Here at evoke plc, our Project Managers are responsible for leading the successful delivery of cross functional strategic business and technology initiatives across Evoke. In this position you'll need a blend of stakeholder management, business change leadership, project planning, delivery governance, and technical project management expertise to ensure initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes.
You'll be accountable for creating robust delivery plans, driving execution against agreed milestones, and holding teams accountable for delivery commitments whilst maintaining excellent relationships across business and technology functions.
You'll also be partnering with business leaders to define and deliver measurable outcomes while assessing organisational impacts, shaping change strategies, and coordinating business readiness activities such as communications, training, process updates, and operational transition planning.
You'll work closely with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Product, Data, Architecture, Security, and Operations to develop integrated delivery plans, understand technical dependencies and risks, establish strong governance, manage RAID logs, ensure compliance, produce clear stakeholder reporting, and support effective decision-making through data-driven insights.
What you will be doing:
- Leading the end-to-end delivery of complex business projects work with and directing technical delivery from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation
- Developing and maintaining integrated project plans covering scope, milestones, resources, dependencies, risks, assumptions, and critical path activities
- Establishing clear workstream plans with defined ownership, deliverables, and success measures whilst monitoring delivery progress against agreed plans and proactively identify risks, delays, and delivery challenges
- Stakeholder Management, you'll build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders, technology leaders, operational teams, and third-party suppliers whilst managing stakeholder expectations through clear communication, effective governance, and transparent reporting
- Preparing and presenting project updates to Steering Committees, Directors, Executive Leadership teams, and programme governance forums and influencing decision-making and drive timely resolution of issues and blockers
- Holding delivery teams accountable for commitments, milestones, actions, and agreed outcomes and challenging any missed deadlines, delivery issues, and unclear ownership constructively and professionally
- Escalate delivery issues and performance concerns appropriately whilst supporting teams in achieving successful outcomes
- Driving a proactive approach to issue resolution and continuous improvement.
Who we are looking for:
We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:
- Expert project planning and delivery management capability, including management of complex dependencies and critical path activities with proven experience delivering medium to large-scale business and technology projects
- Demonstrable experience holding cross-functional teams accountable for delivery outcomes you'll have excellent stakeholder management experience across Executive, operational, and technical audiences
- Experience leading business change and organisational transformation initiatives and experience working within Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery environments
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and technology partners with an excellent understanding of governance, contingency planning, budgeting, and benefits tracking
Experience within online gaming, betting, digital, financial services, or highly regulated industries is preferred but not essential.
What we offer:
Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:
- Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
- Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
- Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
- Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
- Hybrid working Our employees can work from home up 4 days with 1 day office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!
More about evoke:
We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.
At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.
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At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.
Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.
Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!
