Product Owner - Play
As a Product Owner within the Product Management Department, you will play a critical operational role in delivering the Play Team roadmap, with a stronger emphasis on Casino initiatives. Working under the strategic direction of the Product Manager, you will translate roadmap initiatives across Casino and Sportsbook into clearly defined, prioritised, and actionable work for the development team. You will own the team backlog, ensure sprint readiness, and drive day-to-day execution to deliver value efficiently and predictably. Whilst the Product Manager focuses on strategy, vision, stakeholder alignment, and long-term roadmap planning across Casino and Sportsbook, you will ensure that delivery is structured, prioritised, and aligned with those strategic objectives.
- Collaborate with the Product Manager to align on product strategy, goals, and key initiatives.
- Translate high-level roadmap initiatives and business requirements into detailed user stories with clear goals and success criteria.
- Ensure features are well-defined, technically feasible, and delivered to agreed timelines and meet the expectations.
- Prioritise backlog items to maximise value delivery across Casino and Sportsbook, ensuring alignment with strategic focus areas.
- Act as the primary point of contact for the development team on day-to-day product queries and clarifications. Work with cross-functional teams (Legal, Compliance, Engineering, Design) to clarify details and implement solutions.
- Participate in sprint planning, refinement sessions, reviews, and retrospectives to ensure effective execution.
- Owns prioritisation of both feature development and technical improvement initiatives to ensure sustainable delivery and product quality.
- Provide regular updates on delivery progress, risks, and dependencies to the Product Manager and relevant stakeholders.
- Facilitate workshops and refinement sessions to clarify requirements and align on scope.
- Ensure transparency around backlog priorities and sprint commitments across Casino and Sportsbook initiatives.
- Proven experience as a Product Owner or similar role in iGaming
- Strong knowledge of the Casino domain, including player journeys, game integrations, bonus mechanics, and operational constraints
- Experience working with Agile development teams and managing backlogs
- Strong technical literacy, with the ability to read and interpret API and technical documentation, understand architectural trade-offs, anticipate delivery risks, and communicate effectively with engineering teams
- Ability to balance technical feasibility, regulatory compliance requirements, and business priorities when making execution-level decisions
- Solid communication and leadership skills
- Proven stakeholder management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate complexity in a regulated environment.
- Experience with a Sportsbook product is a big bonus.
- Familiarity with industry regulations and compliance standards
- Product ownership certification (CSPO, PSPO, or equivalent).
- Experience in the iGaming or similar regulated technology sector.
- Private health insurance
- Wellness incentives, including a fitness allowance and mental well-being services
- Flexible national holidays: public holidays mean more time off, choose how and when to enjoy them!
- 2 weeks Work From Anywhere (10 days), increased to 4 weeks (20 days) after longer duration of employment within the Company: explore the world while working remotely
- Gourmet lunches and healthy snacks prepared by our in-house chef
- Variety of discounts from local vendors
- Access to some of the greatest tools and platforms for developing your professional skills and building success within your role
- A range of training courses, known as Casumo College, for continuous learning and growth
- Social events for building strong relationships with colleagues from all across the organisation
- Office lunches - three times per week
- Food allowance
At Casumo, we don’t do “ordinary.” We launched in Sweden in 2012 to shake up the online casino world, and we’ve been colouring outside the lines ever since. Today, we’re live across regulated markets under licences from the MGA, Gibraltar, UK, Sweden, and Spain. We’re bold, but we’re also buttoned-up where it counts. Inside the Umoverse, you’ll find thousands of games, a live casino, a slick sportsbook, daily campaigns (we call them Umodays), live leaderboards (Umoboards), and an award-winning app built to make play fast, fun, and seamless. Behind it all? A team of 45+ nationalities spread across Malta, Gibraltar, North Macedonia, Croatia, Spain, and Serbia - curious minds who thrive on creativity and collaboration. Our vision? To create a trusted, responsible gaming environment that transforms everyday moments into lasting memories.