Senior Product Manager - The Sims
Job Description
- Passion for games, especially Life Simulation games.
- Serve as the end-to-end business owner for The Sims 4 in-game partnership opportunities and roadmap.
- Establish and track program processes and goals (financial, reach, sentiment).
- Collaborate with Brand and Business Development to craft compelling pitches for external partners.
- Partner with Design, Player Experience, and Community teams to identify new content opportunities.
- Conduct post-launch retrospectives and apply insights to continuously improve future content.
- Strategic thinking and prioritization based on deadlines and constraints.
- Excellent collaboration skills with creative, marketing, and development teams.
- Analytical skills for data-driven decision-making, business modeling, and reporting.
- Ability to manage multiple content partnership workstreams.
- Bachelor's degree required.
- 5+ years of experience in a Product Management Role.
- Paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)
- Sick time (80 hours per year in US, 10 days per year in British Columbia)
- 16 paid company holidays per year (US)
- 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby (US)
- Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits for new child (12 weeks maternity, 4 weeks parental/adoption leave in British Columbia)
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k) (US)
- Retirement plan (British Columbia)
- Bonus and equity (for certain roles)
- Complimentary games
Creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
Welcome to the studio, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. This is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be.
As a Product Manager, Content Partnerships on The Sims 4 you'll blend business strategy, creative collaboration, and player insights to drive content growth. You'll leverage insights from market trends, UX research, and player telemetry to identify and prioritize content opportunities. You'll take ownership of partnership integrations - from building the business case, collaborating with development teams on execution, to driving the final go-to-market strategy.
You will report to the Lead Product Manager of The Sims 4.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the end-to-end business owner for The Sims 4 in-game partnership opportunities and roadmap, overseeing brand and IP integrations.
- Establish and track program processes and goals (financial, reach, sentiment), evolving integration opportunities based on brand fit and business potential.
- Collaborate with Brand and Business Development to craft compelling pitches for external partners and manage post-contract execution.
- Partner with Design, Player Experience, and Community teams to identify new content opportunities and monitor industry trends.
- Conduct post-launch retrospectives and apply insights to continuously improve future content.
Qualifications:
- Strategic: The ability to see the bigger picture and prioritize based on deadline and constraints
- Excellent collaboration skills: experience working with and align creative, marketing, and development teams
- Analytical: Experience with data-driven decision-making processes to shape player experience. Understanding of business modeling and reporting
- Multi-threaded: Ability to keep track of multiple content partnership workstreams with different timeline and delivery
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5+ years of experience in a Product Management Role
- Passion for games, especially Life Simulation games.
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
