Commercial Director

Commercial Director

Company Description

About Playtech

Founded in 1999, the company has a premium listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is focused on regulated and regulating markets across its B2B and B2C businesses. Both divisions leverage Playtech’s proprietary technology to deliver innovative products and services to ensure a safe, engaging and entertaining betting and gaming experience.

Playtech is the gambling industry’s leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry’s most popular product verticals, including casino, live casino, sports betting, bingo, and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtech.com & www.playtechpeople.com

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech’s overall commitment to responsible business practices.

Ready to level up your career?

We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Commercial Director who can maximize the financial performance of all Playtech Sports products within an agreed territory or territories. If you have a proven track record in key account management, strategic planning, and customer account management, we would love to hear from you. This role requires a mix of sales and commercial director responsibilities, generating new potential leads and business for the company.

Job Description

Your influential mission. You will...

1. Be the initial contact point for all commercial matters with relevant customer stakeholders
2. Achieve revenue budget and understand the levers that influence/change the revenue performance
3. Retain existing customers and upsell new products and channels
4. Generate new potential leads and business for the company
5. Proactively provide and sell best practice to ensure full usage of product developments by all customers
6. Provide comprehensive internal and external business reports as required
7. Sponsor and manage the feature development process

Qualifications

Components for success. You...

1. Have proven key account management experience operating on a strategic and day-to-day operational basis demonstrating strong leadership skills
2. Have experience working in the sports betting industry with knowledge of retail and digital sports betting competitors
3. Understand sports betting data feeds and have previous experience of dealing with data feeds providers
4. Have a strong track record of delivery
5. Have excellent communication and customer liaison skills
6. Have the ability to work on own initiative with minimal supervision
7. Have sales experience, industry knowledge, and connections ideally from or with operators
8. Are comfortable working with and presenting to stakeholders and C-level executives
9. Have product expertise not just in sports but also online and retail knowledge
10. Know the main competitors, trends, and regulations in the industry
11. Have a strong existing network from within the sports industry
12. Are a great networker and comfortable to attend the office work environment

You'll get extra points for...

1. Existing knowledge of Playtech Sports products
2. Analytical skills including strong proficiency in Excel

Thrive in a culture that values...

1. Reliability, positivity, and professionalism
2. Ability to understand and relate to problems where solutions are identified
3. Ability to work under pressure taking full responsibility to meet deadlines
4. Interacting well and respecting people from all disciplines to accomplish a task or goal

Additional Information

HOW TO APPLY?

In addition to your CV, please add a brief motivation letter covering your goals, your current experience in Commercial Director role or related fields and/or working in a corporate environment. You can write it in the comment section at the end of the application page (under “your message to the hiring manager”).

COMMERCIAL TEAM

Join our team of dedicated professionals who are committed to maximizing the financial performance of Playtech Sports products. We value reliability, positivity, and professionalism, and we believe in the power of teamwork to accomplish our goals.

Playtech is an Equal Opportunity Employer hence all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, or physical disability.

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