PRODUCT MANAGER

At Another Place we believe that only world class talent can produce truly successful games. We are building a kick ass team of game makers to produce the best free to play Role Playing games on mobile platforms. Our team is small, and we operate in an environment where empowerment, passion, commitment and fun are all key values.

We are looking for an experienced, motivated individual to fill the role of a Product Manager for our studio in Waterloo. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the lifecycle for new features and content for our games from design feature specs to pricing, balancing, analysis and optimisations. A strong data-driven approach is required in order to measure, draw conclusions, optimise both engagement and monetisation KPIs for the games. Strong communication skills are also essential to share conclusions / findings with the rest of the studio as well as being the main driver for prioritising the product roadmap.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Having worked on a successful free to play game
• Manage the entire lifecycle for new features and content: from designing feature specs, to pricing/balancing, incorporating feedback, instrumenting analytics, analysing data from the game, and optimising
• Own the prioritisation and maintenance of product roadmap / backlog
• Manage and analyse large data sets to draw data-led hypotheses that can be tested in balance changes / design of new features etc. to continually optimise game statistics
• Work closely with all members of the development team using analytics insights to influence design game design, content creation.
• Support the design team to ensure that the game balancing is appropriately optimised and regularly reviewed.
• Design and conduct A:B tests
• Provide executive team regular insights / reports on game performance, roadmap and key KPI improvements.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years of product management experience (production experience is a bonus)
• Experience in Free to play mobile phone game development
• Data-led approach, strong analytical skills and experience using analytics tools
• Experience with creating new product features that drive improved KPIs
• Advanced competency in MS Excel
• Must have a strong interest in games and be passionate about the product management discipline
• Self-motivated, well-organised, and a team player with strong communication skills
• Desire to be part of a start-up environment!

BONUS POINTS FOR:

• Periscope & SQL experience
• RPG / Card games player!
• Production and / or Gameplay design experience
• Experience working in a small agile environment