Principal Product Manager | Discovery

5 Months ago • 7 Years + • Product Management • $179,850 PA - $269,775 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Principal Product Manager at Rec Room's Discovery team, you'll own Room Discovery, encompassing engagement strategies, recommendation systems, search, messaging, and matchmaking. You'll establish key outcomes, collaborate with engineering and data teams, build cross-team relationships, and work with Trust & Safety to address risk areas. Responsibilities include developing a cohesive product strategy, implementing features, creating monitoring systems, and staying updated on industry trends. You'll need to understand how real-world harm manifests on the platform and support root cause analysis. You'll also contribute to product designs and collaborate with various teams to achieve shared goals.
Must have:
  • 7+ years product management experience
  • 5+ years developing engagement loops
  • 5+ years experience with search & discovery products
  • SQL/Python/R skills for data manipulation
  • Excellent communication & stakeholder influence
  • Understanding content recommendation process
Good to have:
  • PR/marketing experience
  • Games industry experience
  • Social product development experience
  • Experience with messaging/CRM systems
  • Content strategy experience
Perks:
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Medical, dental, vision coverage
  • 401k with company match
  • Equipment stipend
  • Family & pet care stipends

Job Details

Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of rooms, or create something new to share! 

At Rec Room, everyone is a creator. This means we create large volumes of unique content daily for players to experience. We're on a mission to give every piece of content a chance to succeed while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for players from all walks of life.

 

ABOUT THE TEAM: 

The Discovery team at Rec Room owns the core systems and recommendation strategies end-to-end across all platforms. We aim to connect players to content and foster an engaging and welcoming experience (i.e, Rooms, People, Information, Items, etc

As a Product Manager on Discovery, you will work with a cross-discipline team to build these systems across three layers (model, infra, application) and create engaging experiences for our creators and players. This will include (but is not limited to) creating and implementing a cohesive product strategy while maintaining hands-on involvement with the team's day-to-day work.  

 

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL: 

  • Own Room Discovery, which includes engagement strategies, recommendation systems, search, messaging, and matchmaking tailored to the specific characteristics of various entity types.
  • Establish key outcomes for the team, such as a comprehensive monitoring system and tracking data, including writing SQL scripts as needed.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Data teams to implement and iterate on features for various entity types.
  • Build trust across product teams at Rec Room to promote cross-team collaboration and coordinate with partners to achieve collective goals.
  • Collaborate closely with Trust & Safety, moderation, and product teams to design and deliver end-to-end solutions and programs to address the most significant risk areas. 
    • Understand the big picture of how real-world harm manifests on the platform, support root cause analysis, and help to drive priorities for impactful projects.
  • Be an in-house subject matter expert by staying up to date on the latest in competitive and industry trends.
  • Think outside the box, taking on both Product Designs as needed to differentiate Rec Room.   

REQUIREMENTS: 

  • 7+ years of product manager experience 
  • 5+ years of experience developing/improving core engagement loops from the ground up
  • 5+ years of experience working on search and discovery products, including products involving machine learning, ranking, and signal building
    • In-depth understanding of the content recommendation process and basic principles.
  • Experience writing queries or manipulating data using SQL/Python/R) to opportunity size, inform long-term roadmaps, experiment, learn, and iterate.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization toward shared goals or objectives.  

 

NICE TO HAVE: 

  • Experience working with PR or marketing to build external communication plans 
  • Experience working in the games industry and on what motivates players
  • Experience building & growing social products such as friending/following systems, feeds, and people search.
  • Experience with driving player value through messaging/CRM systems
  • Experience working with strategy products such as content strategy, scheduling strategy, etc

 

The base pay range for this position is listed below; please note the base pay may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Stock options and, in some cases, a sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. We also offer a full slate of benefits, including flexible vacation, medical, dental vision, life and disability coverage, long-term care insurance, FSA, commuter benefits, a 401(k) plan with company match, and a parental leave program. We also offer some not-so-standard benefits, including equipment, family, and pet care stipends.

Base Pay Range

$179,850 - $269,775 USD

COMPANY INFO TO KNOW: 

Rec Room offers generous medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and your children. We also support your retirement benefits with a company match. Rec Room values work-life balance by providing unlimited paid time off. Our company values are real and drive our culture. We work hard to be a safe and friendly place for people from all walks of life. 

Rec Room provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Applicants who need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process may contact  in confidence. Rec Room will work with each individual to define their application-related needs and to try to accommodate those needs.

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