Senior Project Manager
Senior Project Manager 1
Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.
We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.
We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritize flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.
Recognizing that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.
The Role
As a Senior Project Manager, you will operate at the intersection of strategy, technology, and execution. You will help translate strategic priorities into clear, structured initiatives and ensure outcomes are visible, accountable, and continuously improving.
You will lead and support cross-team strategic initiatives using strong project management fundamentals, driving alignment across complex organizations and senior stakeholders. This role is ideal for someone with solid knowledge of technology, strong foundations in Agile practices such as Scrum and Kanban, and hands-on experience working with teams to plan and deliver outcomes that matter.
Working alongside the Portfolio Orchestration Team, you will help ensure strategic initiatives are effectively prioritized, coordinated, governed, and aligned with organizational objectives. You will contribute to portfolio-level planning, dependency management, and delivery visibility, helping teams execute against the company's strategic priorities.
You will work autonomously, influence senior leaders, and elevate how teams plan, execute, and communicate their impact. You will report to our Head of Delivery & Strategy and collaborate closely with the Portfolio Orchestration Team, as well as senior engineering, product, data, and business leaders.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and drive cross-team strategic initiatives using rigorous project and program management practices.
- Translate strategic goals into clear initiatives, roadmaps, milestones, and measurable success criteria aligned to company objectives.
- Define success criteria and ownership structures that keep initiatives on track from inception to completion.
- Partner closely with engineering and product teams to identify delivery challenges, remove blockers, and improve ways of working.
- Work alongside the Portfolio Orchestration Team to align strategic initiatives with portfolio priorities, coordinate cross-program dependencies, and provide visibility into delivery progress, risks, and outcomes.
- Support portfolio planning and governance activities, ensuring initiatives are appropriately prioritized, sequenced, and aligned with organizational strategy.
- Support teams in applying Agile delivery practices, including Scrum and Kanban, in a pragmatic, day-to-day context.
- Facilitate cross-functional planning, dependency management, prioritization, and governance forums.
- Identify risks, constraints, and misalignments early, proposing clear mitigation strategies and escalation paths.
- Prepare and present structured delivery status updates and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders and steering forums.
- Contribute to the evolution of delivery models, operating rhythms, and performance frameworks across the organization.
- Promote transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across teams and initiatives.
- Coach and support project managers or delivery leads on delivery fundamentals and structured execution.
- Be a champion for AI adoption and work automation.
What You'll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in Project Management, Strategy Project Management, Program Management, Portfolio Management, or a similar role in a technology-driven environment.
- Strong project and program management skills supporting cross-team or strategic initiatives.
- Experience working within or alongside Portfolio Management or Portfolio Orchestration functions to support strategic planning, governance, and delivery oversight.
- Working knowledge of Agile delivery practices, including Scrum and Kanban, and how teams apply them day to day on a Software Delivery Lifecycle.
- Experience structuring and tracking complex initiatives with clear milestones, owners, and progress visibility.
- Experience communicating and partnering with C-level, engineering, product, and business teams to identify delivery challenges and drive measurable improvements.
- Proven ability to drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders with competing priorities.
- Experience facilitating planning sessions, workshops, governance, portfolio reviews, or steering meetings.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate delivery status into clear, actionable executive updates.
- You have an analytical mindset, powered by strong critical thinking.
- You're capable of using AI as a tool for growth, problem-solving, and efficiency.
We'd Like You To Master In
- Strategic Thinking — Connects delivery execution to company-wide objectives, long-term direction, and portfolio priorities.
- Portfolio & Delivery Management — Understands how strategic initiatives are prioritized, governed, and delivered across a portfolio while improving execution flow.
- Systems Thinking — Sees dependencies, constraints, trade-offs, and opportunities across teams and initiatives.
- Leadership — Builds trust and alignment through clarity, consistency, and empathy.
- Ownership — Takes accountability for outcomes in complex and ambiguous environments.
- Collaboration — Works effectively with the Portfolio Orchestration Team, engineering, product, data, and business partners.
- Communication — Adapts messaging for technical, product, portfolio, and executive audiences.
- Improvement Mindset — Continuously seeks better ways of working using data, evidence, feedback, and modern delivery practices
This is what you should have. What do we have, you ask? Well...you can check our amazing perks @ benefits right here !
So ... Are you in?
Equal opportunities
At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don’t have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
If you need any adjustments to apply for the position and to ensure this role aligns with your needs, please send an email to accommodations@blip.pt .
We will only respond to inquiries related to disabilities.
