Job Summary:
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment, known for its diverse portfolio of games. They are seeking a Director of Product to enhance their gaming experiences, manage product lifecycles, and drive strategic initiatives across teams.
Responsibilities:
• Help multiple global teams manage the end-to-end lifecycle(s) of complex products spanning multiple feature areas.
• Write and consult on specs, overcome design challenges and take the lead for promoting interoperability and scale.
• Drive the overall research strategy, driving the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis.
• Develop deep insights into customer needs and how the roadmap addresses those needs.
• Drive strategy for the team in collaboration with leadership, provide management for CPM team members, and mentorship for PMs throughout the company.
• Provide oversight and guidance for more junior PMs on their projects and be a key stakeholder or owner for initiatives with other teams.
• Coordinate Product Managers across multiple products; they will work with their team to set clear/measurable objectives and ensure the team is effectively crafting project plans based on priorities, and ultimately driving positive business outcomes.
• Deliver their vision & strategy, monitor product progression and partner with central publishing teams and/or game teams for delivering initiatives.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years experience in product management in consumer products
• Ability to build wire-frames, product specifications and white papers
• Experience with managing dynamic applications and multivariate testing
• Able to lead, motivate, and develop a team, including those who do not directly report to you
• Exceptional data analysis and problem solving skills. SQL querying abilities is a strong plus
• Strong project management skills and the ability to present work to the executive team
• A passion for games, creating fun and compelling user experiences
• Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals, and give insight on industry and competitor trends
• Experience in working with and coordinating large-scale projects with central teams
Preferred:
• Experience in consumer mobile or game development experience is preferred but not required
• Consumer mobile or game development experience
Company:
Zynga is a mobile game developer that creates and operates social games as live services played on the Internet. It is a sub-organization of Take-Two Interactive Software. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.