Portfolio & Roadmap Manager - 12 Months FTC

Join our journey to create a new experience for The National Lottery and help us to power change for the greater good.

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group - a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.  

We'll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now - let's talk about the role and who we're looking for...

A bit about the role...

The Roadmap Development Manager plays a pivotal role in shaping and maintaining a single, integrated transformation roadmap for the organisation. Acting as the primary liaison between business functions and the change and portfolio team, this role ensures that strategic needs are understood, prioritised, and accurately represented in planning processes. Operating within a highly regulated environment, the role requires balancing pace with integrity, breaking down siloes, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to deliver joined-up outcomes.

What you'll be doing...

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business stakeholders (e.g., Heads of Product, Head of Digital & Retail Operations)
• Act as a trusted advisor, ensuring alignment between business priorities and roadmap planning

Requirement Gathering & Demand Management

• Partner with business leaders to articulate and document strategic needs and demand requests
• Ensure all requests meet defined entry criteria and are captured in the demand pipeline

Roadmap Development & Communication

• Develop and maintain the visual representation of the roadmap, ensuring clarity on priorities, dependencies, and timelines
• Present roadmap updates to governance forums and senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making

Voice of the Customer

• Represent business needs during prioritisation discussions, advocating for customer and commercial requirements while balancing regulatory and operational constraints

Expectation Management

• Communicate roadmap changes, prioritisation decisions, and project status updates back to business stakeholders in a clear and timely manner

Business Case Support

• Collaborate with business owners to support the creation of robust business cases, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and compliance requirements
  

What experience we're looking for...

Essential

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Strong business acumen and understanding of strategic planning processes
• Proven experience in roadmap development, portfolio management, or demand planning
• Proficiency with roadmap and planning tools (e.g. Jira, Power BI)
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment while maintaining governance and integrity

Desirable

• Experience in gambling, lottery, or other regulated industries
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
  

About us:

‍We've developed ground-breaking technologies, built player protection frameworks, and have a proven track record of making lotteries better. 

• Innovation - We pride ourselves on it! We're constantly looking for new ways to excite our customers, bringing new products to enjoy which is all underpinned by our responsible play values and making them accessible to all.
• Giving back - Did you know that playing the lottery generates around £30m a week for charities and good causes in the UK? Our aim is to have doubled this number by the end of the first 10 year licence
• Sustainability - Our aim to be net zero by 2030 which would make us the first lottery provider globally to achieve this
• Inclusion and accessibility - We are making all parts of The National Lottery inclusive - whether you play a game in a store or online. 
  

If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process, please contact a member of the talent team at careers@allwyn.co.uk and we'll be happy to help. 

An inclusive reward offering with wellbeing at the centre...

At Allwyn, we've put together a range of inclusive benefits and policies to support our colleagues at every stage of their lives and careers.

Here's a list of some of the fantastic benefits we offer

• Company bonus scheme
• Matched pension contributions up to 8.5%
• 26 days annual leave + 2 Life Days (and bank holidays)
• Complimentary Private Medical
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
• £500 wellness allowance
• Access to nutritional advisor and personal trainers
• Discounted Health Assessments
• Complimentary Financial coaching

Our benefits and policies reflect our commitment to wellbeing and inclusivity and are enhanced with features that benefit our colleagues (and their families). By offering a variety of benefits that support our colleagues, we continue to create a place of work where people feel rewarded and can succeed.

A place of belonging

We want to create one of the UK's most inclusive organisations - where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace.  All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications.  Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a Disability Confident Leader which means we've taken proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled colleagues and candidates. As part of this we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the job.