Principal Product Manager, PlayStation

$180.6-270.8k

Tableau

Looker

Abstract

Expert level

Remote from US

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Job no longer available

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Job no longer available

$180.6-270.8k

Tableau

Looker

Abstract

Expert level

Remote from US

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Experience in product management for live service games, preferably with experience on AAA Console/PC titles
Proven business acumen with strategic and analytical capabilities, using data to inform decisions
Expert data fluency and track record of partnering with analytics, research, and insights groups
Social intelligence, great interpersonal skills, and empathy for creative teams
Experience with game economy and/or monetization strategy and experience with analytical tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, etc.)
Good understanding of statistics, hypothesis testing, and scientific methods
Working knowledge of different types of games, genres, and business models (F2P, paid, cosmetic economy, etc.)
Ability to understand, conceptualize, and abstract the design of game systems, features, and mechanics, providing recommendations and strategic guidance
Experience working with publishing partners (marketing, release management, store, etc.)
Deep passion for games and ability to evaluate and break down the components of what makes a successful live game

What the job involves

As a Principal Product Manager, you will work as part of the central Live Services games team at PlayStation Studios
Your primary responsibility is to work as a subject matter expert, collaborating with a small central team to support game studios and with other partners (analytics, marketing, etc.) to help build, launch, and manage successful live service games, while helping studios to build out top-notch embedded capabilities
Under the guidance of the Director of Product Management, you will partner closely with multiple teams to use data, insights, user testing, and creative solutions, to inform product development with a keen sense of critical product KPI’s and game health
Support product management across multiple live and upcoming titles from PlayStation Studios to help effectively build out capabilities and successfully launch and manage their live service titles
Evaluate design specs and mockups, identify and quantify risks, assess and advise on mitigation strategies, and assist with roadmap for validation throughout multiple project development cycles
Identify and escalate opportunities for product performance growth for various titles, and support improvement initiatives to a successful outcome through strong analysis and reporting
Work with the studios and Director of PM to drive ongoing initiatives to ensure we successfully deliver against performance goals
Help define and share best practices to support game studios standing up and evolving their processes and capabilities
Provide hands-on support to studios across various core competencies from performance reporting to feature design to live content and revenue strategy
Track and report on metrics and KPIs in partnership with other publishing level resources (game analytics, user research, marketing, etc.) to measure and reflect customer success, and assess capacity to meet forecast targets
Collaborate with game analytics teams to define telemetry needs, build hypotheses, and interpret behavior from data surrounding game performance

Our take

Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - PlayStation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionise gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.

As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.

PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.