Senior Product Manager - Hybrid/Remote (UK)
Senior Product Manager - Hybrid/Remote (UK)
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Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.
Role Overview:
As a Senior Product Manager you will work within the Central Product Management team at PlayStation Studios. Your primary responsibility is to collaborate with a small central team and other partners (analytics marketing etc.) to help build launch and manage successful live service games while helping studios to build out embedded product management capabilities.
Under the mentorship of the Director of Product Management you will partner closely with multiple teams to use data insights user testing and creative solutions to inform product feature development and use your craft knowledge to drive product success.
What youll be doing:
- Support product management across multiple live and upcoming titles from PlayStation Studios to help effectively build out capabilities and successfully launch and manage their live service titles.
- Work closely with cross-functional groups across analytics marketing and studio partners to prioritise retention and monetization opportunities.
- Evaluate design specs and mockups identify and quantify risks and assess mitigation strategies.
- Create initial hypothesis tests for new product features and work with analytics product management and studios to help define key performance indicators and evaluate performance over time.
- Work with the studios and Director of PM to use performance data to drive recommendations and priorities for product decisions.
- Communicate product performance to key team members in product management and studio development feature teams succinctly presenting complex performance data and recommendations.
- Investigate opportunities for product performance growth for various titles and support improvement initiatives to a successful outcome through strong analysis and reporting.
- Provide hands-on support to studios across various core competencies from performance reporting to feature design to live content and market knowledge.
- Help define and share best practices to support game studios standing up and evolving their processes and capabilities.
What were looking for:
- Experience in product management for live service games preferably with experience on AAA Console/PC titles.
- Proven business and market awareness with strategic and analytical capabilities using data to inform decisions.
- Strong data fluency and working experience of partnering with analytics research and insights groups.
- Social intelligence interpersonal skills excellent communication and empathy for creative teams.
- Experience with game economy and/or monetization strategy and experience with analytical tools (e.g. Looker Tableau etc.).
- Good understanding of statistics hypothesis testing and scientific methods.
- Working knowledge of different types of games genres and business models (F2P paid cosmetic economy etc.).
- Ability to understand conceptualize and abstract the design of game systems features and mechanics providing recommendations.
- Experience working with publishing partners (marketing release management store etc.).
- Deep passion for games and ability to evaluate and break down the components of what makes a successful live game.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus opportunity
- Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Scheme
- 25 days holiday per year
- On Site Gym
- Access to cycle garage and showers
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
