Senior Product Manager, Spatial
+ equity
Virtual event spaces in the Metaverse
Job no longer available
Virtual event spaces in the Metaverse
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
+ equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
Spatial's mission is to empower people to be more connected, creative, and productive.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree (BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or related field preferred)
- Minimum 5+ years of Product Management with consumer facing application/product
- Experience working with cross-functional (e.g. Engineering, UX/UI, Program Management, Business etc.) teams
- Track record of successful product launches in gaming, particularly the UGC or casual gaming spaces
- Exceptional organizational and communication skills; and an eye for detail with a passion for innovative user interface design
- Leadership experience with early/mid-stage companies or high-growth divisions within larger organizations
- Strong understanding of data analytics and analysis; ability to absorb and process information into actionable insights
- Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle such as product vision, go-to-market strategy, product roadmap and prioritization development, and product launch
What the job involves
- Understanding the market’s needs and wants:
- Identify opportunities in the gaming market, including underserved audience segments or fast follow trends worth pursuing
- In depth discussions with the team:
- Building a shared vision with all departments and creating product plans and roadmaps by working with senior management
- Engage closely with the Engineering team and Game Design teams to determine the best technical and design prioritization and implementation
- Building of product:
- Work w/ TPM to plan production timeline and ensure delivery on-time with quality
- Run playtest process to identify areas of improvement in the game
- Ensuring all is in compliance with federal and regional regulations
- Being able to tell a story with partnership announcements, quotes for press and any other external marketing
- Product Launch:
- Ensure good performance of game(s) out of the gate
- Assist with general marketing activities and strategies as requested/appropriate
- Understanding the discrepancy between the desired and achieved degree of change in metrics and communicating it back to the team
- Live Ops:
- Relentlessly analyze game metrics and user feedback to determine game improvements
- Determine product changes and/or liveops required to optimize retention, session time, and LTV
- Identify which user acquisitions methods, including which distribution platforms, are yielding best results
- Suggest ways to track product use and impact on end users
Our take
Having initially operated as an AR/VR collaboration platform, Spatial’s pivot to creating Metaverse exhibition spaces, primarily for hosting NFT (non-fungible tokens) auctions, shows how the company has kept its finger on the pulse.
The NFT world generated $25 Billion in 2021, but for many, the jury is still out on its long-term sustainability. It’s a brave move considering that Spatial was already working with the likes of Microsoft and Pfizer prior to changing its model.
The move into the Metaverse doesn’t seem a snap decision though. Rather, Spatial has followed its own user evolution, which shifted from corporates using VR headsets to meet while working remotely, to mainly NFT creators keen to abandon the headset and simply showcase their work. Spatial’s response was to offer one-click spaces for ‘rent’ and integrate crypto-payment capabilities.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2021
$25m
EARLY VC
Jan 2021
$0.1m
GRANT
Total funding: $47.4m
Company benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Spatial offers top of the line benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance. We pay 100% of employee premiums + $100 / month toward a fitness membership.
- Time off: We want people to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. Spatial offers paid vacation as well as 7+ observed holidays.
- New equipment: You’ll receive all new equipment including a laptop, Oculus 2, monitor, mobile phone (every 2 years), and any other accessories you need to do your best work.
- Lunch on us: We eat lunch together as a team one to two times a week with food from our favorite restaurants in NY/SF. Plus, there’s plenty of drinks and snacks to go around!
- Parental leave: Spatial offers new parents 10 weeks of paid time away to spend quality time with family. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible for parental leave.
- Financial planning: Spatial makes it easy to save money for retirement with 401K and Roth IRA options.
- Commuting & transportation: Spatial offers monthly commuter credits.
- Dog-friendly office: We love our office dogs! Bring your fur baby to work and join our group of office dogs at Spatial!
Company HQ
NoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Anand Agarwala
(CEO)Founded BumpTop, a pioneering 3D, multi-touch, physics desktop interface which was acquired by Google in 2010. After joining Google, they contributed to the development of early versions of Android and Google Photos.
Jinha Lee
(CPO)Developed award-winning 3D user interfaces at MIT, Microsoft, and Samsung. Invented SpaceTop, the world's first AR desktop, which allows users to reach inside the screen. Named in MIT Technology Review Top 35 innovators under 35, and FastCompany 32 greatest living designers.
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