Who we are
We build game-changing products and scalable software in the online betting space. Across the globe, our cross-functional teams create online gaming platforms as well as betting solutions that reach hundreds of thousands of users daily.

About this role

In this role you will be leading both internal and external teams (3rd Party Partners), collaborating across different Enterprise functions and disciplines to deliver against our company strategy. You will work as part of cross functional team, in partnership with Product, Architecture, DevOps, Operations and Commercial, amongst other disciplines, to deliver high quality content to our customer while taking care of the product portfolio health and stability.

Your mission

Your role involves delivering exceptional products while upholding and promoting standards, principles, and best practices across teams to ensure a unified and interconnected work experience for all team members, regardless of location or division.

In this position, you will play a key role in driving the transformation and ongoing improvement of our work processes and products, with a strong emphasis on continuous improvement. You will proactively address challenges, question outdated methods, and dig deep to identify root causes, enabling us to elevate our performance and deliver superior products more efficiently. The team operates at a fast pace, so you must be comfortable with ambiguity and constant change-this role requires resilience and adaptability.

You will thrive in a dynamic environment and embrace challenges, with a passion for nurturing the talent within your teams. Collaborating closely with cross-functional peers, you will help cultivate a work environment where individuals and teams are empowered to actively contribute to our goals, fostering a culture of accountability and ownership at every level.

We currently manage an extensive product portfolio where new features and platform enhancements are constantly in development. Advancing and evolving our platform, technology, and tools to maximise efficiency and optimise development experiences for us and our partners is a top priority.

Lastly, we hold our values in high regard, so we're seeking a self-aware servant leader who is passionate about people development and thrives in an open, transparent, and respectful organisation.

What you'll do

We're looking for a talented leader with a wealth of experience, a positive outlook and collaborative attitude to drive our Engineering teams forward.

In this role, you can expect everyday challenges and responsibilities that will include:

· Building and expanding a high-performing team through strategic hiring, coaching, and ongoing development.

· Cultivating a strong sense of purpose, identity, and belonging, while establishing a consistent culture and unified ways of working across teams in various locations

· Effectively communicating and disseminating our vision and strategy, while supporting the development and execution of tactics and objectives within your teams

· Championing technology stability and evolution initiatives as part of our roadmap to achieve Platform Stability KPIs.

· Supporting the prioritisation, forecasting, allocation, and planning of initiatives within our Portfolio in alignment with Strategic Plans.

· Empowering the engineering organisation to meet their targets and promoting a culture of accountability for achieving results.

· Collaborating with Product and other relevant functions to ensure alignment with Principles and Best Practices in the execution of the Product Development Lifecycle (PDLC).

· Encouraging cross-functional ownership and accountability throughout the entire delivery process, actively addressing silos within the PDLC.

· Leading and mentoring engineers to drive high performance and career growth.

· Contributing to the Engineering Leadership community across the organisation to promote alignment and continuous improvement initiatives.

· Working with Architecture Central team to incorporate relevant insights into the Enterprise Technology Strategy and reinforce agreed standards and KPIs within your teams

· Providing visibility of engineering challenges and action plans to peers and senior stakeholders, involving the appropriate parties in developing and executing solutions.

What you'll bring

In this role, you will be expected to bring the following traits:

· You are a dynamic, self-motivated, creative thinker, with an appreciation of vision and goals.

· You are passionate about solving problems and approach challenges with curiosity and an open mind.

· You are skilled in analysing, diagnosing and suggesting process changes, with a strong ability to solve problems and take prompt, decisive action.

· You are a people-oriented person, capable to identify and develop emerging leaders.

· You have a strong focus on continuous improvement and are always trying to perfect your craft and support others to push fearlessly forward.

· You take ownership of your work and are also willing and able to work across teams where you share your strengths and ideas with others.

· You have extensive experience in working with stakeholders to create hiring strategies to develop quality teams

· You have experience leading engineering organisations for high-growth and transformation.

· You have experience leading others and supporting their career development and growth.

· You have a track record of building high quality, scalable and reliable complex software solutions.

· You have strong experience developing and implementing engineering principles and best practices in an Agile environment.

· You have strong knowledge and experience with DevOps methodologies, coding standards and software development tools.

· You have high level architecture knowledge and a good understanding of architecture principles and best practices

· You have high level application security knowledge and a good understanding of security principles and best practices.

And additionally, we will value:

· Previous experience designing or working with data platforms and data engineering technologies, including streaming and real-time processing (e.g., Kafka, Flink).

· Familiar with using technology to present, plan and co-ordinate/facilitate meetings effectively.

· Analytical, familiar with interpreting data leading to valuable, actionable insights.

· Proven ability to push projects to completion.

· Collaborates and leverages networking opportunities effectively at all levels of the organisation.

· Passionate about doing the right thing and embedding a data driven approach across the organisation.

· Relentless curiosity, continually asks "why"/"why not" and persistently digs deep into information sources available to find the relevant answers.

What's in it for you (Spain)

• Private life and health insurance for you and your family.

• Gym reimbursement.

• Four weeks per year to work from anywhere for eligible employees.

• Learning Pocket for personal development.

• A hybrid working model with flexible hours.

• 3 volunteering paid days each year.

• Generous referral programme.

• 25 days of annual leave.

• Private Pension Scheme (Opt-in).

• Flexible Benefits Retribution.

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Our Beliefs and Commitment to You!
We value creativity and innovation from our diverse team. The Workshop welcomes candidates of all genders, orientations, disabilities, races, ages, nationalities, and beliefs. Great ideas come from great people who thrive on being empowered to improve our products and processes!

Our DNA:
At The Workshop, we foster an inclusive and multicultural environment where diversity is celebrated. With more than 235 employees and more than 35 nationalities across our offices in Málaga and Madrid focus on collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and well-being initiatives.

Our Culture:
The spirit of play has always been part of our blueprint at The Workshop. Our journey began with a passion for reinventing the player experience. Today, we continue to build and deliver exceptional online betting products for our partners and their players. Excellence is our standard. We set the bar high for ourselves to deliver software and products that stand the test of time. With our signature rebellious spirit and a love for challenges, we are driven to solve the unsolvable. We don't just develop software; we build the future of online betting.

Why join
Join our team and you will thrive in an environment led by:

• Global Innovation: Join a dynamic company pioneering cutting-edge technology worldwide with an environment that encourages new ideas and continuous growth.

• Personal Growth: Explore new opportunities through internal mobility programs.

• Well-being Support: Benefit from initiatives promoting work-life balance and personal development.

• Community Impact: Influence the tech community inside and outside of The Workshop and mentor others as we shape the future together.