Product Manager

Position Summary

SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms,
providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for
their authenticity, engagement and fun. 
 
SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live, and Solitaire Pet Adventure with offices all over the world! 
 

Job Summary: 
 
Product Managers manage the life-cycle of in-game mechanics and features. They are responsible for designing new features, writing specifications, projecting revenue impact through data and statistical methods, conducting A/B tests to isolate the impact of individual features, and evaluate the results of these tests. They will work with other Product Managers and Data Analysts to analyze the entire product and find opportunities to drive revenue and engagement.

This specific position will work directly with the Director of Product on building new features and experiments for Bingo Showdown. Working closely with the engineering and art team, this position should understand how to design meta features and game loops that deepen user engagement, bring users back more often, and increase urgency to play.

Essential Job Functions:  

• Lead feature development pod from ideation to implementation.
• Constantly monitor and drive product KPIs of the game.  This will include periods of
  after-hours game monitoring.
• Analyze economic, engagement, and monetization data; report on performance,
  suggest and implement optimizations. 
• Define and tuning the economic aspects of the game’s features, both at launch and
  on–going. 
• Work very closely with both the Product Management and the Monetization teams  
• Estimate the revenue impact of new features or optimizations 
• Work with Director of Production and Engineering leads to create accurate ROI
  estimates based on revenue impacts and development cost 
• Design and maintain a high-quality backlog of “ready to implement” features
  for Road mapping and Sprint planning, with easily understandable specifications
  documents. 
• Work with Art, Engineering, and Production to ensure planned feature specs are
  100% approved, cost-evaluated, and ready for implementation at the start of each
  sprint. This includes final UX design flows from Art. 
• Work with Analytics to plan comprehensive testing strategies for features that will be tested in-game 
• Run daily stand-ups and weekly meetings with the development team, other
  Product Managers, and Analysts 
• Create and assign JIRA tasks to engineers, artists, QA, and analysts
• Act as day-to-day primary point of contact for any product related questions from the game team. 
• Review daily KPIs and proactively identify opportunities, trends, and threats to the
  product. 
• Evaluate notable competitors and share key insights / learnings to test. 
• Document our processes and best practices 
• Constantly seek improvement opportunities in our day-to-day workflows 
• Create presentations of notable successful cross-genre mechanics for sharing with
  broader PM org and executive leadership team. 
• Evaluate test results of implemented features and make recommendations for future iterations.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with significant coursework in computer science, economics, or a related field. 
• 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. 
• 2+ years relevant experience  
   

Preferred Experience:    

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving 
• Strong starter who can quickly get up to speed on new markets and products.
• Excellent Organizational skills 
• Expert Excel/Google Sheet Skills and Proficient in Powerpoint/Google Slides 
• Strong understanding of statistical significance in datasets. 
• Understanding of forecasting and statistical modeling 
• Agile/Scrum software development experience is a plus
• Strong affinity for understanding target audience needs and spender priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with significant coursework in computer science, economics, or a related field. 
• 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. 
• 2+ years relevant experience  
   

Preferred Experience:    

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

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving 
• Strong starter who can quickly get up to speed on new markets and products.
• Excellent Organizational skills 
• Expert Excel/Google Sheet Skills and Proficient in Powerpoint/Google Slides 
• Strong understanding of statistical significance in datasets. 
• Understanding of forecasting and statistical modeling 
• Agile/Scrum software development experience is a plus
• Strong affinity for understanding target audience needs and spender priorities.

We are SciPlay! We make games!

At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game! We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes; innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the #1 social and casual gaming company.

A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:

·        Competitive salaries

·        Annual bonuses, matching 401k

·        Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

·        Fun environment: Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.

·        Food! Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week

·        Paid Family Leave

·        Paid Volunteer Time

·        Annual 2-night company retreat

Read More About Our Values Here:

https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay

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. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. 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 

SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games! Learn more at www.lnw.com.

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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