Lead Product Manager

Description

The Team Lead manages a team of Live Ops Product Managers that oversee the life cycle of in-game mechanics and features within Jackpot Party Casino, focusing on projecting revenue impact through data and statistical methods. The Team Lead seeks ways to optimize and improve the status quo of every aspect of the games’ tuning. They lead A/B tests to isolate feature impacts, evaluate results, and collaborate with Features Product Managers and Analysts for comprehensive product analysis. Working closely with the Director of Monetization, this role drives organizational, procedural, and long-term strategic initiatives for Jackpot Party Casino. The Team Lead ensures optimization of live ops events and features to achieve revenue targets and product goals. In collaboration with the live operations team, the position strategically influences positive player behavior and daily monetization outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Managing a team of Live Ops Product Managers

• Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to team members, offering insights and advice to help them navigate challenges and develop professionally.
• Skill Development: Identify and encourage the enhancement of individual skills, facilitating training opportunities or projects that contribute to personal and professional growth.
• Feedback and Recognition: Offer constructive feedback regularly and acknowledge achievements to motivate and boost confidence.
• Goal Setting: Collaborate with team members to set clear and achievable goals, aligning them with both personal development and organizational objectives.
• Performance Reviews: Conduct regular performance reviews, discussing strengths, areas for improvement, and future development plans.
• Career Path Planning: Work with employees to create a roadmap for career advancement, aligning their aspirations with the team's and company's needs.
• Communication Skills: Encourage effective communication within the team, fostering an environment where ideas and concerns can be openly shared. While working on the communication with the rest of the Jackpot Party team, streamlined and open communication that helps all aspects of the team do their jobs in the best way possible.

Work to always be optimizing the tuning aspects of the game

• Stores economy
• Features
• Live Ops events

Defining, communicating, and executing the Live Game strategy

• Promotions and Live Ops events
• Working with the designers and Live Ops PMs on building and executing the game’s events calendar

Ownership

• Constantly monitoring and driving users’ engagement (early retention, DoD and long-term retention)
• Ensuring the game feels alive, appealing, and exciting on a daily basis, including in - game and external of the game communication channels
• Initiate new Live Ops features and improvements. Working as an internal customer of the product team for developing those features and additions to the game.
• Using a tailor–made approach for users (segmentation) driven by deep analytics capabilities and learnings.
• Executing and running the game’s special offers and sales based on the strategy defined by the game’s economist.
• Highly focused on features that drive engagement through the means of events and promotions.
• Work with Analytics to plan comprehensive testing strategies for Live Ops events and tuning strategy changes, that will be tested in-game.
• Review daily KPIs and proactively identify opportunities, trends, and threats to the product.
• Evaluate notable competitors and share key insights / learnings to test.
• Constantly seek improvement opportunities in our day-to-day workflows
• Evaluate test results of implemented changes and make recommendations for future iterations.

Requirements

• Proven record of management experience.
• Must be passionate about the product and has a strong desire to move the genre forward.
• Motivated to win market share while building a high-quality product.
• 4+ years relevant experience

Preferred Experience:

• MBA or equivalent experience preferred.
• Experience in gaming, social, online casino, or consumer mobile live service products.
• PLUS: Previously worked designing events/promotions on a mobile game.

We are SciPlay! We make games!

The roots of our company are simple and strong: Our founder, Aaron “Shurm” Schurman, fell head over heels for casino games and had a vision to create the most entertaining free-to-play casino games for gamers around the world. We’ve grown into a company that makes games we are truly proud of and that are enjoyed by millions of players every day. Our history is extensive, but we’re just getting started. In 1998, we got our start as Phantom EFX and in 2019, we reintroduced ourselves as SciPlay and went public on the Nasdaq.

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally. From our yearly development conferences, shindigs, and new game launches, we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take great pride in our ability to create authentic experiences for players and we are excited to continue investing in our workforce, technology, and our data-driven approach, all with the mission of delighting our players long into the future. We believe that if we continue to stay passionate, set ambitious goals, live our values and play together, we will become the #1 social casino and casual gaming company in the world.

A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid Family Leave
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Annual bonuses, matching 401k, and other benefits
• Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.
• Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks
• Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks
• Summer Hours
• Hybrid Schedule (Currently 3 Days In / 2 Days Remote)

We don’t consider the above list “Culture” though. Culture at SciPlay is MUCH MORE than just that including, but not limited to:

• Culture League Dedicated to Employee Engagement and Fun
• Employee Resource Groups
• Mental Health Resources
• Career Roadmaps
• Annual Company Retreats
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Management Training
• Leadership Book Clubs
• Empathic Leadership
• Work Life Balance

Company Values:

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Read More About Our Values Here:

https://www.sciplay.com/about-sciplay/sciplay-core-values/

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU

SciPlayers are humble. In the live environment of mobile game development, there’s no room for egos and the loudest voice doesn’t get their way here. We are diverse in our backgrounds and our experience, both professionally and personally, and we believe our differences are key to unlocking our super powers.

SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster.

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