THE POSITION
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The Head of Tech for Core Marketing Platform will spearhead the workstream responsible for the FanDuel Marketing Platform (CMP)—the foundational technology that powers our core generosity and marketing experience. As the platform underpinning FDG future growth, CMP is mission-critical to delivering seamless, high-performance personalized and real-time generosity and other marketing products at scale.

This workstream plays a vital role in driving the Audience experience and audience growth for our core product experiences. The Head of Tech will drive strategic investments in platform infrastructure, including the modernization and evolution of CPP (Cross Product Promotions) to enable secure, reliable, and next generation of marketing technology and product features.

Given the foundational nature of this function, the Head of Tech will lead an area deeply interwoven with multiple parts of the business. Success in this role hinges on the ability to build trusted partnerships across teams and domains, influencing senior leaders and collaborating on solutions to meet complex and evolving cross-functional needs.

In addition to the specific responsibilities outlined above, employees may be required to perform other such duties as assigned by the Company. This ensures operational flexibility and allows the Company to meet evolving business needs.

THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play

• Delivery and 24/7 support of first-class software solutions that are secure, performant, reliable, and help provide an engaging and safe customer experience.
• Driving a collaborative, efficient, and continually improving test function that complements and works in partnership with engineering and wider teams to ensure the rapid delivery of high-quality products and services.
• Driving consistent high performance and engineering excellence from the technical teams, you will lead by example in displaying the flexibility and desire to take advantage of new technologies as they emerge.
• Develop and own the engineering strategy in conjunction with other Heads of Technology, ensuring this has sufficient input, visibility, and engagement.
• Working with other Head of Technology, develop an active community of engineering practice within the division, focusing on the continual improvement of all activities and processes that involve engineers.
• Lead with a people-first approach, developing a high-caliber team through effective recruitment, training, and coaching
• Ensure fit-for-purpose engineering practices and pipelines are in place for your domain
• Contribute to the identification and effective management of engineering and wider technology risks, taking ownership and driving actions to deliver effective mitigations.
• Use strong leadership skills, empowering colleagues to drive positive change and forging collaborative working between Transformation and BAU initiatives and teams.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained and governance is applied in line with both legislative and business-wide requirements.
• Work closely with the Operations function to ensure high levels of uptime, rapid resolution of customer-facing issues, and a strong focus established and maintained on service quality, reliability, and stability.
• Responsible for ensuring technical expertise is applied in troubleshooting, incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident decisions and actions.
• Work closely with the Head of Delivery to ensure that effective delivery practices are implemented across the engineering function.
• Measure and improve engineering metrics by implementing strong foundation for engineering practices and data collection using delivery tools
• Build strong partnership with product team and support the evolution of product discipline.

THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate

• Previous Senior Management or Director level experience is preferred.
• You will be experienced in leading technology teams and have a successful track record of delivering complex technology projects and programs through multi-disciplinary teams using agile, lean software and design-thinking development methodologies.
• An ability to nurture and enhance the capabilities of your team, ensuring you grow their skills and support their career development.
• You thrive on responsibility and completing tasks in a timely manner with good, clear communication.
• You are equally comfortable working independently and, in a team, to deliver excellence, working across boundaries and within the Tribe Leadership Team.
• Your ability to set priorities and focus teams on what is most important while maintaining resilience under pressure will be key for this role.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, able to understand and relay strategic objectives and plans and drive alignment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, including the ability to explain complex technical challenges in a simple and effective manner.
• Open mindset for implementing AI (Artificial Intelligence) in all aspects of SDLC
  
  

ABOUT FANDUEL

FanDuel Group is the premier mobile gaming company in the United States and Canada. FanDuel Group consists of a portfolio of leading brands across mobile wagering including: America’s #1 Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; its leading iGaming platform, FanDuel Casino; the industry’s unquestioned leader in horse racing and advance-deposit wagering, FanDuel Racing; and its daily fantasy sports product.

In addition, FanDuel Group operates FanDuel TV, its broadly distributed linear cable television network and FanDuel TV+, its leading direct-to-consumer OTT platform. FanDuel Group has a presence across all 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The company is based in New York with US offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Jersey City, as well as global offices in Canada and Scotland. The company’s affiliates have offices worldwide, including in Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Australia.

FanDuel Group is a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, the world's largest sports betting and gaming operator with a portfolio of globally recognized brands and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FLUT).

PLAYER BENEFITS
We treat our team right

We offer amazing benefits above and beyond the basics. We have an array of health plans to choose from (some as low as $0 per paycheck) that include programs for fertility and family planning, mental health support, and fitness benefits. We offer generous paid time off (PTO & sick leave), annual bonus and long-term incentive opportunities (based on performance), 401k with up to a 5% match, commuter benefits , pet insurance, and more - check out all our benefits here: FanDuel Total Rewards. *Benefits differ across location, role, and level.

FanDuel is an equal opportunities employer and we believe, as one of our principles states, “We are One Team!”. As such, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, local or federal law. We believe FanDuel is strongest and best able to compete if all employees feel valued, respected, and included.

The applicable salary range for this position is $197,000 - $258,300 USD, which is dependent on a variety of factors including relevant experience, location, business needs and market demand. This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses and stock program participation. This role includes paid personal time off and 14 paid company holidays. FanDuel offers paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws.

FanDuel is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please email Benefits@fanduel.com.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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