Product Manager, Jagex
Runescape: Dragonwilds, Fixed Term Contract
+ Discretionary annual performance bonus
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Video game studio
501-1000 employees
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+ Discretionary annual performance bonus
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make forever games that connect and inspire players all around the world.
Role
Who you are
- Are you a data-informed, player-focused Product Manager excited to shape the newest game in the RuneScape franchise?
- If you’re passionate about systemic gameplay, survival genres, and building products that resonate deeply with communities, this is your chance to make a huge impact both internally and for the players
- Proven experience as a Product Manager or in a similar role, ideally within games
- Excellent collaboration and relationship-building skills across departments and disciplines
- Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities with a proven track record of converting insights into decisions
- A deep understanding of the Survival / Open World Survival Craft genre and player behaviours, either as a professional or dedicated player
- Fluent using MS Excel
- Proven experience working from pre-production through to live development
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to balance data, community feedback, and vision to guide priorities
- A genuine passion for RuneScape and familiarity with both RuneScape Games and their players
What the job involves
- This role is a Fixed Term Contract anticipated to end during 2027
- As Product Manager on RuneScape: Dragonwilds, our new open-world survival crafting game currently in early access and being developed in Unreal Engine 5, you’ll help drive the strategic execution of one of our most ambitious projects to date
- Working cloesly with the Product Director, Lead Analyst, and cross-functional game teams, you’ll use player insight, competitive analysis, and gameplay feedback to influence features, roadmap priorities, and development goals
- This is a central role focused on championing the player experience, synthesising information into actionable guidance, and supporting the live and future health of the game
- Partner with the Product Director to execute product initiatives aligned with player needs, business goals, and product KPIs
- Own the competitive landscape, providing timely teardowns and market awareness that directly inform product and feature decisions
- Analyse player behaviour in collaboration with data analysts to identify pain points and opportunities for iteration or improvement
- Own user research and community feedback cycles to represent player desires and ensure those insights influence development
- Synthesise multiple data sources (quantitative, qualitative, and market) into clear, actionable product recommendations for game teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with production, design, marketing, and community teams to ensure cohesive execution of product vision
- Support backlog shaping with problem statements rooted in evidence and player goals
- Regularly contribute to and help deliver product reports, informing directors and senior leadership of key trends and updates
Our take
Founded in 2000, Jagex is the video game studio behind the RuneScape titles. It is one of the largest British video game studios, having ammased 2.4 million active subscribers, one million free-to-play users, and over 300 million lifetime RuneScape accounts.
Jagex specialises in "forever games", in which players can continue to discover new experiences and challenges without ever reaching an end. RuneScape is a perfect example of this approach, still receiving updates over twenty years after its initial release.
On top of the RuneScape franchise, the company's acquisition of Gamepires brought titles such as SCUM under the company's banner, which it is also working to make into a forever game. It also acquired Pipeworks - adding a Games-as-a-Service platform to its broadening portfolio.
In 2024, it was announced that Jagex would be bought by CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments. This represents a move that will position it well to pursue creating more new and innovative player experiences in the future.
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Company benefits
- Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan
- £75 Monthly Energy Allowance (paid on top of your salary)
- Generous Pension Contributions
- Free Gym Membership
- Employee Assistance Programme & Onsite Counselling
- Life Insurance X4 your Salary
- Income Protection 75% Salary
- Annual performance bonus & Pay Reviews
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity - from day 1
- 25 days annual leave +Bank holidays (Increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
- Flexible Working Hours
- Flash Bonuses
Company HQ
Milton, UK
Leadership
Phil Mansell
(CEO)Has worked at Jagex since 2011, beginning as Lead Designer then transitioning through roles to become VP of Studios then CEO. Also former Board Member for Ukie and Lead Designer at Climax and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
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