Product and Trading Manager
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Product & Trading Manager will lead the strategy performance and lifecycle management of the casino product portfolio while ensuring strong alignment with sportsbook offerings to deliver a seamless customer experience.
The role requires:
- Deep expertise in online casino product management
- Strong understanding of sportsbook operations and trading dynamics
- End-to-end lifecycle ownership from roadmap through launch and optimisation
- Data-driven decision-making within a regulated iGaming environment
You will be accountable for commercial performance product innovation governance and supplier management across the South African market.
Key Responsibilities
1. Product Strategy & Roadmap
- Define and maintain product roadmaps across:
- Casino (content lobby optimisation search promotions recommendations)
- Sportsbook (event discovery betslip UX in-play account journeys)
- Conduct market and competitor analysis within the South African iGaming landscape.
- Identify growth opportunities and prioritise initiatives based on customer value revenue impact regulatory requirements and feasibility.
2. Product Lifecycle & Delivery
- Own the full product lifecycle from ideation through launch optimisation and retirement.
- Translate commercial objectives into clear product requirements.
- Work closely with engineering DBA and platform teams in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Ensure release governance quality assurance and strong operational controls.
- Maintain clear product and process documentation.
3. Performance & Optimisation
- Deliver accurate reporting across casino and sportsbook (turnover GGR margin RTP).
- Define and track KPIs for product and feature performance.
- Drive optimisation through segmentation funnel analysis experimentation and personalisation.
- Identify performance gaps and enhance UX and customer journeys.
- Incorporate user research and feedback into continuous improvement.
4. Trading & Supplier Oversight
- Lead the Product & Trading function with accountability for commercial outcomes.
- Manage sportsbook providers traders aggregators and studio partners.
- Oversee casino content curation placement and market-specific optimisation.
- Ensure alignment between product trading and operations to maximise margin engagement and retention.
- Maintain strong governance and regulatory compliance.
5. Stakeholder Leadership
- Partner with trading UX/UI engineering CRM marketing compliance and executive teams.
- Build alignment around product priorities and strategy.
- Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.
- Mentor and scale product capability as the organisation grows.
Key Competencies
- Strategic product leadership aligned to commercial growth
- Strong casino and sportsbook expertise
- End-to-end product ownership
- Advanced data-driven decision-making
- Agile delivery experience
- Commercial and margin management acumen
- Regulatory awareness
- Cross-functional leadership and influence
Qualifications :
Required
- 5 years casino product management experience within iGaming.
- Strong analytical capability across casino metrics and player behaviour.
- Experience delivering measurable improvements with development teams.
- Proven supplier and vendor management experience.
- Strong commercial acumen and trading alignment experience.
Preferred
- Experience across both sportsbook and casino operations.
- Advanced optimisation and KPI management expertise.
- Proven leadership and team-building capability.
- Executive-level stakeholder engagement experience
Additional Information :
Why Join Us
- Competitive Packages: We offer a competitive salary and opportunities for career advancement within a fast-growing industry.
- Collaborative Work Environment: Youll join a diverse team of professionals who are passionate about innovation and customer engagement.
- Career Growth: Develop your skills in igaming marketing gain technical expertise and be part of an exciting rapidly evolving industry.
- Challenging and Rewarding Work: Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a meaningful impact in a forward-thinking company.
If youre ready to build something great and make a difference in a company that values innovation apply today and join us in redefining the gaming experience!
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Time Management
- Data Analytics
- Analytical
- Agile
- Requirement Gathering
- Strategic thinking
- Visio
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Market Research
- UML
- Cross Functional Teams
About Company
We are a new and upcoming Live Studio based in Cape Town. Our aim is to deliver a world class betting/ Live Studio experience by providing professional and friendly service, delivered on a state-of-the-art platform. We are a dynamic and experienced team, in an exciting new company ... View more
