We believe that lotteries must serve everyone, not just those who play.  So, as an employee, a supplier, a retailer, or any of the stakeholders whom we interact, we will be supporting good causes.

Our Values are embedded in the design of our organization and our plans to expand across North America.

Moreover, we pledge to have the highest standards of respect, diversity, and inclusion, and support and encourage our partners to do the same.  Allwyn North America is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Allwyn North America offers a competitive employee package, designed to attract top talent. This role has a salary range of $110,000-$130,000, depending on experience. Additional highlights include :