IT Portfolio Senior Manager

About us

Flutter, the world’s largest online sports betting and iGaming group listed on the London and New York stock exchanges, is home to the Southern Europe & Africa (SEA) region, featuring iconic brands like Sisal, Snai and PokerStars, a globally loved brand that embodies innovation and ambition, with significant growth potential in a dynamic market.

What you’ll do:

Join the team of IT Portfolio and in particular in the IT department reporting directly to the IT Portfolio, Demand, Compliance and Efficiency Director.

This role plays a key part in shaping the company’s digital transformation and ensuring IT initiatives deliver strategic value across the business. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the following areas:

• ICT Governance and Oversight: provide governance and oversight across all ICT programs and projects, ensuring alignment with the roadmap and strategic priorities. Regularly monitor and report on overall program and project status to ensure timely delivery, fast escalation of issues, and clear communication with top management and stakeholders.
• Business Partnership: act as the main liaison between IT and Business Demand teams, ensuring alignment and prioritization of initiatives across functions.
• IT Portfolio Alignment: Align IT demand and portfolio with organizational goals by maintaining close collaboration with business units and stakeholders. Ensure that demand initiatives contribute to operational efficiency and the achievement of long-term business growth.
• IT Demand Lifecycle Management: Manage the full lifecycle of IT demand, from generation to execution, ensuring all initiatives align with IT priorities, business objectives, and the broader ICT strategy. Support teams in transforming ideas into actionable projects that deliver value.
• Cross-Functional Demand Coordination: Coordinate demand processes with all the other demand departments (Product, Operations, etc.). Track milestones, manage dependencies, and address challenges to ensure portfolio of projects is delivered on time and within scope. Establish escalation mechanisms to resolve roadblocks effectively.
• Project Quality and Methodologies: Ensure quality standards are met by evolving and managing the Project and Portfolio tool defining robust methodologies for project execution and change management. Drive the adoption of best practices, supporting teams in their transition.
• Governance Framework Implementation: Implement a governance framework to monitor and report on demand status, resource allocation, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• IT Budget and Forecasting: Lead the IT budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring effective resource allocation and spending control.
• IT Committee Management: Manage the preparation of IT committee with CEO and Managing Director.
• Decision Support: Provide insights to support decision-making at both operational and leadership levels.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience, at least 8 years, in management of complex IT Portfolios, programs and projects, including budget and resource allocation, spending monitoring and definition of cross-functional transformational roadmaps.
• A degree, preferably, in STEM disciplines or economics.
• Previous experience in leading cross-functional teams and coordinating multiple IT programs simultaneously, balancing priorities and adapting plans and resource allocation to changing business needs.
• Excellent knowledge of IT portfolio and project management and IT governance frameworks, including Agile and Waterfall methodologies, planning and budgeting processes, stakeholder management, the software development lifecycle and specific IT governance tools.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across all organizational levels. A strong understanding of both business requirements and implications, as well as technical aspects related to data, is essential. The ability to engage effectively with both business and technology stakeholders is crucial
• Ability to work independently with a proactive and solution-oriented and detail-oriented mindset, while thriving in collaborative team environments, and to clearly communicate complex ideas to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Fluency in both English and Italian, with good written and verbal communication skills.
   

Why choose us: 

• Permanent contract​ with Hybrid Work. 
• Meal Allowance. 
• Supplemental Health Insurance.
• The option to join our company share saving scheme.
   

 Choose us also for:

• An inclusive work environment and participate in all our initiatives focused on Diversity & Inclusion.
• Well-Being Support: online meditation courses, medical online service and counselling with the help of certified psychologists and coaches. 
• Learning and Development: access a platform full of training courses, join workshops, conferences. Exploit our FlexiLearning program, which allows you to dedicate at least 4 working hours per month for your professional growth.
• Parental Leave Packages: additional support for you, children and financial aid for mothers.
• Volunteering during your working hours. 
   

Much more about us:

• Have a look at our amazing blog Inside: hear directly from our employees at the following link: Inside.
• Reviews and comments from our Glassdoor and Indeed pages. Put yours!
   

Equal Opportunity  

Flutter SEA is an Equal Opportunity Organization. Diversity and Inclusion are fundamental values for us. We welcome any candidate without distinction of sex, age, culture, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.