Position: Group Manager
Company: Playtika
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper

Infra (part of Core R&D) is the Department that develops the core services platform (more than 100 of such) for all Playtika’s studios all over the world. Examples of such services are user segmentation, personal offers for certain categories of users, payments, user promotions, tournaments, etc.

Responsibilities:
Project management:
— Lead development projects within the Business domain
-Cooperate closely with Product Owners to assure development focus and target delivery; co-develop product roadmaps
— Encourage “best-practice” sharing through the participation and promotion of meetings, newsletters, knowledge-sharing programs, and all other initiatives
— Ensure proper risk management
— Improve achievements of his Business domain
— Promote a culture of quality (zero defects approach) in teams
— Manage and prioritize the team’s tasks, while balancing business thinking with the team’s needs
People management:
— Run performance management and performance improvement processes within the Business domain
— Take full accountability for the continuous improvement of his groups
— Commit to the professional development of his group members
— Coach and supports his employees
— Invest in motivation within the group
— Help the team to identify and resolve risks and impediments

Requirements:
— Experience in managing teams successfully
— Solid experience as a developer (Java stack is an advantage)
— Good understanding of SCRUM methodology and experience of implementing it in teams
— Excellent managerial, interpersonal, and communication skills
— Ability to perform under pressure and changing priorities for a result
— Conflict management and resolution skills
— Good English, ability to communicate fluently