At FDJ UNITED, we don't just follow the game, we reinvent it.
FDJ UNITED is one of Europe’s leading betting and gaming operators, with a vast portfolio of iconic brands and a reputation for technological excellence. With more than 5,000 employees and a presence in around fifteen regulated markets, the Group offers a diversified, responsible range of games, both under exclusive rights and open to competition. We set new standards, proving that entertainment and safety can go hand in hand. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of passionate individuals dedicated to delivering the best and safest entertaining experiences for our customers every day.
We’re looking for bold people who are eager to succeed and ready to level-up the game. If you thrive on innovation, embrace challenges, and want to make a real impact at all levels, FDJ UNITED is your playing field.
Join us in shaping the future of gaming. Are you ready to LEVEL-UP THE GAME?
As a Technical Engineering Manager in the Player Account Management department, you lead a cross-functional team of software engineers. You are accountable for the team’s deliverables, ensuring solutions meet both functional and non-functional requirements. As a leader you create a culture of accountability, where each team member understands their impact on outcomes and takes ownership for their products. By working closely with the Product Owner, you ensure effective ways of working that enables your team to produce high-quality solutions that our customers will love. In addition, you own the team's technical roadmap, ensuring that quality is not compromised.
You are a passionate leader with a commitment to inspire and empower your team. You mentor engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and collaboration, while supporting career growth. You collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring alignment and clear communication on priorities, risks, and outcomes.
Technical Ownership
Own and drive the team’s technical roadmap in alignment with organisational objectives, ensuring a strong collaboration with the Product Owner
Take responsibility for production stability and quality, addressing any issues or incidents head-on
Ensure technical debt is identified, prioritised, and systematically addressed
Collaborate with Architects, UX Designers, and Principal Engineers to deliver scalable and maintainable solutions
Champion engineering best practices, including code quality, security, testing, and documentation
Ways of working
Lead, and continuously improve, the teams agile processes ensuring effective planning and execution
Ensure the team delivers predictable, high-quality and compliant outcomes
Honor team commitments made to timelines for strategic initiatives
Promote fast delivery of value through experimentations and iterations
Oversee the team's capacity planning and resource allocation
Embrace new productivity, AI and automation tools, always striving to make the team more efficient
Accountability for Outcomes
Take full accountability for the team’s deliverables, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Secure end-to-end deliveries by establishing collaboration and clear agreements with any other teams involved
Act as a single point of ownership for ensuring solutions meet both functional and non-functional requirements
Actively participate in product discussions to ensure technical feasibility and alignment
Act as the primary driver for balancing product delivery with technical excellence together with the PO
Team Leadership & People Management
Mentor and coach engineers, fostering career growth and technical expertise
Build and nurture a culture of ownership, accountability and collaboration within and outside of the team
Continuously evaluate performance and provide actionable feedback to your team members, setting compensation accordingly
Promote team wellness and engagement, driving a positive and inclusive team environment
Recruit top talent, considering best fit, skills and dynamics for the team needs
Stakeholder Collaboration
Serve as the key liaison between PAM, other Tech departments, product management and other stakeholders
Clearly communicate technical challenges, risks, and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
Ensure cross-functional alignment on priorities and deliverables
Support your peers across the larger PAM organisation, seeing how you can help with the big picture
Proven experience as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or a similar role
A strong technical background in software development, with hands-on experience in system design, architecture and managing technical debt
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and improving team processes
Demonstrated ability to take ownership and accountability for technical and business outcomes
Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with a track record of building high-performing teams
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to balance strategic and tactical priorities
Experience working in cross-functional environments with architecture, UX, and product teams
Familiarity with modern software development practices and tools
Ability to balance technical leadership with people management responsibilities effectively
We believe talent knows no boundaries. Our hiring process focuses solely on your skills, experience, and potential to contribute to our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and evaluate each candidate based on merit, regardless of personal characteristics as the age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, neurodiversity or disability.
