Product Manager

Product Manager to drive retention, engagement, and monetization for a free-to-play mobile game, guiding live operations and economy design in a hybrid role reporting to the Chief Creative Officer.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and publishing partners to define and develop long-term product and marketing strategy for our F2P mobile titles, with initial focus on our upcoming unannounced title.
• Create and maintain product roadmaps that align with business objectives and improve the user experience.
• Own the metrics stack for our products, developing a deep understanding of our games, audience, and competitors, with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ensure we hit target retention, engagement, and monetization KPIs by designing, monitoring, and reporting on key product metrics, and making actionable recommendations informed by data.
• Identify monetization and other product growth opportunities, proposing and running experiments to validate hypotheses, inform feature prioritization, and optimize our games.
• Design and guide the implementation of economy-centric content for live operations, including offers, reward tables, player messaging, and feature presentation, adhering to publishing partner guidelines where applicable.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on product features in collaboration with other members of the development team, using data and feedback to guide prioritization and improvements.
• Partner closely with Design, Engineering, and Art to shape economy and live-ops features, including offers, live ops events, and systems that affect player progression and monetization.
• Support the hiring process and onboarding for additional product team roles, including participating in interviews and helping establish initial team processes.

Requirements

• Completionist - You have actively developed, released, and/or successfully supported at least one F2P or GaaS title within a team environment.
• F2P Mobile Fanatic - You stay on top of trends and tactics in mobile F2P games, play the latest titles, and understand what drives success.
• Smooth Operator - You know how to maximize engagement with live ops and meet ongoing player needs post-launch.
• Data Driven - Proficient with analytics tools (such as Google Analytics or similar) and able to leverage data to improve revenue performance.
• Raconteur - A multidisciplinary communicator who presents findings clearly and concisely, outlining compelling roadmaps and strategy to the dev team via spoken and written channels.
• Infographically Inclined - Apt at translating complex data into clear visualizations.
• Mad Scientist - Eager to launch new features and offers, test performance, and rapidly iterate to maximize results.
• Bootstrapper - Motivated to excel in a fast-paced environment, autonomously or collaboratively.

Technologies

• Google Analytics
• SQL
• Unity

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO Policy
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Financial Protection
• Family Support
• Career Growth
• Frequent Celebrations

Bonus Features

• Mobile Wrangler - Experience designing or managing multiple mobile games in F2P or product roles.
• Agile Enthusiast - Exposure to Agile development practices, backlogs, and Scrum.
• Expert Experimenter - Experience with live ops, crafting experiments, tuning KPIs for GaaS, and conducting A/B tests.
• Cellsperson of the Year - Advanced spreadsheet skills and knowledge of mobile gaming platforms.
• Query Me This, Batman - Comfortable with SQL and able to pull and analyze data independently.

Compensation

• $95,000 - $120,000

Equal Opportunities

• Hidden Variable Studios is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage applications from candidates of any background who are eager to celebrate their unique perspective. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, orientation, disability, age, military service, and other protected statuses. We believe diverse backgrounds and life experiences enable us to collectively build better and more inclusive games.

How to Apply

• We value high quality products and people who are passionate about what they do for a living.
• Ready to apply? Please click the apply button and include your resume, a cover letter, and if applicable, a portfolio of your work.
• We cannot wait to hear from you.