Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy

Company: SciPlay Corporation
Location: Las Vegas
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

At Scientific Games, we are committed to making the best games, platforms and systems in the world. We are looking for smart, passionate and creative people to join our team and help us transform the gaming world. We are a global, industry-leading gaming technology company that embraces challenge, fosters an inclusive culture, values integrity, innovation and winning, and is committed to developing and supporting its people.

Whether you are a member of our award winning game studios, our industry leading systems group, product management, manufacturing group, services or any of our other amazing Gaming teams, you will be creating compelling games played around the world. We are dedicated to being the industry’s only COMPLETE global solutions provider with products that will enhance the entire gaming operation, both on the casino floor and behind the scenes.

If you are ready to play…Come join us and let’s make games!

Scientific Games: Scientific Games (SG) is a global leader focused on delivering an ever-expanding portfolio of lottery and gaming products and services to the world's government-regulated and government-sponsored entities. Scientific Games' global reach is made possible through the expertise, skill and dedicated efforts of its 8,000+ employees who serve lottery and gaming customers in more than 100+ countries on 6 continents.

Position Summary The Senior Director, Portfolio Strategy d rives product portfolio planning and analysis for Gaming Operations.Ensures R&D investment aligns with commercial goals and portfolio management.Manages hardware life-cycles to optimize capital investment.

Essential Job Functions:

Develop a portfolio model that projects the install base of current and future game content based upon historical performance for enhanced forecasting and analysis

Leverage portfolio modeling and customer segmentation to make data-driven decisions around the timing of hardware and content releases and determine the optimal timing between future releases

Institutionalize a structured approach that ensures the longevity of legacy hardware in the market

Establish an analytics function with a focus on bringing enhanced analytics to the department in order to drive fact-based management decisions

Research competitor pricing, performance and product lines

Create executive level presentations and customer facing materials that clearly outlines key product strategies, customer pitches, and KPI updates (as needed)

Build productive collaboration and communication

Learn all portfolio products at a detailed level

Understand regional market dynamics and competitive products

Travel to markets as needed

Required Qualifications/Experience:

5 - 10 years Gaming Industry Experience

Prior relevant portfolio management experience or data analytic roles

Experience in financial modeling and analysis

Strong ability to mine data and compile information into actionable insights

Education:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required; MBA preferred

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Strategic thinker with excellent business judgment

Strong business and financial acumen

Strong leadership experience

Ability to both plan and drive the achievement of revenue targets

Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to condense complex analyses into executive-level insights and recommendations

Excellent analytical and problem solving skills

Data analysis and interpretation, Tableau, Excel

Personable, possess the ability to collaborate across teams

Self-directed with proven the ability to think independently

Physical Requirements: Office environment

Qualifications Scientific Games Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses. As a result, certain SG employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, SG requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with SG (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SG conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

SG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law , please click here for EEOC Poster .

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About Us At Scientific Games, we are committed to making the best games, platforms and systems in the world. We are looking for smart, passionate and creative people to join our team and help us transform the gaming world. We are a global, industry-leading gaming technology company that embraces challenge, fosters an inclusive culture, values integrity, innovation and winning, and is committed to developing and supporting its people.

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