Product Manager, Checkout and Gameplay

5 Hours ago • 3 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

PrizePicks is seeking a Product Manager to lead key initiatives for their game experiences, focusing on the flagship peer-to-peer game, Arena, and improving lineup entry and post-submission flows. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Marketing, Engineering, Data Platform, Analytics, Consumer Insights, UX Research, and Legal. Responsibilities include strategizing and delivering on a roadmap for the Arena game, checkout flow, and other gameplay aspects. The Product Manager will develop new features, build initiatives specific to Arena's peer-to-peer model, and ensure experiences are flexible and intuitive across web and mobile. Success involves becoming the go-to product contact for Arena, optimizing the checkout experience, and increasing industry leadership in peer-to-peer gaming. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of product management experience, a proven track record of building customer-loved products, and strong strategic thinking skills.
Must have:
  • 3+ years of product management experience
  • Proven track record of building products customers love
  • Entrepreneurial drive and customer empathy
  • Experience building products across web and mobile
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Strong product discovery and strategic thinking
  • Self-driven ambition and adaptability
  • Desire to learn
Good to have:
  • Prior experience in sports/gaming industry
  • Power user of industry products
  • Ability to define ambiguity
  • Proven track record of taking products from 0 to 1
  • Unique 'superpower'
Perks:
  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Generous paid leave programs (16-week parental leave)
  • Workplace flexibility
  • Company-wide in-person events
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
  • Annual performance reviews with growth opportunities

Job Details

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 450 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together? 

We’re looking for a sharp, mission-driven Product Manager to lead key initiatives around our game experiences (very specifically our flagship peer to peer game, Arena), as well as to support making our lineup entry and post-submission flows seamless, clear, and exciting in ways that motivate our players to engage more deeply with our platform. This is a key role as we look to grow our platform to further delight the players we have and expand into different types of games for different audience segments. 

You’ll partner cross-functionally with Product, Design, Marketing, Engineering, Data Platform, Analytics, Consumer Insights, UX Research, Legal, and more to build innovative, exciting experiences our fans will love and want to share with others. 

What you’ll do:

  • Strategize: 
    • Become an expert on PrizePicks products and deeply understand our current and potential customers
    • Lead the process of forming and delivering on an ambitious strategy and roadmap across our Pick ‘Em: Arena game, our checkout flow, and other aspects of PrizePicks gameplay experiences
    • Contribute to overall Pick ‘Em gameplay strategy (with a specific focus on how strategic initiatives impact Arena’s user experience and business goals
  • Execute:
    • Develop new features of the Pick ‘Em experience to ensure they integrate into Arena in the most user-friendly way
    • Build new initiatives specific to Arena’s peer-to-peer gameplay model
    • Ensure all experiences are flexible, scalable, and intuitive across web and app
  • Collaborate:
    • Partner with government affairs and legal teams to shape Arena gameplay in ways that align with evolving regulatory frameworks, with a strong focus on compliance and the PrizePicks product pillars
    • Partner with cross-functional teams (including: design, research, analytics, marketing, and platform engineering teams) to take our Arena product to the next level.
    • Optimize our lineup submission flow to delight players and build trust with the core conversion funnel of the PrizePicks user journey.
  • Learn:
    • Deeply understand the DFS landscape, particularly user behavior across new (and existing) game modes and how it continues to evolve across the industry.
    • Champion a data-driven approach to product decision-making.
    • Become an expert on how competitors are engaging users with peer-to-peer gaming.
    • Become an expert on how the best ecommerce checkout flows in tech are engaging users regardless of industry.
  • Grow:
    • Our team is growing rapidly. We want you to want to grow with it.

What success looks like:

  • First and foremost, become the go-to product point of contact for our Pick ‘Em: Arena product and execute on the optimization of our checkout experience.
  • Increased industry lead of PrizePicks as an innovator around peer-to-peer gaming experiences.
  • But execution is only half the battle… and new opportunities come about every day. We want a go-getter who isn’t afraid to help push the limits and identify, pitch, and deliver on new peer-to-peer, checkout, and overall gameplay strategies as they emerge.

What you have:

  • 3+ years of experience in product management or related disciplines.
  • A proven track record of building products customers love.
  • Entrepreneurial drive, passion about our mission, and deep empathy for our customers.
  • Experience building products across web and mobile apps (Apple and Android app stores).
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
  • Strong product discovery and strategic critical thinking skills.
  • Self-driven ambition with a sense of urgency and a knack for taking audibles in stride and adapting in a high-paced environment.
  • A constant desire to learn.

What makes you stand out:

  • Prior experience in the sports/gaming industry and/or a power user of the industry’s products.
  • Obsessive about something. We obviously love sports, but maybe it’s something else for you. What makes you tick? (Being a big sports-head helps too).
  • You can add to the PrizePicks Culture. We want to work with people who bring something to the table on and off the field / in and out of the office.
  • You’re a do-er. Blockers aren’t blockers in your world, and when the play breaks down, you’re more of a Patrick Mahomes than a Daniel Jones.
  • The ability to work with and define ambiguity.
  • You have a proven track record of successfully taking products from 0 → 1.
  • You have a superpower. Everyone’s got one… what’s yours?

Where you’ll live:

  • This is a hybrid position based at our PrizePicks headquarters in West Midtown Atlanta, with in-office work a minimum of 3 days per week. #LI-Hybrid

Benefits you’ll receive:

In addition to your great compensation package, full-time employees will be eligible for the following perks: 

  • Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans 
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!)
  • Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits
  • Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked
  • Company-wide in-person events and team outings
  • Lifestyle enhancement program
  • Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options)
  • Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development

You must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

PrizePicks is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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