BLITZ is focused on creating desktop applications and websites for different games (see blitz.gg), out on a mission to helping players learn and improve their skills. Currently, our major products are focused around the popular MOBA, League of Legends, and the celebrated FPS, Valorant, but various other titles are in-flight with plans for more. Our applications aim to make gamers better players by providing them with statistics-based insight into the current state of the game, tracking personal progress, and providing real-time analysis and scouting of enemy teams.
We are looking for a Sr, Product Manager to join our team and lead all sponsored and partner activations within the Blitz app. In this role you will be responsible for managing and executing campaigns with both paid and non-paid partners that support both specific IP’s and throughout the entire platform. You will also lead an initiative to streamline the Challenges value stream, creating a scalable turnkey solution which allows the company to service an ever-growing list of top-tier clients. Lastly, you will be expected to grow this vertical, working with other teams to provide great value to brands by expanding reporting metrics and value add services.
In addition to the traditional responsibilities of a product manager, this role is expected to be highly tactical with a healthy dose of project management expertise required. The ability to stand up and manage complex projects with an array of cross-team dependencies, is a pillar of this role. Candidates must be comfortable working in a startup, with the challenges (and opportunities) that entails.
What you will do...
- Build and operate repeatable and efficient product/project planning processes for the Blitz engineering team revolving around in-app activations.
- Promote internal understanding and delivery of partner outcomes.
- Manage the epic/opportunity backlog according to strategic priorities; break down strategic goals into team goals and user stories.
- Ensure risks around development progress, velocity, team health, and product evaluations (Indicators/Goals) are identified, assessed, communicated, and managed
- Manage communications strategy with teams, peers, organizational leaders, partners, and customers on progress.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to propose, validate, and release expansions to Challenges to deliver greater value to current clients and provide a competitive offering for new clients.
Requirements
What it Takes to be Successful...
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of experience managing empowered, Agile teams or processes to achieve large-scale product outcomes
- 3+ years of marketing, brand management, or advertising experience
- Experienced partner management and relationship-building skills
- Set and manage well-disciplined communicating cadence between cross-function, cross-region teams.
- Experience managing the technical and release side of software backlogs and roadmaps
- Creative and critical thinking skills
- Strong self-motivation and work ethic
Additional skills we would love you to have....
- Experience working with teams in a variety of sizes and maturity
- Experience working in gaming or esports, or a passion for playing online video games
- Experience being a core product owner and visionary
- Suite of process best practices applicable to product delivery at scale
- Knowledge of design tools such as Sketch or Figma, or ability to prototype or wireframe to express ideas
Requirements
RequirementsWhat it Takes to be Successful...
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of experience managing empowered, Agile teams or processes to achieve large-scale product outcomes
- 3+ years of marketing, brand management, or advertising experience
- Experienced partner management and relationship-building skills
- Set and manage well-disciplined communicating cadence between cross-function, cross-region teams.
- Experience managing the technical and release side of software backlogs and roadmaps
- Creative and critical thinking skills
- Strong self-motivation and work ethic