Technical Program Manager - Digital Gaming

1 Month ago • 5-6 Years • Product Management • $116,000 PA - $167,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Technical Program Manager role at Mattel's self-publishing games team focuses on building and deploying mission-critical technologies and services. You'll leverage internal and external resources to support game development, deployment, and live operations. Responsibilities include identifying customer needs, creating product vision, building plans, coordinating dependencies, and reporting project status. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of technical product or program management experience in software engineering and services, with experience working directly with engineering teams. Experience in the interactive gaming industry is preferred.
Must have:
  • 5+ years technical program management experience
  • Proven track record of successful execution
  • Experience working with engineering teams
  • Knowledge of project planning & collaboration tools
  • Experience building processes and managing budgets
Good to have:
  • Production development experience in gaming
  • Agile scrum master certified
  • Experience running scrum ceremonies

Job Details

Company Description

CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie®, Hot Wheels®, Fisher-Price®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends™, UNO®, Masters of the Universe®, Matchbox®, Monster High®, MEGA® and Polly Pocket®.  Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital gaming, and live experiences. Since 1945, Mattel has been a trusted partner, empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our games publishing business, where you can help develop innovative and engaging digital experiences that resonate with our beloved brands. If you’re passionate about gaming and eager to be part of a dynamic team at the forefront of family entertainment, this could be the opportunity for you!

Job Description

The Opportunity: 
This technical program manager position will own and drive technical programs within the emerging Mattel games self-publishing team.  As part of the team, you will have an opportunity to join our dynamic work environment to directly impact the build-out and success of underlying systems and technologies supporting and development, deployment and live operations of gaming products.  You will help identify customer needs, create product vision, build plans, coordinate high level dependencies and report project status to management and key stakeholders.  This is a highly impactful role is a great opportunity to help support our next generation of games.

What Your Impact Will Be: 

  • Build and deploy a portfolio of mission-critical technologies and services across the Mattel self-published games portfolio.
  • Leverage internal Mattel technologies from across the organization, partnering with in-house experts, third-party solution providers, and game development studios.
  • Act as a coordinating bridge between all parties, ensuring close communication, resolving ambiguity, and fostering a collaborative approach.
  • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness across key areas for games, including liveops tooling and execution; business intelligence and analytics for Games; eCommerce enablement for mobile web and console; and emerging technologies.
  • Ensure the effective planning and execution throughout the entire SDLC, from concept to completion.  Breakdown tasks, allocate resources, and establish realistic timelines and deliverables.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For: 

  • B.S. in Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of technical product or program management experience on software engineering and services projects, with a proven track record of successful execution.
  • 6+ years of working directly with engineering teams.  Ideally prior hands-on development experience that provides a bedrock for solid architectural decisions and planning.
  • Solid working knowledge of JIRA, Microsoft Project, Confluence, and other project planning and collaboration tools.
  • Experience building process, tracking budgets, establishing software development and release schedules, delivering complex software engineering projects.
  • Experience working within a fast-paced and dynamic cross functional environment.
  • Effective communicator who can translate high level goals and strategy into action plans.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Production development experience in the interactive gaming industry directly on games and/or supporting services and technologies.
  • Agile scrum master certified, with solid experience running scrum ceremonies (planning, stand-up, review, retros).


The annual base salary range for this position is between $116,000.00 and $167,000.00
**This range is indicative of projected hiring range, however annual base salary will be determined based on a candidate’s work location, skills and experience.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Mattel we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive 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 anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

How We Work:

We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

  • We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
  • We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
  • We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Our Approach to Flexible Work:

We embrace a flexible work model designed to empower a culture of growth, optimism, and wellbeing, where every employee can reach their full potential. Combining purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility, our focus is to optimize performance and drive connection for moments that matter.

Who We Are:

Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in more than 195 countries in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.

Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2022.

Visit us at https://jobs.mattel.com/ and www.instagram.com/MattelCareers.

Mattel is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers including minorities, females, veterans, military spouses, individuals with disabilities, and those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.

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About The Company

We empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.


We treat play as if the future depends on it — because it does. Play is our language, and we speak to our consumers authentically by representing the world as they see and imagine it.


Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers through our portfolio of iconic brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Monster High and MEGA, as well as other popular intellectual properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies.

Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world’s leading retail and ecommerce companies.


Mattel is recognized as a Great Place to Work™ and as one of Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.

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