Associate Product Manager

Austin, TX, United States

Description

Product Managers manage the life-cycle of in-game mechanics and features. Responsible for understanding the impact to key KPIs through data and statistical methods, conducting A/B tests to isolate the impact of individual features and campaigns and evaluate the results of these tests. Work with other Product Managers and Analysts to provide a complete analysis of each element of an individual product to drive revenue and meet the product goals. This specific position will work directly with the Director of Monetization on driving new events and promotions into Jackpot Party Casino. Working closely with the live operations team, this position should understand how to drive positive player behavior on a day by day basis.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Job Functions:

Collaborate with Director of Product and Director of Monetization on new features and promotions.

Own features and promotions from spec/design creation through development.

Highly focused on features that drive engagement through the means of events and promotions.

Iterate on and maintain existing specs before and during production to ensure accurate requirements are always available as the single source of truth.

Estimate the revenue impact of new features, promotions or game optimizations

Work with Executive Producer and Engineering leads to create accurate ROI estimates based on revenue impacts and development cost

Assist with designing and maintaining a high quality backlog of “ready to implement” features and promotions for Roadmapping and Sprint planning with easily understandable specifications and design documents.

Work with art, engineering, and production to ensure planned feature specs are 100% approved, cost-evaluated, and ready for implementation at the start of each sprint. This includes final UX design flows from Art.

Work with Analytics to plan comprehensive testing strategies for features that will be tested in-game

Attend daily stand-ups and weekly meetings with the development team, other Product Managers, and Analysts

Act as day-to-day primary point of contact for any product and promotion related questions from the game team.

Review daily KPIs and proactively identify opportunities, trends, and threats to the product.

Evaluate notable competitors and share key insights / learnings to test.

Document our processes and best practices

Constantly seek improvement opportunities in our day-to-day workflows

Create presentations of notable successful cross-genre mechanics for sharing with broader PM org and executive leadership team.

Evaluate test results of implemented features and make recommendations for future iterations.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Must be passionate about the product and has a strong desire to move the genre forward.

Motivated to win market share while building a high quality product.

2+ years relevant experience

Preferred Experience

MBA or equivalent experience is a plus

Experience in gaming, social, online casino, or consumer mobile live service products.

PLUS: Previously worked designing events/promotions on a mobile game.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

SQL and Data-mining experience a plus

Excel/Google Sheet Skills and Proficient in Powerpoint/Google Slides

Strong understanding of statistical significance in datasets.

Understanding of forecasting and statistical modeling

Agile/Scrum software development experience is a plus

Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving

Ability to develop positive relationships and communicate effectively with Developers, QA, Analysts and Producers.

Excellent Organizational skills

Strong starter who can quickly get up to speed on new markets and products.

Strong affinity for understanding target audience needs and spender priorities.

We are SciPlay! We make games!

Benefits

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally. From our yearly development conferences, shindigs, and new game launches, we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take great pride in our ability to create authentic experiences for players and we are excited to continue investing in our workforce, technology, and our data-driven approach, all with the mission of delighting our players long into the future. We believe that if we continue to stay passionate, set ambitious goals, live our values and play together, we will become the #1 socA few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

Competitive salaries and annual bonuses alongside matching 401k and other competitive benefits.

Strong commitment to work/life balance

Fully stocked game room featuring current generation consoles and titles, ping pong tables, and arcade cabinets

SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster.

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