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Playtika is hiring a Tech Program Manager — a full-time, based in Herzliya role. Apply directly on Playtika's careers page below.
Tech Program Manager
Location: Herzliya
Department: Shared Tech
Ambition Needs a Place to Grow.
At Playtika, we create mobile games enjoyed by millions worldwide.
Combining the scale of a public company (NASDAQ: PLTK) with the speed and ownership of a startup, we are a global leader where innovation, data, and creativity shape the future of entertainment.
Here, your ideas matter, your decisions impact products, and your growth is supported across global studios.
Bring your hunger where it belongs: at the front of the pack.
Playtika is seeking an experienced and highly capable Tech Program Manager to serve as the operational backbone of the TechOps & IT Division. Reporting directly to the VP of TechOps & IT, this is a senior individual contributor role with significant organizational impact.
The division spans five departments, TechOps(SRE, DBA & Data Infrastructure,IT Engineering) IT services(IT support, NOC, Finops) and Product &R&D (Developer Tools). This role is the connective tissue that keeps programs moving, processes sharp, and transformation on track.
This role reports directly to the VP TechOps & IT and operates as a trusted extension of divisional leadership. The Program Manager will work hands-on with department heads, group managers, and executive stakeholders across Playtika.
Responsibilities:
Build & Run the Division Tech Program
- Design and establish the division-wide program framework from the ground up, aligning all departments under a unified delivery model.
- Define program scope, objectives, timelines, and success metrics (delivery KPIs and business outcomes).
- Manage cross-departmental dependencies, proactively resolve blockers, and keep programs on track.
- Own program visibility, status updates, decision logs, risk registers, and leadership reporting.
Work Procedures & Operational Excellence
- Partner with the VP to design, document, and roll out operational procedures across the division.
- Identify inefficiencies, duplicated effort, and process gaps, propose and drive improvements.
- Establish standards and best practices that scale across IT, TechOps, and Developer Tools teams.
Lead Focused, High-Impact Projects
- Act as the VP's right hand on strategic, focused initiatives that require cross-team coordination.
- Drive end-to-end delivery of key projects, from definition and design through deployment and stabilization.
- Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to executive stakeholders.
Lead the AI Transformation Across the Division
- Spearhead the adoption of AI tools and automation across all departments within the division.
- Build the AI transformation roadmap: identify use cases, sequence initiatives, and track adoption.
- Champion culture change — create buy-in, manage resistance, and embed AI-driven ways of working.
- Partner with Product & R&D department to accelerate AI-assisted developer productivity.
Requirements:
- 8+ years of experience in technology domains — software engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, IT, data, or program/project management.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience managing complex, cross-functional technology programs in a global environment.
- Proven end-to-end delivery track record: from business/technical definition through development, deployment, and production stabilization.
- Deep understanding of IT and/or R&D-centric organizations and their operational dynamics.
- Solid technical fluency in systems architecture, SDLC, data infrastructure, or IT/infrastructure environments.
- Strong command of program and project management frameworks, including Agile and hybrid models.
- Proficiency with delivery tools (Jira, Monday.com, Azure DevOps, MS Project) and collaboration platforms (Teams, Confluence).
- Experience driving AI or automation adoption in a technology organization is a strong advantage.
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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