Caesars Entertainment Inc. is one of the world's most diverse Entertainment companies spanning multiple entertainment platforms ranging from Resorts, Casinos, Sportsbook to Digital gaming and entertainment. Our iconic global brands include Caesars Palace, Eldorado, Tropicana, Harrah’s, Flamingo, Horseshoe, The LINQ, Planet Hollywood, Paris, Nobu Hotel and many more, and our loyalty platform Caesars Rewards ® is the most popular in the gaming industry.

Our Team Members create the extraordinary! This Lead IT Manager position will be a part of the Strategy and Innovation team that leads and engages in the Empire’s most exciting programs and projects. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with technology and business teams to build exciting and innovative solutions with a global reach, work with and manage multiple technology streams, interact with key business partners and be involved in exciting expansions and program launches.

Caesars Entertainment Inc. is committed to supporting the total well-being of all our Team Members, guests, and our local communities. This means promoting diversity, equity & inclusion along with designing a robust health and wellness program, offering Team Member perks & discounts, and celebrating our Team Members' wins. #TogetherWeWin

Responsibilities

We are looking for a strong Technical Manager with strong leadership and software development experiences who can effectively manage a team of developers and multiple projects, while interacting with technical, business and vendor teams to ensure projects are completed in a timely manner.

• Manage and prioritize the workload of engineers, balancing with business demands
• Actively promote the on-time completion of projects while managing priorities/escalations
• Set measurable objectives for the team and individual reports and guide to achieve them
• Encourage innovation of process and creative development methodologies by all
• Present creative solutions to technical and/or business requirements and challenges where possible
• Manage key cost elements related to the delivery of projects, products, or systems. Seek methods to optimize performance, reduce costs and improve service levels.
• Provide project leadership in all phases of systems design, development and support. Prepare high-level project estimates for business case analysis. Prepare strategic plans, task development, estimates, work plans, project working papers, project schedules and reports for management.
• Actively lead or participate in resolving key issues that impact the performance of the team, products or project progress
• Work closely with various product teams to determine optimal and agile solutions and provide/guide through alternatives when necessary

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in software development experience
• 3+ years of experience with open-source technologies in API and webservices, Java/C# programming
• 5+ years of supervisory/management experience
• Experience with and ability to work with vendors for project/business needs and secure the most favorable terms for Caesars
• Knowledge of the implications of developing for high-availability clustered environments
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Working knowledge or broad experience with SVN, GitHub, Jira and Confluence
• Ability to provide direction, leadership and guidance to peers, management and co-workers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills required - able to communicate effectively with technical / non-technical personnel