Senior Product Manager - Horizon
Senior Product Manager - Horizon
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$ 109800 - 162480
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Job Description
Who We Are
2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of TakeTwo Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of worldclass games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action roleplaying strategy casual and family entertainment.
Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of criticallyacclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K 2K PGA Battleborn BioShock Borderlands The Quarry The Darkness Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization Marvels Midnight Suns WWE 2K and XCOM.
At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions even if they dont meet every requirement for the role. If youre interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K we encourage you to apply!
What We Need
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join the 2K Product team to support our new IP development. Your role will be to help strategically shape content live service and monetization plans to marry player value and commercial goals. You will work closely with studios and product leadership to develop guide implement and optimize the Live Services strategies supporting our new IPs creative vision.
What You Will Do
Closely collaborate with development and publishing teams to define Live Services product & business strategy for unannounced projects including:
- Collaborate with studio and publishing teams to build Product Requirements for ingame features (e.g. ingame store events messaging personalization economy and postlaunch content delivery) focused on player engagement satisfaction and conversion. Effectively communicate to studio and publishing teams for implementation.
- Use data insights (research) and user testing to build a deep understanding of player behaviors engagement patterns content preferences and player trust.
- Inform and execute the goals and benchmarks to measure player base health and business performance. Track analyze and deliver consolidated updates on live service performance to the studio publishing and leadership teams.
- Define telemetry needs KPIs reporting and analyses needed to develop insights into player behaviors in partnership with the Analytics team. Analyze data and translate it into insights and strategies that enable us to meet and exceed core franchise targets.
- Build messaging campaign and promotion strategies in collaboration with Marketing and the Development teams to ensure engagement and conversion.
- Partner with Commercial teams to build strategies for pricing ingame promotions SKUs and a solvent business strategy
- Market Intelligence Deliver research and thought leadership on the industry landscape trends competitor products and recommendations that help us grow and evolve our thinking.
- Be the Product Champion Share insights processes and lessons learned with other studio & publishing teams.
- Be the Player Advocate Understand and advocate for the players perspective to ensure the development of fair and balanced engagement & monetization models that empower customer choice and value for time.
What Will Make You a Great Fit
- Datainformed decision maker who is able to balance business priorities customer perspective resources capacity and partner needs.
- Abstractcapable thinker who can pull out patterns and instances into themes theses and strategies
- Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills with the ability to simplify structure and communicate information for all levels of the organization
- Alignmentbuilding bias. Preference for collaboration influence and education to drive results.
- 5 years of experience including product management production live ops game design or other related fields. Experience working on AAA or Strategy games with postlaunch content and iteration loops.
- Intimate strong understanding of ongoing servicebased products and their methodology including drivers of performance player needs/sensitivities and content models.
- Able to thrive in ambiguous environments and enjoy creating clarity
- Strong preference for being a fire marshal vs. a firefighter. Able to identify communicate and mitigate risks before they are problems
- Passion for games and ability to understand player motivations beyond just the data
Bonus Points
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau (SQL double plus)
- Experience working in games/games economies for Live Services and ongoingengagement titles
- Strong critical thinking strategy problemsolving business analysis and datainformed decisionmaking capabilities
- Wellplayed within online and multiplayer games
- Proficiency with business intelligence tools and comfortable building models to explore opportunities while working closely with analytics
- Interested and engaged learned with the market space and whats going on in our industry including constantly updating that understanding
As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process perform their essential job functions and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need a reasonable accommodation.
Please note that 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing only use accounts.
The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $109800 and $162480 per Year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as jobrelated knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an atwill position and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance company or individual department/team performance and market factors.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
