Senior Product Manager | Candy Crush Saga (FTC)
Job Description
- Experience with defining, setting up, and analyzing A/B tests.
- Experience with conducting user research.
- Experience with the gaming industry.
- Define and lead strategy for the Meta Area, ensuring it aligns with Candy Crush’s long-term vision and business goals.
- Lead the creation and evolution of meta systems and features that elevate player motivation, retention, and engagement.
- Identify and prioritise opportunities through quantitative analysis, experimentation, user research, and market insights.
- Guide initiatives from discovery through launch, ensuring high quality, clarity of purpose, and timely execution across teams.
- Build alignment with stakeholders at all levels, shaping shared understanding and excitement around your vision.
- Leverage player feedback and performance data to refine experiences, processes, and long-term strategies.
Craft:
Technology & Development
Job Description:
We are seeking a dynamic Senior Product Manager to help lead our game development teams on Candy Crush Saga, focusing on crafting innovative features and systems that enrich Candy’s meta experience. You will be part of a phenomenal team working on an industry-leading, genre-defining game enjoyed by over 200 million players worldwide.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about creating captivating gaming experiences and visionary game features. If you have a knack for interpreting data and turning insights into strategic decisions, join us in redefining Candy’s meta experience. You’ll play a key role in enhancing gameplay and player engagement through engaging, event-driven content.
This is a fixed-term role covering a parental leave period, expected to run until approximately 1st April 2027.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and lead strategy: Partner with the Product Director to establish a bold, data-informed strategy for the Meta Area, ensuring it aligns with Candy Crush’s long-term vision and business goals.
- Drive system innovation: Lead the creation and evolution of meta systems and features that elevate player motivation, retention, and engagement.
- Turn insight into action: Identify and prioritise opportunities through quantitative analysis, experimentation, user research, and market insights.
- Own delivery: Guide initiatives from discovery through launch, ensuring high quality, clarity of purpose, and timely execution across teams.
- Influence across the organisation: Build alignment with stakeholders at all levels, shaping shared understanding and excitement around your vision.
- Champion continuous improvement: Leverage player feedback and performance data to refine experiences, processes, and long-term strategies.
Skills to Create Thrills:
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence across disciplines.
- Strong leadership and project management capabilities.
- Proven experience as a key stakeholder in feature development.
- Advanced proficiency in leveraging data analysis for strategic decision-making and feature optimisation.
- Strong understanding of product performance, player engagement, and business impact.
- Familiarity with production processes and the ability to drive efficient delivery.
- Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
- Commitment to contributing to a positive and evolving team culture.
Bonus Points:
- Experience with defining, setting up, and analyzing A/B tests.
- Experience with conducting user research.
- Experience with the gaming industry.
