Product Owner

PLEASE NOTE BEFORE APPLICATION:

This is a 3 month contract role with potential extension

This role requires you to be based in Hyderabad

This role requires an immediate starter

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Product Owner to lead the delivery of a B2B API integration project for one of our global clients. This is a 3-month assignment requiring strong expertise in API-driven product delivery, igaming industry knowledge, and large-scale project execution.

The successful candidate will collaborate with internal squads, external partners, compliance teams, and engineers to ensure timely delivery of a robust B2B API that meets both technical and regulatory requirements outlined in the Group Requirements specification.

Key Responsibilities:

API & Technical Delivery

• Lead the end-to-end product delivery of the B2B API integration.
• Define and validate API requirements in line with Group specifications.
• Translate business requirements into detailed API use cases, flows, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure API contracts, documentation, and testing frameworks are in place for smooth partner integration.

Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Drive the delivery plan across multiple squads, ensuring alignment with project milestones.
• Act as the key liaison between internal and external stakeholders, ensuring requirements are captured, tracked, and delivered.
• Communicate progress, risks, and dependencies effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Coordinate with engineering, QA, compliance, and operations teams to unblock issues and maintain delivery momentum.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

• Ensure the API integration complies with market-specific regulations and igaming standards.
• Work closely with legal and compliance to validate requirements and mitigate risks.
• Maintain up-to-date awareness of relevant gaming regulations across target markets.

Delivery Excellence

• Ensure delivery is on time, within scope, and of high quality, balancing technical detail with commercial priorities.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks.
• Support post-delivery validation, partner onboarding, and operational readiness.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Product Owner/Manager or Technical Consultant, delivering large-scale API or B2B platform projects.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, integration flows, and API documentation standards (Swagger/OpenAPI, Postman, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience in igaming or closely related regulated industries.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across both technical and business audiences.
• Experience working in Agile environments with distributed teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous hands-on experience delivering casino gaming integrations.
• Knowledge of market compliance requirements (e.g., UKGC, MGA, Ontario, ANZ).
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, Postman, and API monitoring frameworks.
• Strong track record of contract or consulting work, demonstrating ability to deliver under fixed timelines.