I am a very experienced engineering manager and product director with an extensive track record of building a wide range of products including mobile apps, websites, internal tools and API’s. I have over 15 years’ experience in digital sports media working with many customers in the betting, broadcast and technology world.I have over 7 years of experience as a hands on Product Owner, thoroughly enjoying the day to day interactions with business stakeholders and engineering teams. Due to my extensive experience I am a Product Owner that can take responsibility for all business analysis, requirements gathering and ux/ui design as well as the more traditional tasks of vision/roadmap generation, user story creation, backlog prioritisation, documentation and release management.My 10 years experience as a Java developer provides me with the technical knowledge and understanding that I need to efficiently develop and release complex backend solutions as well as front end solutions.I am a professional, patient, honest and confident communicator that can coach individuals, and motivate teams, to successfully deliver product roadmaps. I can talk technical with architects/engineers, and talk strategically with top level management, allowing me to always have a well-rounded and detailed understanding of any product that I am responsible for.
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Product DirectorIgamemedia LtdLeatherhead, Gb
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Product DirectorImg Arena Apr 2023 - PresentLondon, London, GbResponsible for all of IMG Arena's data collection products created by our Sports Services division. -
Senior Product ManagerImg Arena Jun 2021 - Mar 2023London, London, GbResponsible for building a multisport data collection platform that providers fastpath data to our betting partners.
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Technical Product ManagerPerfect Picks Dec 2019 - Jun 2021A green field project to create a unique sports prediction mobile app that launched in Summer 2020 : https://www.perfectpicks.com/Key Achievements:• Defined the product vision and roadmap of delivery with the stakeholders• Fully documented the stakeholder requirements in Confluence and created the product backlog in JIRA• Created all wireframes and workflows for front end application and back end admin console• Prototyping and selection of sports data providers• Engaged, contracted and product managed the mobile app build with an offshore 3rd party development agency• Launched and supported the iOS and Android app in Summer 2020• Continuous roadmap of product enhancements after launchResponsibilities: • Weekly backlog refinement and prioritisation with development team• Acceptance of sprint deliverables and milestones achieved• Review of api and database schema designs • User acceptance testing of app and load testing of api’s• Product support documentation including OpenAPI specifications• Multi-variant testing and constant review of analytics that drives the future product roadmap• Creation of a data warehouse and BI dashboards to allow us to make key product decisions based on real data
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Product Manager - The Times & The Sunday TimesNews Uk Mar 2020 - May 2021London, GbProduct Manager for the The Times and Sunday Times application on iPad and Android tabletsCreation of a brand new Times Puzzles app on iOS and Android -
Svp Product EngineeringPerform Dec 2018 - Dec 2019In 2018 Perform Group was split into two separate divisions, DAZN and Perform. I moved to a new role in Perform where I would report into the CTO and head up both the Product and Engineering functions for the newly created business focusing on our Opta, Omnisport, RunningBall and Watch and Bet products. In July 2019, Perform was acquired by Vista Equity Partners and merged with Stats to become StatsPerform. As part of the merger I reported into the new CTO but my responsibilities remained the same.
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Product Director (Dazn Systems)Perform Apr 2017 - Dec 2018In 2016 Perform launched the revolutionary new sports streaming service DAZN. To ensure speed to market all the technical implementation was originally delivered by 3rd party providers. In 2017 the decision was made to bring the technology platform back in house and I took on a new role reporting directly into the CTO where I was responsible for rebuilding the systems and services that allowed us to do that.
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Product Director (Global Operations)Perform Apr 2014 - Apr 2017I reported directly to the COO in our Global Operations division that consisted of the 2000+ staff that created video, editorial and sports data content for other divisions to commercialise. The remit for my product team and 80 engineers was to consolidate platforms and drive efficiency in the creation of content by improving the tools that our staff used day to day. After the acquisition of Opta my main focus turned from efficiencies in editorial and video to efficiencies in sports data.
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Director Of Product EngineeringPerform Feb 2012 - Apr 2014I reported into our CTO and was accountable for the product roadmap for all of our tools that powered our internal and external customers products. After the acquisition of a number of new businesses like RunningBall, GSM, goal.com and spox.com, I drove the product team and 50 engineers to create a brand new bespoke CMS that was accessible and easy to use by all staff around the world. Our vision was to have one suite of tools that could create all our video and editorial content in multiple languages, drive efficiency by reusing content on multiple products and have a standardised delivery mechanism to all customers. We also delivered a brand new API to distribute content to thousands of customers as well.
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Head Of TechnologyPerform Jan 2010 - Feb 2012I was responsible for the technical delivery of all the solutions that we provided to our revenue generating customers. For example, websites for Fox Sports, ADMC and Al Jazeera respectively when they won the rights to stream all English Premier League fixtures in their corresponding areas
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Senior Java Developer / Java Team LeaderPerform May 2004 - Jan 2010Back then we were one of the largest digital media specialists providing custom audio and video streaming solutions for the likes of Bet365, Ladbrokes, EMI, Channel 4, Virgin, ITV, Chelsea, The Football League, ATP Tennis and Cricket Australia.
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Java DeveloperBt Sep 1999 - May 2004London, GbI was successfully enrolled into the Graduate Training Program at BT Syntegra where I learned how to become a Java Developer. For the majority of my time I worked on a project that provided IP Telephony systems to large financial institutions.
Chris Watts Skills
Chris Watts Education Details
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The University Of ManchesterComputer Science
Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Watts
What company does Chris Watts work for?
Chris Watts works for Igamemedia Ltd
What is Chris Watts's role at the current company?
Chris Watts's current role is Product Director.
What schools did Chris Watts attend?
Chris Watts attended The University Of Manchester.
What skills is Chris Watts known for?
Chris Watts has skills like Leadership, Engineering Management, Stakeholder Management, Amazon Web Services, Digital Strategy, Strategic Roadmaps, Web Applications, Software As A Service, Digital Media, Communication, Agile Methodologies, Scrum.
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Chris Watts's colleagues are Ihor Orlov, Juan Fargher, Stephen Fisher, Chris Cushley, James Dungate, Egor Sukhomlyn, Evgeniy Tarasov.
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