Sky Betting & Gaming Reviews

Pros

Great culture, great people and fantastic leadership teams

Pros

* Arguably one of the most relaxed places I have worked in terms of working culture.
* Great set of benefits.
* Tribe culture means teams are empowered within their own teams to deliver without much corporate red tape.
* Agile pedigree, lots of teams operating in different ways and more is being done to share that working
* Work hard, play hard mentality with some great annual events
* Lots of leadership will take the time to talk to you in person if you ask for it
* Has been lots of opportunity to move around and try new roles in the last few years
* Worked with some of the most capable people of my career at SBG
* Probably learned the most I have at any company in the shortest time
* Would have been 5 stars but the last 6 months have been rough (see below)
* I was well paid and made it difficult for me to find much of a better offer elsewhere

Advice to Management

* Just because someone is good at a tech role does not make them a leader, all too often you see strong techies without the skills needed to manage people and has led to several people I know leaving or moving in the business. Make sure those people are being supported to be good people managers (ideally before putting them in those positions)
* Clearer direction needs to be given, emphasis on the word clear, lots is left to each tribes interpretation and left to be resolved between tribes. But the tribes are set up in a way where they do not work well across tribes. Leaders need to be more involved in clarifying what that means for each area whilst allowing innovation
* Tech are a vital part of delivering great product but need to understand what authority they have and that tech options need to be justified against ROI, too many of your architects and senior techs are hiding the options that would deliver your product faster. Challenge this more, those tech roles wont keep growing as product development keeps getting slower
* SBG is already losing its touch in agile delivery prowess and culture, do something about it sooner rather than later. Everyone is busy but it will be a lot harder as more of those good people leave for companies putting the effort in

Pros

SBG is a young vibrant company where ideas are valued. The benefits are great and despite last year's TSG takeover, SBG has managed to maintain an open and enjoyable work environment.

Pros

Great Culture/Good progression opportunities and an ambition to make it a great place to work

Pros

Fast paced tech company in an interesting sector.

Advice to Management

Focus less on D&I and more on just doing the work.

Pros

Benefit are great, although they are starting to dwindle due to overspending and the Stars Group takeover
Great location in Leeds
Some great people about

Advice to Management

Stop promoting people into roles that they aren't ready for. Start listening to the feedback you're getting about whether it's a good place to work.

Pros

Uses the latest tech, good people

Pros

Some great people work here
Decent benefits

Advice to Management

Try and care more about the people who do the actual work and make the company money.
Stop allowing people in high positions to employ their friends even if they are not competent at the job they are given

Pros

Nice perks. Nice benefits - free sky amd nice fruit in office. Nice facilities. Flexible working. Some good learning resources available. Bonuses could be good (that may or may not have stopped now)

It can be a fun office at times with interesting things going on.

Advice to Management

Care less about being seen as a great place to work and actually be one.

Pros

- Lots of smart and motivated people
- Collaborative and supportive environment
- There's time and desire to automate manual effort
- Teams have autonomy with just the right amount of central support
- Great focus on learning and the development of people
- Senior management are approachable and engaged

Advice to Management

Keep the focus on responsible gambling and remain open and honest with the communication.