Senior Product Specialist National Lotto

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Location:

Hybrid - Kamloops or Vancouver, BC, CA

Job Function: Facilities and Technical

BCLC exists to generate win-wins for the greater good.

For our people, our players, our communities, our industry, and our planet.

Lottery | Casino | Sports

Being a social purpose company, we are not only able to better align our business decisions with our purpose, but more importantly, we are committing to doing our part in creating a better world.
We bring our purpose to life by ensuring all our actions, behaviours and decisions create benefits for communities and the planet.
Motivated and guided by our social purpose, everything we do must benefit the greater good. And we encourage our employees, partners, players, industry and communities to engage with us on this ambition.

We want you to be where you feel you can do your best work. Most of our jobs can be done remotely providing you reside in BC.

For those who prefer working in a community with others, we have two beautiful offices in convenient locations:

This is a 18 Months, Full Time opportunity
Expected Salary Range: $82,108.00 - $102,635.00 - $128,294.00

Our typical hiring range will be +/- 5% of the midpoint shown above

Factors influencing this decision include qualifications and market conditions for the role

The Company

For over three decades, BCLC has delivered exceptional gambling entertainment for British Columbians. To fulfill our social purpose we have a vision to revolutionize gambling entertainment through engaging experiences that build and benefit communities. We operate national and provincial lotteries in partnership with 3500 retail partners, provide the games, technology & oversight to 37 brick & mortar casinos, and operate a safe secure and 100% legal online gambling presence PlayNow.com. In our recently completed fiscal year, BCLC generated a record $1.6 billion in net income to the Province of B.C. to support First Nations, local host governments, health care, education and community programs across the province.

Job Summary:

The Senior Product Specialist, National Lotto is responsible for all aspects of product management for all products under this portfolio, with the objective to drive growth and maximize revenue and profit.

The role is responsible for managing product performance, monitoring player feedback to develop, research and launch new game enhancements concepts and features. In addition, this role provides informal functional leadership to the organization; leading cross-functional projects and acts as the subject expert/senior specialist to the organization on category related matters.

The role will also work as part of a national Draw Based Games committee with other Canadian lottery jurisdictions to manage the product life-cycle and product development of all national lotto games.

Key Accountabilities:

• Leads, and is accountable for the development of diverse, creative, highly complex and specialized product plans and strategies, including product performance, product life-cycle analysis and product roadmap for assigned portfolio.
• Manages a portfolio of products, including development of strategic product plans, involvement in forecasting financial revenue targets, and implementation of new products and/or product enhancements
• Proactively provides innovative product design solutions and identifies opportunities and enhancements by using highly advanced analytical, conceptual and imaginative techniques; conducts significant research, identifies future trends and best practices; facilitates and leads collaborative brainstorming and analysis with the team and demonstrates significant creativity in developing future focused product strategies.
• Works collaboratively with Marketing to develop marketing plans to support the category product strategy.
• Proactively builds, develops, maintains and manages strong working relationships with various internal departments, including Retail Solutions (including eLottery), Marketing as well as vendors, ILC and regulatory and government bodies, to ensure successful development and implementation of product plans.
• Participates in a national Draw Based Games committee with other Canadian lottery jurisdictions to manage the product development of all national lotto games.

Minimum Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience

• Degree or diploma in a marketing or business discipline;
• 4-6 years current, related experience within a marketing or product management environment;
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Technical Requirements

• Expert knowledge of principles, concepts, practices and techniques in the areas product management;
• Excellent innovation in problem solving and demonstrated analytical thinking;
• Ability to design products to meet business needs, strategize solution implementation and identify implementation risks;
• Proven leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and multi-task with close attention to detail;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Advanced understanding of lottery gaming, and the entertainment trends both within BCLC and other jurisdictions;
• Solid comprehension of Gaming criteria under the Criminal Code of Canada is preferred;
• Understanding of B.C. gaming industry would be an asset.

What's in it for you

• Robust wellness programs to enhance your physical, mental, social, financial and career well being
• We pride ourselves on our flexible working model which supports work-life integration and our 37.5 hour work week
• Our Play It Forward program provides volunteer hours for our people each year

However you identify, or whatever your path in life, if you see something here that makes you excited to get to work every day, please apply. We hire people for skills, capabilities and potential, not just education and experience.

We value Respect, Integrity and Community, and we provide an inclusive environment where everyone can feel like they belong .

Our social purpose is much more than returning 100% of net income to the province in the form of healthcare & education programs, and community gaming grants. Check it out !

Did you know BCLC is an industry leader in player health and safe & responsible gambling? Find out more !

If you require accommodation so you can be at your best in the interview, please let us know: *** .

All candidates must be at least 19 years of age and legally eligible to work in Canada

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