Senior Product Manager

Requisition Number: 184503

Position Title: Sr Game PM I

External Description:

Senior Product Manager
Location - EA Hyderabad

Slingshot Games takes great pride in being one of the key studios for EA Mobile's strategic growth plans. With a long track record of owning, running, and managing an extremely diverse portfolio of games across multiple genres and players, Slingshot is home to some iconic titles like Real Racing, Need for Speed, Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, and many others. Slingshot partners with an expansive roster of EA Mobile studios and incubation & production teams to work on some of the biggest IPs such as Battlefield, FC, & The Sims.

Electronic Arts India, a leading technology company and video game developer in India, brings together talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with a shared passion for inspiring the world to play.

As a Product Manager your responsibilities are to:

• Lead, run and grow a team of product managers and analysts who are responsible for a portfolio of games.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to your team to drive product strategy for top mobile games.
• Work with other senior product managers across EA Mobile to build partnerships and inspire creativity across our games and player experiences.
• Guide your team to make decisions to drive profitable outcomes across the portfolio of games we run from our studio while respecting our player first approach.
• Define important game features and mechanics that support the longevity, profitability, and vision of the product.
• Work with the design and other main disciplines to define the product requirements and specifications, and lead throughout the development process.
• Work with your team of Product managers and analysts to scope and prioritise feature development initiatives to maximise Return on investment.
• Work with your team to plan, prioritize and execute an in-depth analysis of the in-game economy, engagement, and monetization trends using data insights and experience to build strategic recommendations for improvement for a portfolio of games you lead.
• Track performance and communicate KPIs to key stakeholders and adjust designs/plans accordingly.
• Work with your team to grow in-game economy models for the games you are leading.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to define, test, and manage several pricing strategies that improve monetization across different spender types.
• Monitor trends and best practices, third-party tools/partnerships, and internal business intelligence.
• Define, build, and manage key game features and mechanics that support the longevity, profitability, and vision of the product
• Work closely with the design and other key stakeholders to define the product requirements and specifications, and lead throughout the development process
• Scope and prioritize feature development initiatives to maximize ROI
• Plan, prioritize and execute an in-depth analysis of the in-game economy, engagement, and monetization trends using data insights and strong business knowledge to build strategic recommendations for improvement
• Track performance and communicate KPIs to key stakeholders and adjust designs/plans accordingly
• Build, optimize and manage in-game economy models
• Define, test, and manage various pricing strategies that optimize monetization across different spender types
• Identify new monetization opportunities, and transform them into actionable practices  
• Monitor competitive trends and best practices, third-party tools/partnerships, and internal business intelligence

Requirements:

• You have minimum of 6+ years of experience in product management in consumer mobile games. 
• Strong analytic skills and experience with data-driven product design and decision making
• Experience in defining/drafting the product requirements and specifications with clear technical requirements, user flows, and wireframes 
• Ability to prioritize development initiatives based on the business needs and the development cost
• Experience in building and balancing in-game economies
• Strong in Excel with the ability to create models and simulators for in-game economies
• Excellent communication and writing skills, with experience in communicating both creative and technical feedback to various groups of stakeholders
• Strong passion for mobile gaming with a deep understanding of the freemium model
• Worked in a fast-paced AGILE environment
• Ability to narrow down abstract problems into actionable recommendations
• Self-motivated team player that brings enthusiasm to the team
• Open to various feedback and ability to think outside of the box
• Avid mobile gamer

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 26

Can this position be remote?: 0

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.