Mobile Product Manager

Job Purpose

You will own the conceptual design and business development of mobile poker games and other poker-related apps, and other content components and initiatives within the Mobile team. You will work closely with the Mobile & Marketing teams, as well as many many other areas of the business to ensure we create, implement and improve mobile solutions that are aligned with the evolving mobile market and our expanding business needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and characterize the gaming and marketing aspects of PokerStars mobile product across multiple platforms.
• Take responsibility for the entire cycle of projects – from inception to final delivery.
• Write detailed specification documents for software development teams.
• Interface with Poker Room Operations staff, software developers, support, marketing and design teams to assure high quality software is deployed.
• Monitor internal and external feedback on mobile Games and Apps, investigate issues and prepare detailed reports for developers and marketers.
• Assist with other Mobile tasks as required.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Exceptional understanding of mobile users’ behaviour.
• Exceptional understanding of mobile devices as used for games and other apps, what works best for mobile (or doesn’t work) and why, and user interfaces.
• Experience working in a mobile product development role (ideally with a Poker focus).
• Proven ability to craft innovative solutions and think creatively, ahead of the curve.
• Passion for mobile games
• Knowledge of the PokerStars product offering.
• Online poker experience.

Desirable

• Marketing, business or technical degree. Or PMP certification.
• Project management experience.
• Experience in an environment that requires extensive troubleshooting.
• Experience writing technical specifications for software features.

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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UK & Ireland Poker Room Operations Analyst – Ireland

Job Purpose

The Poker Room Operations Analyst role supports the Poker Room Operations Manager in the day-to-day operations of the PokerStars site as it relates to customers in the UK and Ireland, with an emphasis on the Irish market. The role will work with the Poker Room Management team and various other departments in dealing with operational tasks specific to the UK and Ireland, including escalations from other departments; working on marketing and promotions; promoting live events, tournament schedules, etc.; analyzing trends, player needs and opportunities to help strengthen the company’s presence; all with the ultimate goal of improving market share and player satisfaction in these two key markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with management of PokerStars’ poker room operations in the UK and Ireland, working to increase market share in these countries, with an emphasis on the Irish market
• Interacting with players in UK and Ireland in order to increase site profile and create customer loyalty
• Creating online tournaments and games for these markets, and assisting with scripting and deployment as necessary
• Creating and implementing improvements to poker room and player relations to increase satisfaction of players and bottom-line profitability
• Working with Marketing team to effectively raise awareness and interest in PokerStars in the UK and Ireland, including at live events such as EPT and UKIPT
• Assisting with the planning and execution of some promotions
• Working with the EPT and UKIPT staff to help evolve these event(s) into some of the largest and best poker tournaments in the world, including travelling to events to interact with players
• Being a champion of poker within the UK and Ireland
• Working with UK and Ireland Team PokerStars Pro and Team Online as necessary to accomplish other goals
• Providing excellent customer service to players

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Extensive experience working in the UK and Ireland markets, particularly Ireland
• Excellent knowledge of the UK and Ireland live and online poker community, particularly Ireland
• Good knowledge of the poker industry worldwide
• Good knowledge of the PokerStars game client
• Good knowledge of poker rules, procedures, and best practice
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong Information Technology skills, including good knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite (Word and Excel)
• Willingness to work long and/or unusual hours when necessary

Desirable

• Highly analytical, quantitative, data-based problem solving and optimization skills
• Experience in web development (particularly HTML and basic scripting languages)

Additional Information

Travel be required, unsociable hours

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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Head of PPC

Job Purpose

To take ownership of the PPC channel and manage a team of senior PPC experts into driving outstanding results across all engines and multiple countries. This role is reporting directly to the Director of Online.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of PPC professionals
• Be responsible for driving optimum results and achieving aggressive targets across various campaigns, engines, countries
• Provide comprehensive management reporting on a regular basis
• Drive processes around optimisation of main KPIs (CTR, landing page optimisation, conversion rate optimisation)
• Implement best-of-breed techniques around creative testing, landing page testing, keyword expansion and negative keyword definition
• Own the relationship with search engines
• Close liaison with Natural search specialists to ensure that were appropriate we are maximising our total opportunity from Search.
• Taking a lead in our on-going process of establishing and subsequently implementing across the business what we consider to be best practice across a wide number of areas of paid search marketing

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Must be passionate about Search Marketing
• Must have a technical and analytical mindset
• Must have strong Project Management knowledge
• Must be a strong leader and a driver of his/her channel/team.
• Minimum 5 years experience in an online marketing background – with direct experience of managing large scale paid search campaigns.
• Proven track record of outstanding PPC results
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be fluent in English.
• Must have a Google Adwords professional qualification
• Must have a relevant University Degree or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Poker industry
• SEO knowledge
• Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Italian, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Estonian, Russian

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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UK & Ireland Regional Marketing Director

Job Purpose

Reporting to the Head of Regional Marketing the successful candidate will be responsible for PokerStars marketing and commercial activities in the UK and Ireland driving market growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Full P&L responsibility for the region
• Develop strategic plans for the development of acquisition marketing activities across the UK and Ireland
• Provide effective research audit of market potential, key barriers to growth, consumer insights, competitive reporting & other key marketing requirements
• Liaise with product and payments team on localization and adaptation including poker room management, assessment of payment processing options, etc
• Maintain, develop, structure & lead commercial relationships with 3rd parties at the local level, in particular large media groups, to create promotional opportunities for Pokerstars
• Co-ordinate all activities, policies and procedures with other parts of the organisation including legal, technology, creative, affiliate, VIP players management, online marketing, celebrity& poker pro management, CRM, PR and live events
• Undertake rigorous pre and post initiative analysis to provide campaign ROI, CPA and learnings for future activity.
• Manage budgets for territory and oversee the local media and PR agency where appropriate.
• Develop and execute plans for cross promotions between online and live operation

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Proven track record in the gaming industry ideally working for a B2C online operator
• Strong knowledge of the local media landscape including proven track record of working with local media/ PR agencies and media owners
• Excellent analytical skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Must be results driven with ability to develop and implement practical ( and quick) decisions
• Well-organised, ability to multi task and prioritise key projects. Flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment is key
• Strong negotiation skills required with an eye for detail in the structure of all deals
• Strong people management skills
• Good all-round marketing skills and understanding/experience of European media markets
• Ability to function as a self-starter with an emphasis on getting things done.

Desirable

• Experience of, and interest in Poker would be an added advantage.

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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Country Manager Belgium

Key Responsibilities

• P&L responsibility for the Belgium market
• Manage all aspects of operating in a regulated jurisdiction including:
• Managing the relationship with Circus casino group, the licence holders.
• Legal/Financial/Technical/Operational/Marketing compliance/Business relationships with authorities and Continual Lobbying for better licence conditions.
• Work alongside the Circus Casino Groupe to maximise revenues from the Belgium market. Includes working on the execution of an integrated online and offline poker experience through the Namur casino and PokerStars.be. Maximising the use of the PokerStars.be poker room. Working together to gain the best possible licence conditions for the business.
• Develop strategic plans for the development of acquisition marketing activities across Belgium. Develop, structure & lead commercial relationships with 3rd parties at the local level, in particular large media groups, to create promotional opportunities for Pokerstars
• Manage budgets for territory and oversee the local media agency in the planning and buying of TV spot advertising.
• Liaise with content, web production and payments team on localisation including translation of website.
• Work with the payments team to develop and maintain offering of online and offline local payment methods
• Lead and manage the local CRM team to develop and execute cutting edge and appealing local promotions, and ensure the optimal execution of all global promotions.
• Coordinate and execute activities working alongside other parts of the organisation including the legal, , poker room management, creative and design, online marketing, affiliates, events and PR.
• Undertake rigorous pre and post initiative analysis to provide campaign ROI, CPA and learnings for future activity
• Provide effective audit of potential market growth, identify key areas for growth, provide consumer insights, competitive reporting & other key marketing requirements

Skills and Capabilities

• University educated
• Compulsory to be able to speak fluent French and English, and ideally Flemish.
• At least 3 years Proven track record in managing business until P&Ls along with multi million Euros marketing budget
• Proven track record in driving business growth in the gaming industry ideally working for a B2C online operator.
• Good business sense and ability to develop strong relationships with key figures in the market.
• Strong knowledge of the local media landscape, and proven track record of working with local media agencies and media owners.
• Excellent analytical skills. Strong written & communication skills also a must
• Must be results driven and able to able to develop and implement practical (& quick) decisions
• Well-organised, ability to multi task and prioritise key projects. Flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing business environment is key
• Strong negotiation skills required with an eye for detail in the structure of all deals
• Strong people management skills
• Good all-round marketing skills and understanding/experience of Belgium media landscape
• Ability to function as a self-starter with an emphasis on getting things done
• Experience of, and interest in Poker would be an added advantage

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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Senior Training and Development Manager

Due to work permit restrictions preference will be given to applications from Isle of Man workers

Job Purpose

To manage the Training and Development function in Isle of Man, making a first class contribution to the whole IOM office and to PokerStars. To be an integral part of the Global HR team.

Key Responsibilities

• To liaise as an internal Consultant with Directors and Managers to find solutions to business issues.
• To implement a blend of solutions for the best results.
• To manage training project teams when appropriate. To be part of a project team when appropriate.
• To deliver in house training to a consistently high standard in IOM and other jurisdictions as required.
• To create original Training material.
• To identify, negotiate with and manage external T&D suppliers.
• To research, pilot and introduce new T&D methods.
• To advise and respond to needs from individuals, Directors and Managers on Training & Development and study assistance queries.
• To identify and communicate business issues via Training & Development information.
• To research and implement specialist programmes / projects.
• Supporting Global HR team as appropriate.

Skills and Capabilities

Essential

• At least 2 years significant Training & Development experience in a range of development areas.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to interact confidently and with complete credibility at all levels.
• Solid hands-on Management experience in a blue chip company.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor on an individual basis.
• Evidence of development of original T&D material – creative mind.
• Graduate level of education or equivalent.
• A Can-Do pro-active approach is essential.
• Proven planning and organisational skills are essential.
• Able to travel globally as necessary.
• The highest levels of confidentiality are essential.
• A genuine team player, will be part of the Global HR team.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multi jurisdictional company.
• An interest in Poker.
• A specialist in some areas of Training & Development.
• Qualifications related to role.

Behavioural Competencies

For more information, please send your CV and a covering letter to hr@pokerstars.com. Please also state your name and the job title you are applying for in the subject bar.

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Thailand Country Marketing Manager – Makati

WHAT WE WANT: The successful candidate will know this market like the back of their hand, and be responsible for making good decisions on relevant business opportunities. In making these decisions you will drive the organisation forward in this market and ultimately generating revenue through various marketing and business development activities.

Specifically you will…

• Formulate and compile business plans and marketing budgets
• Lead, manage and supervise the business unit to achieve country business target and objective
• Oversee development, planning and execution of marketing and promotion activities for the Thailand market
• Drive customer acquisition and retention with existing products and identify new product for strategic business expansion to achieve target revenue
• Build, manage and perform as an effective team player in cross-department communication
• Establish, build and manage effective partnerships in the country for sales, marketing and branding
• Build and maintain good working relationship with partners and the internal team
• Establish career growth program for the business unit team member
• And anything else that is thrown on your desk!

What you need…

• Minimum three years working experience in a managerial capacity
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable presenting to senior management
• Be a driven, self-motivated, independent, dependable and passionate individual with strong leadership ability and excellent project and time management skills
• Good business acumen and entrepreneurial sense and excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work, thrives, and interacts at all levels in the organisation and cross cultures
• Ability to work well independently and in a team environment and in a diverse and fast-paced environment
• Willing to travel regionally and internationally as required
• Fluent in English and Thai (speak and read)
• University graduate. Business or marketing preferable

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Position:              Webmaster / Interactive Web Producer

Location:              Irvine, California

Summary:           The successful candidate will be pro-active, versatile, with a strong desire to get things done quickly and in an organized manner.  They would be responsible for managing digital projects and the overall company website content and design.   If you are a web producer versed in the development of social media, online advertising, website content development and design, this could be a great opportunity for you.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3-7 years in web production and content development
• Strong HTML/CSS skills
• Excellent knowledge of WordPress or other CMS platform
• Understanding of the DOM and of the current and evolving nature of Web standards and capabilities
• Basic applied knowledge of JavaScript in general and jQuery in particular
• Proficiency with Adobe CS5 products (Photoshop in particular)
• Experience editing images, photos, audio and video
• Ability to set and achieve goals, manage projects, and work independently
• Detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and switch gears quickly based on changing priorities
• Teamwork-oriented with friendly personality
• Uncanny follow-through, self-motivation, leadership and motivational skills
• The ability to self-direct and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication is REQUIRED!
• Interest and/or experience in the gaming or poker industry a plus

Interested applicants can contact me here.

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Location:              Irvine, California

Summary:           The successful candidate will be pro-active, versatile, with a strong desire to get things done quickly and in an organized manner.  They would be responsible for developing and managing marketing strategies and executing on tactics to meet organizational objectives for WPT’s ClubWPT online product offering.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and coordinate all marketing, advertising and promotional activities
• Conduct market research for existing and future products
• Analysis of customer research, market conditions and competitor information
• Develop and implement marketing plans for new and existing products
• Monitor, review and report on all marketing activity and results
• Manage and deliver marketing activity within budget

Requirements:

• Business or marketing related degree
• 3+ years related experience
• Adobe Photoshop or equivalent knowledge a plus
• Strong knowledge of online, email, print, TV and other digital media marketing
• Proven track record in developing marketing strategies and executing on tactics
• Experience in customer and market research
• Strong data analysis and problem solving skills
• Detail-oriented, able to multi-task, and switch gears quickly
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