Director, Game Product Manager

General Information

Locations: London - Stratford, United Kingdom

Location: Manchester

State: Cheshire

Country: United Kingdom

Role ID

215775

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

EA Mobile - Playdemic

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Founded in 2010 by leading Games Industry entrepreneurs, Playdemic is a BAFTA Award-winning developer and publisher of mobile games, focused on creating fun and engaging, free-to-play game services for iOS and Android, including the global smash hit, Golf Clash.

Our culture and values place great emphasis upon autonomy and empowerment. We believe in encouraging people to be the best they can be by giving them the tools to achieve their goals. Our personality is to be creative and to encourage creative risk taking. This is combined with a flat and transparent approach to decision-making that creates a shared culture of success.

Golf Clash has been entertaining millions of players for over 6 years and our goal is to continue providing exciting new features and content to our fans for many more years to come. If you want to create games for millions of players to enjoy on the go, then this is the job you’ve been looking for!

We are committed to constantly improving our working practices and collective knowledge through training and supporting each other.

As Playdemic’s Director, Game Product Manager, you will report to the Studio GM, at Playdemic and will be responsible for identifying which KPIs and opportunities are targeted to ensure our games are set up to succeed. You will collaborate with the studio leaders on how to best achieve required KPIs and owning feature lifecycles and ensuring that hypotheses are measured and iterated upon.

This is a leadership role that involves a high level of interaction with studio leadership and staff, product leadership, and development partners. Based at our Wilmslow office, near Manchester, you will be the Product KPI expert for Playdemic, and will mentor a team of Product Managers.

Key Responsibilities

You will own KPIs and work with other leaders within the team to drive results

You will oversee the Product Management discipline; inspire and motivate teams through personal example and enthusiasm

You will build a partnership with your game leadership team, establish trust and credibility with studio leadership and EA development partners

You will collaborate with the studio leaders to help define our KPIs for our vision, mission, and strategy

Oversee the Studio Machine Learning Financial forecasting pipeline for all games, working with our Finance team to ensure we’re monitoring and meeting expectations.

Influence product plans and partner with production, design and marketing to deliver on key KPIs

Partner with the operations team to evaluate live service tools and other opportunities

Achieve targets for business opportunities

Lead product strategy and prioritisation discussions for all games

Collaborate with studio leaders and game teams to lead feature impact assessments and provide applicable recommendations to affect future iterations

You identify and analyse industry best practices for optimisation, merchandising, and feature implementation

You will increase user and competitive research to identify user segments, highlight areas of opportunity, and present applicable findings to the team

Qualifications

7+ years of experience in product management, system design, live operations and data science; mobile game experience

Experienced Manager and mentor of people

Previous experience working as a Data Scientist

Experience driving performance metrics across teams

Influence with examples of data-based decision-making

Must have the passion, the guile to sell your ideas and influence other partners, and the desire to accomplish those ideas.

Must love creating fun, compelling, and engaging user experiences

Demonstrate scientific method experience testing qualitative hypotheses with quantitative data

Experience at dissecting and analysing games, systems, and features, and core game loops

Curiosity to understand the market movers and shakers

Experience managing or understanding of Mobile Sports games or character collector games

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

Bonuses

Proficient in data modeling; both predictive and prescriptive analytics

Experience in mobile app development or managing online live services

Experience managing or understanding of Mobile Sports games or character collector games

Previous Lead Product Manager experience at EA or in similar roles in other companies

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.