Senior Game Product Manager

Requisition Number: 152800

Position Title: Lead Game PM

External Description:

Sr. Game PM - Maxis Mobile

Location: Redwood City, CA

 

EA is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Product Manager to join our Redwood Shores, CA studio. The PM will work closely with production and design teams to drive product vision, business strategy and feature requirements. As business lead for their assigned projects, the PM is responsible for structuring and executing focused analysis to improve game performance and increase player engagement. In close collaboration with design teams, the PM will translate these insights into new content, features, and optimizations. 

What you will do 

• Collaborate to define the product vision, strategy and business model based on deep understanding of freemium game design and engagement/monetization mechanics; partner closely with production and design teams to conceptualize, spec and implement engaging features, mechanics, systems and modalities of play
• Drive product requirements and feature roadmaps from concept through delivery; write clear and concise specs for new content, features and systems
• Own and analyze game metrics (acquisition, retention, engagement, monetization, virality) and proactively identify and implement optimizations to player experience and core financial performance
• Collaborate extensively with feature planning and optimization: define testing protocol, set up and execute multivariate tests, establish benchmarks internally and externally, measure performance and provide actionable recommendations to publishing, design and production teams
• Create tuning scenarios for the in-game economy that optimize for an amazing player experiences, player retention and monetization.
• Partner effectively with EA central publishing teams to optimize revenue performance and coordinate product releases and implementation plans to all key stakeholders on an ongoing basis

 

What you will need

• Strong business & creative capabilities
• Passion for creating innovative, fun and compelling games; passion for simulation games in particular
• Ability to work collaboratively within a small team
• 3-5 years of experience at a top mobile / social games company or leading consumer web company
• Experience designing and tuning a free to play economy
• Strong experience in quantitative analysis, including the ability to model game parameters in Excel
• Excellent data analysis skills required, experience with A/B and multivariate testing
• Proven ability to partner with cross-functional disciplines and influence effectively
• Strong organizational skills & attention to detail
• Performance-driven self-starter and team player with outstanding written and oral communication skills
• S. or M.S. in Computer Science and/or Engineering or MBA from top B-school preferred

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Community / Marketing Title: Senior Game Product Manager

Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter interaktiver Unterhaltungssoftware. EA bietet Spiele, Inhalte und Online-Dienste für internetfähige Spielkonsolen, Personalcomputer, Mobiltelefone und Tablets an.

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Days Open: 78

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA engagiert sich für Chancengleichheit und Gleichstellung. Alle Personalentscheidungen werden unabhängig von Ethnie, Hautfarbe, Herkunft, Abstammung, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsidentität oder ausgelebtem Geschlecht, sexueller Orientierung, Alter, genetischer Information, Religion, Behinderung, Krankheit, Schwangerschaft, Familienstand oder Veteranenstatus getroffen. EA sorgt außerdem für die durch geltendes Gesetz vorgeschriebenen Anpassungen am Arbeitsplatz für Individuen mit anerkannten Behinderungen.