Senior Product Manager

Aspyr Media, Inc. is seeking a Senior Product Manager to help deliver franchise strategy for licensed product lines. This onsite role in Austin, TX sits within a dynamic, fast-paced environment and reports to the Head of Product Management. You will partner with publishing, development, finance, marketing, creative, and sales to align business plans, development strategy, and marketing execution with the company’s vision and strategy.

What you’ll do

• Report to the Head of Product Management and work with cross-functional teams to design, build, and roll-out documentation requirements across the product lifecycle for franchise strategies across licensed product lines.
• Build and maintain positive, effective relationships to keep product alignment strong across the organization.
• Partner with the Head of Product Management to ensure internal teams are aligned with and adhering to the product lifecycle roadmap.
• Collaborate with the product team to establish, maintain, and regularly update a centralized, authoritative source of documentation covering the full product lifecycle.
• Work with product team and project leads to implement long-term franchise strategy, including forecasted products and post-launch content, and provide guidance to adjust roadmaps when scope changes.
• Coordinate with marketing, creative, and sales teams to maximize market impact for franchise(s) in alignment with company values, including plans to drive success after launch.
• Take ownership with company leadership to deliver franchise strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Assess and resolve escalated franchise-level project concerns in alignment with company values, vision, and strategy.
• Work with IP holders through greenlight and pre-production to set brand standards that support a predictable roadmap and approval timeline.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 8+ years of experience in product management, including prior experience in a video game production or product role.
• 5+ years of experience in video game development with titles across modern gaming platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch.
• Experience managing small teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to estimate, propose, and validate business cases, budgets, and P&L (profits and losses), including financial risks for video game development and publishing.
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, key external partners, and external press.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on mindset.
• Ability to make thoughtful decisions quickly while balancing what is right for the company, the product, the players, and partners.
• Track record managing all aspects of a successful franchise across its lifecycle.
• Skill working effectively with cross-functional teams.