Game Release Manager

Location:

Roma, IT, 00154

Requisition ID: 19066

Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. We have a longstanding commitment to Responsible Gaming (RG) that is engrained within our core business and the products we offer to customers and players worldwide. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.

Responsibilities

Release Planning & Coordination

Own the release calendar for the Digital Draw Games portfolio, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps, marketing campaigns, and regulatory timelines.
Coordinate and releases across engineering, QA, product management, design, compliance, and operations.
Ensure game achieve a release ready state tailored to each market and ensure that customer promise is fulfilled or proactively adjusted according to feasibility
Facilitate release planning sessions, stand-ups, and go/no-go meetings.

Deployment Management

Ensure successful deployment of games, updates, and platform enhancements across multiple environments (dev, test, staging, production).
Own the release calendar per market/customer and become single point of contact around release readiness for ongoing and upcoming games.
Define and maintain standardised release processes, templates, and checklists.
Partner with DevOps to optimise CI/CD pipelines for game delivery.

Quality & Risk Management

Monitor readiness criteria, test completion, and defect management to guarantee release quality.
Conduct risk assessments and mitigation planning for each release.
Ensure rollback procedures, contingency plans, and incident responses are in place.

Compliance & Regulatory Alignment

Work closely with legal and compliance teams to ensure all releases meet required lottery regulations, security standards, and jurisdictional controls.
Manage audit trails, documentation, and approvals for regulators.

Stakeholder Communication

Act as the central point of contact for all release-related updates, risks, blockers, and timelines.
Provide clear, proactive communication to internal teams and external partners.
Produce weekly and monthly release reports and post-release retrospectives.

Process Improvement

Analyse release performance metrics and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
Advocate for automation, efficiency, and best-practice workflows across game development and release teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Certifications in Release Management, Agile, or Project Management.
Experience managing third-party suppliers or studios.

Required Tech Skills

Experience with release management, software deployment, or live operations (gaming, lottery, or fintech preferred).
Understanding of CI/CD, Git, build processes, and deployment pipelines.
Familiarity with cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Knowledge of QA methodologies and tools.
Experience working in regulated gaming, iLottery, instant win games, or iGaming.
Understanding of RNG-based game development and certification processes.

Soft Skills

Strong organisational and project management skills.
Excellent communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to manage pressure, tight deadlines, and shifting priorities.
Problem-solving mindset with meticulous attention to detail.

Success Profile

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Brightstar is committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve, and to creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected and engaged. Brightstar is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, covered veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, federal laws or other laws. We thank all applicants for applying; however, only those selected to interview will be contacted.

All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.

For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.