Product and Media Marketing Manager

MERKUR BETS is one of the leading names in the sports betting industry and part of MERKUR GROUP, an internationally recognized company with over 15,000 employees. We operate in multiple licensed markets, both online and with physical shops, and have ambitious plans for further expansion.

Merkur Bets Malta Ltd. is looking for a dynamic Product and Media Marketing Manager to lead the charge on strategic product initiatives and help drive our growth across markets.

In this role, you will be at the heart of our product and marketing efforts—managing key projects, identifying growth opportunities, and acting as a vital link between technical teams, specialist departments, and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for shaping and delivering product improvements, handling escalation processes, and ensuring marketing and sales perspectives remain a core focus in technical developments.

If you thrive in a fast-paced, data-driven environment where your ideas and leadership can have a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

The selected candidate will be responsible for: 

• Managing of strategic projects; developing proposals and implementing MVPs for product improvements, releases and prioritisation.
• Interface between specialist departments as well as IT and external organisational units within & outside the Group.
• Escalation management in the event of project deviations.
• Analysing competitors and identifying growth opportunities for the product.
• Working with product analytics: generating and prioritizing hypotheses to improve the product, preparing analytical reports.
• Communicating and drafting briefs for business units responsible for the technical implementation of improvements.
• Managing cooperation between the technical units and software houses to ensure that sales factors play a decisive role in prioritising releases.

Professional Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience as a Product or Project manager in the German gambling market, preferably sports betting.
• Knowledge of key digital performance metrics.
• Knowledge of digital product specifications and functionalities.
• Courses in UI|UX will be an advantage.
• Ability to write production briefs.
• Experience of the gambling industry and gambling product experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in project coordination and management functions.
• A solid understanding about Software Development Lifecycle and Software Engineering Process.
• Strong skills of process improvement, information analysis and strategic planning.
• Exceptional skills of simplified presentation and explanation of concept.

Personal Requirements:

• Able to take quick decisions and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Upper-Intermediate spoken and written German & English.