Product Manager

TwinSpires is the premier online horse racing wagering platform in the United States. TwinSpires is owned and operated by Churchill Downs, Inc., and is the official online betting partner of the Kentucky Derby, bringing you more than 148 years of wagering experience. Players can wager through the TwinSpires desktop, mobile, and app-based advance-deposit wagering platforms as well as at retail locations and race tracks across the country.

JOB SUMMARY

At TwinSpires, the Product Manager is critical to delivering a quality experience to our players.  You will be responsible for driving the delivery of key product features to enhance our players digital experience on the TwinSpires platform.  This role will be aligned to one or more feature teams and partner with engineering to deliver user stories following an agile process.  You will work with various stakeholders at different levels of the organization to assess business needs, gather requirements, build acceptance criteria, test cases and document processes.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop expertise in an existing product area (e.g. Handicapping, Wagering, Registration / Login) and establish detailed knowledge of our TwinSpires’ customer base
• Collaborate with other Product Managers and other stakeholders to assess the market landscape and develop strategic plans to deliver a continuously improving player experience
• Analyze potential product enhancements and requests to determine the best way to develop and build the best solution in the time available, while setting the expectations for the delivery of new functionality
• Oversee / manage detailed information gathering / capture from the business teams and functional teams (Design, Marketing, Analytics etc.), preparing the handover of requirements to Scrum teams in the form of Epics and User Stories
• Partner with the scrum teams to deliver user stories
• Measure outcome delivered to customers in each sprint against what was expected to be delivered
• Maintains regular touchpoints with stakeholders of the product
• Manage the product backlog through an ongoing process of defining, refining and prioritization
• Drive the Funding, Registration and Login strategy for TwinSpires
• Other duties as assigned by Management

REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORKING CONDITIONS

The following physical and mental demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, sometimes for prolonged periods while working at a desk, on the phone, and / or on the computer; type on a computer keyboard; use hands to finger, handle or feel; talk or hear; reach with hands or arms; walk or stand; and perform some repetitive motion activities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.