Focus GAMING CAREERS challenging, multi-cultural and social.
Diverse and dynamic teams lead the charge on our software innovation and meeting customers demanding needs in an ever-evolving industry.
COULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT YOU'RE LOOKING TO FOSTER AND CREATE?
We have created a work environment that is both challenging and rewarding. We place a great emphasis on the things that matter – developing great software and keeping our employees and customers happy.
Jobs in OpenBet are rewarding as it gives developers particularly entry-level developers, the opportunity to take on responsibility from very early on and the chance to make a significant contribution to developing the biggest betting and gaming platforms in the world. We are constantly pushing technical boundaries, adding new applications and functionality to our portfolio and roadmaps. With a strong mentoring system in-house, we are proud of our high staff retention and with each new major customer win, we continue to grow our workforce offering great job opportunities both in the UK and abroad.
HOW LONG DO AVERAGE EMPLOYEES STAY WITH THE COMPANY?
As a result of the recent expansion and major recruitment drive, 40% of the employees have been with the company less than two years. Despite that, the average length of service across the company is just over three years. Around 20% of the employees have been with OpenBet over five years and every year we celebrate more employees who’ve been with OpenBet for over 10 years. We aim to build long, interesting careers for people with a strong culture of promotion from within.
What are the opportunities for job-based training schemes and for post-grad schemes off-site? Employees who want to further their education while in our employment are actively encouraged, particularly when the area of study is directly relevant to our business. We are currently supporting employees (both financially and with study leave) on a variety of MSc, MA and MBA courses
DO YOU WORK WITH EDUCATION FACILITIES IN REGARDS TO BURSARIES, TRAINING PROGRAMMES WITHIN LOCAL SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES TO ATTRACT/SUPPORT STUDENTS?
Not currently but it is something we are
reviewing However there is a big effort in our recruitment drive with the universities and we reach out to graduates at fresher fairs and via the power of social media.
WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF NOT JUST CANDIDATES, BUT OF YOUR EMPLOYEES?
To work hard, have fun doing so.
HOW DO YOU ACCESS YOUR STAFF? VIA OUR EXTENSIVE INTRANET ENVIRONMENT, REGULAR COMPANY MEETINGS, SOCIAL EVENTS AND AN OPEN DOOR CULTURE.
Internal communication is a vital part of the company’s infrastructure. Having moved the company onto Google Apps for Business, our award-winning intranet has just been re-launched using Confluence. Plus company update meetings, enlightenment programmes and staff activities are regularly organised to ensure information is free flowing right across the business and staff are well- informed of all key developments as OpenBet continues grow.
HOW DO YOU ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST STAFF?
By providing stimulating and challenging work tasks alongside a flexible, friendly and modern environment.
WHAT ARE THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS?
Key benefits include: 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after two years service), Generous Pension scheme, Life Assurance, BUPA, Flu vaccinations, Childcare Vouchers, Cycle To Work Scheme, Subsidised Gym membership, Season Ticket Loans, Eyecare vouchers, TasteCard scheme.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR PERKS OF WORKING FOR YOUR COMPANY?
Aside from the employee benefits, staff can work on high volume, high transaction systems – the biggest in the world. For example, the number of transactions processed by just one of our systems on a “Football Saturday” equates to more than the total daily equity trades on the NASDAQ or nearly 10 x the total daily equity trades on London’s FTSE.
WHAT ARE THE PRECONCEPTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE REGARDING THE GAMING INDUSTRY AND HAS THIS IMAGE CHANGED FROM AN EMPLOYER’S PERSPECTIVE – ARE YOU ABLE TO ATTRACT THE BEST CANDIDATES ‘DESPITE’ BEING INVOLVED IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY?
We have not found our involvement in the online gaming industry to be any sort
CATEGORIES: Large Companies (250+ employees) COMPANY TITLE: OpenBet Ltd COMPANY FOUNDED: 1996 PRIVATE OR PLC: Private EMPLOYEE NUMBERS: 640 HQ AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICES: Head office UK, Europe, North America and Australia SUBSIDIARIES: N/A AREAS OF BUSINESS: A leading provider of software and services for the betting and online gaming industry ANNUAL MACHINE PRODUCTION BY VOLUME: N/A REBUILDS/CONVERSIONS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS: PRODUCTION FACILITIES SQ.M/SQ.FT: N/A CORPORATE WEBSITES:
www.openbet.com BEST-SELLING PRODUCT OF 2012: Market-leading online gaming B2B platform CEO AND MANAGEMENT TEAM: CEO David Loveday, COO Jeremy Thompson-Hill, CFO Colin Rowlands, CTO Pete Boyle REGIONAL MARKETSHARE: EMEA (%) - SE Asia (%) - USA (0%) - Latin America (%)
“Due to the rapid expansion of the company, we are
hiring a wide range of roles to support our business
needs, with roles ranging from software
developers, testers and analysts,
through to project managers and
business analysts.
Typically we look for bright individuals who can think on
their feet, work well with autonomy,
and have a good understanding of technology.”
DAVID LOVEDAY, CEO OpenBet.
of hindrance to recruiting the best candidates. We are not a gambling operator so our message to candidates is that we are a pure-play technology company. In that sense, we are no different from any other software company and those who are ambitious, analytical by nature thrive in an environment
HOW DO YOU PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE COMPANY?
We promote equal opportunities via strict adherence and monitoring of related policies, and through continuing programs of education for new joiners and existing employees.
WHAT ARE THE ROLES AND POSITIONS THAT YOU'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO FILL AND THE TYPES OF CANDIDATES AND RESUMES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE?
Due to the rapid expansion of the company, we are hiring a wide range of roles to support our business needs, with roles ranging from software developers, testers and analysts, through to project managers and business analysts. Typically we look for bright individuals who can think on their feet, work well with autonomy, and have a good understanding of technology.
WHERE CAN CANDIDATES LEARN ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOUR COMPANY?
All applications should be submitted via the recruitment section of the website. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
APPLICATIONS TO:
applications@openbet.com
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