Niantic
Senior Product Manager - Live Ops
CA - Canada; US - Culver City, United States; US - United States · Senior
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About the role
- Scopely is looking for a Senior Product Manager - Live Ops to join a new unannounced project within the Midcore division in the United States or Canada on a hybrid or remote basis.
- The teams are global, collaborative, and connected by a shared commitment to serving player communities with care, creativity, and respect.
- This is a player-focused role that calls for strong collaboration, thoughtful communication, and a deep understanding of player needs across audience segments, regions, and platforms.
Responsibilities
- You will partner with Product Managers and cross-functional pod members to guide features and major beats from concept through live operations.
- Own outcomes for one or more pods as a product owner, identifying obstacles, aligning stakeholders, and helping teams make clear decisions in a dynamic environment.
- Build deep knowledge of the product and its position within the genre to understand player motivations, expectations, and opportunities from a global perspective.
- Use core metrics to develop hypotheses and strategies that support player value while balancing business goals.
- Develop and refine decision-making frameworks that help teams navigate tradeoffs in resource-constrained and evolving environments.
- Partner with the UX Lead and research teams to design and run hypothesis testing that supports informed, data-driven decisions.
- Mentor and support junior product managers, contributing to an inclusive and collaborative team culture.
- Own and drive experimentation through A/B testing to validate hypotheses and guide decision-making
- Understanding of game design concepts and principles.
Requirements
- Experience driving revenue and engagement goals on a live game.
- Ability to balance technology, business priorities, and user experience.
- Experience working within complex player ecosystems that include a range of lifecycle stages and spending behaviors.
- Experience in cross-platform development across mobile, HD, and PC, with an understanding of tradeoffs and synergies across platforms.
- Experience working with game engines, preferably Unity.
Compensation
- For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below.
Benefits
- Ability to clearly articulate the "why" behind product decisions to build alignment around product vision.
Company info
- Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team - including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami.
- Write product specifications that align teams on opportunity, risk, target KPIs, decision points, and competitive analysis as part of the feature greenlight process.
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