Activision Blizzard
Senior Product Manager- Gameplay
Activision Blizzard, Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
Senior Product Manager – Gameplay
Requisition ID:
R026464
Reporting To:
Associate Director of Product
Department:
Call of Duty: Mobile Product Team
Location:
Santa Monica, California
Your Mission:
As a Senior Product Manager for Gameplay, you are part of a small team responsible for driving the success of gameplay initiatives on Call of Duty: Mobile. This includes improvements to ensure our matches feel fun, challenging, and rewarding to players. You will work with analysts and researchers to improve our understanding of gameplay opportunities and problems faced by players. Partnering closely with our development partners at Tencent in China, you will ideate around gameplay improvements, align on our gameplay roadmap, and work to build and launch new gameplay initiatives. You will also be responsible for evaluating the performance of your gameplay initiatives using A/B tests, analysis, and research, and using those learnings to improve the game in the future. You’ll report to the Associate Director of Product who leads all Gameplay initiatives.
Responsibilities
Drive the success of gameplay initiatives.
Generate a deep understanding of player needs, motivations, and pain points, and use this to identify future opportunities.
Align on the strategy and roadmap for gameplay initiatives, ensuring prioritisation of the most impactful opportunities.
Ensure new initiatives have clear goals, and evaluate their performance using A/B tests, research, and analysis, synthesizing learnings to improve the game.
Minimum Requirements
8+ years of product management or related experience.
Experience working on gameplay for a free‑to‑play game.
Experience using SQL, Tableau, Excel, or other analytical tools to generate insights from data.
Ability to synthesize insights from analysis and research to diagnose root causes of problems and inform future initiatives.
Strong communication and influence skills; able to work well with others.
Strong execution skills with a bias to action and a track record in improving metrics.
Able to attend evening meetings with people in China (typically no more than once or twice a week).
Preferred (Extra) Points
Experience using research to uncover customer problems and opportunities.
Basic understanding of statistics, including A/B testing.
Experience working on mobile shooter games or similar titles.
Experience playing Call of Duty on PC/console.
Strong structured and critical thinking skills, able to define strategy and build a plan to hit goals.
About the Company At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We are driven by a mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero™. We are a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, dedicated to innovation, inclusivity, and community.
Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: $134,320.00 – $248,404.00 per year (U.S.). Additional compensation may include incentive pay, which is not guaranteed. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, and more. Eligibility for relocation assistance may apply for geographic changes.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other applicable basis protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Accommodation Request.
We are committed to providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply, please email accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.
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R026464
Reporting To:
Associate Director of Product
Department:
Call of Duty: Mobile Product Team
Location:
Santa Monica, California
Your Mission:
As a Senior Product Manager for Gameplay, you are part of a small team responsible for driving the success of gameplay initiatives on Call of Duty: Mobile. This includes improvements to ensure our matches feel fun, challenging, and rewarding to players. You will work with analysts and researchers to improve our understanding of gameplay opportunities and problems faced by players. Partnering closely with our development partners at Tencent in China, you will ideate around gameplay improvements, align on our gameplay roadmap, and work to build and launch new gameplay initiatives. You will also be responsible for evaluating the performance of your gameplay initiatives using A/B tests, analysis, and research, and using those learnings to improve the game in the future. You’ll report to the Associate Director of Product who leads all Gameplay initiatives.
Responsibilities
Drive the success of gameplay initiatives.
Generate a deep understanding of player needs, motivations, and pain points, and use this to identify future opportunities.
Align on the strategy and roadmap for gameplay initiatives, ensuring prioritisation of the most impactful opportunities.
Ensure new initiatives have clear goals, and evaluate their performance using A/B tests, research, and analysis, synthesizing learnings to improve the game.
Minimum Requirements
8+ years of product management or related experience.
Experience working on gameplay for a free‑to‑play game.
Experience using SQL, Tableau, Excel, or other analytical tools to generate insights from data.
Ability to synthesize insights from analysis and research to diagnose root causes of problems and inform future initiatives.
Strong communication and influence skills; able to work well with others.
Strong execution skills with a bias to action and a track record in improving metrics.
Able to attend evening meetings with people in China (typically no more than once or twice a week).
Preferred (Extra) Points
Experience using research to uncover customer problems and opportunities.
Basic understanding of statistics, including A/B testing.
Experience working on mobile shooter games or similar titles.
Experience playing Call of Duty on PC/console.
Strong structured and critical thinking skills, able to define strategy and build a plan to hit goals.
About the Company At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We are driven by a mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero™. We are a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, dedicated to innovation, inclusivity, and community.
Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: $134,320.00 – $248,404.00 per year (U.S.). Additional compensation may include incentive pay, which is not guaranteed. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, health savings accounts, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, and more. Eligibility for relocation assistance may apply for geographic changes.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Activision Blizzard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other applicable basis protected by law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Accommodation Request.
We are committed to providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need an accommodation to apply, please email accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.
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