Director, Product Management

Avalanche is a Warner Bros. Games studio located in downtown Salt Lake City nestled against the backdrop of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains. We've been in the video game business since 1995, creating interactive experiences for fans of the world's largest franchises. Join the team behind the blockbuster open world, action RPG Hogwarts Legacy as we create what's next!

Your New Role

The Director, Product Management for an Online Multiplayer RPG plays a crucial role in shaping the direction, development, and success of the game and is responsible for ensuring that the product management discipline is integrated into all parts of the development process. This includes collaborating with the Game Director on the product vision, ensuring alignment between development, design, marketing, and monetization strategies, and driving player engagement and retention. The role will require the individual to identify, requisition, and interpret market trends, both quantitative and qualitative user research to create a successful game.

Your Role Accountabilities

Product Strategy & Vision:

• Collaborating with the Game Director on the long-term vision and roadmap for the multiplayer game.
• Align the game's goals with business objectives, player needs, and market trends by providing insights derived from data.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to set strategic priorities, KPIs, and success metrics.

Team Leadership & Collaboration:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, development, QA, marketing, and community management.
• Manage and direct product managers, research associates, and analysts ensuring team growth and efficiency.
• Establish an environment of product management craft excellence.

Game Development & Live Operations:

• Work closely with live-ops and analytics teams to optimize in-game events, updates, and monetization strategies.
• Ensure high-quality releases through constant iteration, player feedback, and data-driven insights.

Monetization & Player Engagement:

• Develop monetization strategies that are player-friendly and drive sustainable revenue.
• Partner with marketing and user acquisition teams to drive player growth, retention, and engagement.
• Maintain a player focused approach to monetization.

Market Research & Competitor Analysis:

• Stay up-to-date on multiplayer gaming trends, player preferences, and competitors' products.
• Organize, manage, and execute player feedback sessions to produce actionable insights.
• Understand the competitive landscape to identify opportunities for differentiation and innovation.

Stakeholder Communication & Reporting:

• Provide regular updates on key metrics, feature performance, and future plans.

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as a Director, Product Management, Head of Product, Principal Product Manager, Insights Director or similar role in the gaming industry, preferably with multiplayer or live-service games.
• 10+ years in product management or a related role within the gaming industry, with hands-on experience in game design and development preferred
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire and align diverse teams.
• Experience in game monetization, particularly live service models.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with a data-driven approach.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and maintain alignment across departments.
• Passion for video games and a solid understanding of current multiplayer gaming trends.

Pay Range: $243,211.00 - $264,645.00 salary per year.

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

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