Assistant Director - Product

Job Description

About Wynn Al Marjan Island:
On schedule to open in the United Arab Emirates in Spring 2027, Wynn Al Marjan Island has been created as an opulent and entertaining beachside destination for discerning guests to play and relax. Located less than 50 minutes from Dubai International Airport, this integrated resort offering 1,530 rooms and suites, 22 restaurants and lounges, a theatre, nightclub, and five‑star spa is currently under construction on a picturesque island that gracefully curves into the Arabian Gulf.

We are seeking an experienced and guest‑centric Gaming Product Manager to lead the development, enhancement, and management of our casino gaming digital products for our upcoming integrated resort in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of gaming ecosystems (both digital and land‑based), with proven experience working on gaming platforms, content, user interfaces, and complex technical products.

This role involves defining product strategies that elevate the player experience and ensuring successful delivery in close partnership with design, engineering, IT, and vendor teams. The successful candidate will not only define whatneeds to be built and why, but will also collaborate with development and technical teams on how solutions should be implemented in line with the product vision. Demonstration of these technical collaboration skills will be a key part of the recruitment process, candidates must be able to leverage modern AI tools to enhance efficiency and decision‑making.

The role also requires ensuring that all gaming experiences are seamless, compliant with the regulatory framework established by the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), and operationally effective.

• Product Strategy & Vision:
  Lead the end‑to‑end development of casino gaming digital products and features, ensuring alignment with regulatory, operational, technical, and guest experience standards
• Draft comprehensive Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and detailed product specifications, integrating input from business units, operations, guest journey mapping, and development teams
• Define, prioritize, and communicate product features in collaboration with stakeholders, designers, developers, and IT/engineering teams. Partner with technical leads and architects to ensure product requirements are not only feasible but also implemented in the most efficient, scalable, and maintainable way
• Translate complex gaming and regulatory requirements into intuitive, user‑friendly digital experiences
• Tech & Development
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work hand‑in‑hand with development teams throughout the product lifecycle, from requirements and architecture reviews to sprint planning, delivery, and QA
• Ensure clear articulation of the what, the way, and the how in product deliverables to align business objectives with technical implementation. Understand and challenge technical trade‑offs, system dependencies, and integration complexities. Champion agile and iterative delivery, ensuring strong alignment between product roadmaps and engineering capacity
• Vendor Management:
  Evaluate and shortlist third‑party technology vendors, ensuring alignment with product, business, and technical requirements
• Coordinate with procurement, IT, and app teams during vendor onboarding and integration. Oversee and validate vendor platform/system integration into the resort’s gaming infrastructure in partnership with engineering teams. Build and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with vendors to optimize delivery, technical quality, and long‑term performance
• Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Act as the key liaison among internal teams, including casino operations, marketing, legal/compliance, design, IT, and development
• Facilitate cross‑functional discussions to ensure business and technical goals remain aligned. Present product updates, technical dependencies, and delivery milestones clearly to leadership. Establish continuous feedback loops with both business stakeholders and engineering to refine direction
• Customer & Player Experience Focus:
  Champion the guest/player…