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Transformation Lead
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Job Description

The Transformation Lead plays a pivotal role in overseeing the end-to-end transformation programme during a major technology migration.  

This is a highly collaborative role, operating as part of the UK&I Commercial Transformation team, but working cross-functionally across Commercial, Operations, Product, Technology, BI & Data, Compliance, Trading, Procurement, Finance, HR and more.  

Acting as the strategic connector across workstreams, youll provide cross-programme visibility and ensure alignment to the overarching programme vision, programme objectives and design principles.&#xa0;&#xa0;</p><p>Given the complexity and scale of the migration, and volume of stakeholders involved, this role is critical in ensuring coherent controlled change utilizing governance and decision-making forums to drive successful change alignment and minimize disruption to BAU.&#xa0;&#xa0;</p><p>In this role, you will be partnering with Workstream Leads to support delivery of programme objectives, proactively anticipating and resolving issues and second order effects, managing inter-workstream dependencies, and other duties as required to enable the organization to transition smoothly into new technologies and ways of working.&#xa0;&#xa0;</p><p>The remit of this role is broad and varied, one day you could be designing and facilitating workshops and the next creating business process flows or writing business cases. No two days are the same, so youll need to be proactive, curious, solution-orientated and adaptable.  

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the overall transformation programme roadmap and ensure all workstreams remain aligned to strategic objectives and design principles of the migration  

 

  • Provide programme-wide oversight, identifying cross-functional impacts, risks, blockers and interdependencies  

 

  • Facilitate and drive alignment across technical, business, change and operational teams ensuring controlled change utilising governance and decision-making forums  

 

  • Monitor progress (and key metrics that matter), ensuring the programme remains on track and escalations are handled as appropriate 

 

  • Working in partnership with PMO & project support, ensure consistent communication of programme objectives, benefits and progress updates  

 

  • Support senior decision making through structured analysis, scenarios evaluation and recommendations  

 

  • Resolve cross-workstream challenges by coordinating subject matter experts and stakeholders  

 

  • Champion all design principles, and in particular Customer First throughout the business, ensuring customers are at the heart of decision making 

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate 

Essential: 

  • Proven experience in large-scale transformation or migration programmes, including strategic planning, organizational change and transformation governance  

  • Gambling industry experience (ideally within a tier 1 - 2 operator)

  • Demonstrated ability to navigate and influence complex stakeholder environments  

  • Strong critical thinking skills and the ability to anticipate potential problems, roadblocks and second order effects  

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to simplify complexity and drive clarity 

Nice to have: 

  • Previous experience with tech migrations 

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in London, you can expect to receive great benefits like:
 

  • Generous group bonus scheme
  • Hybrid working – 2 days in the office
  • Private medical insurance
  • Pension scheme – matched to 6%
  • Ability to buy and sell holiday
  • Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
  • Additional “It’s Your Game” day off to use at either Christmas or New Year
  • Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
  • Share save scheme

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At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated. 

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    Tech stack
    Transformation Management,Stakeholder Management,Strategic Planning,Organizational Change,Governance,Problem Solving,Critical Thinking,Communication,Workshop Facilitation,Business Process Design,Risk Management,Change Management,Customer Focus,Dependency Management,Analytical Skills,Tech Migration

    About Entain

    Welcome to Entain.

    Our journey as Entain began when we evolved from GVC Holdings on 9th December 2020, but our brands have been paving the way and making history since the 1880s.

    Today, we’re one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming entertainment groups – a FTSE 100 company that is home to more than 25 widely recognised brands, such as bwin, Coral, Foxy, Gala, Ladbrokes and partypoker.

    But that’s just the beginning. We’re constantly broadening our horizons and expanding our global influence. For example, our partnership with MGM Resorts International has allowed us to make waves in the US by powering BetMGM with our bespoke and top-of-the-line technology.

    It’s with this unique technology that we’re revolutionising our industry, and we’re boldly working towards being THE world leader in sports betting and gaming. Really though, it’s the people that truly make us who we are. There’s over 30,000 of us around the world and counting, but we all play for the same team.

    We’re proud to promote a culture that shatters barriers to unite, and encourages uncompromised diversity of background, thought and experience. When we win, we win together.

    If you share our values and want to be part of the revolution, we want you on our team. With offices across 19 different countries, we have an excellent history of identifying and nurturing the finest talent on a global scale. We’re all about putting our customers at the heart of the action and, with us, you can help bring moments of excitement into people’s lives.

    At Entain, it’s your game. We’re ready to play – are you?

    Team size: 10,001+ employees
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    Industry: Entertainment Providers

    What you'll do

    • The Transformation Lead is responsible for overseeing the transformation programme during a major technology migration, ensuring alignment across various workstreams. This includes monitoring progress, facilitating communication, and resolving cross-workstream challenges.

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    Why join Entain as a Transformation Lead?

    Entain is a leading Entertainment Providers company.

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