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Product Manager, Esports

Are you a product manager and an avid gamer or esports enthusiast? If you are, this is a job for you. Engine Gaming and Media is looking for a full-time Product Manager to join our team and focus on our esports products.

What You Get To Do...

The Product Manager, Esports will be given the opportunity to join a growing product team focused on delivering competitive gaming (UMGGaming.com) and fan engagement (WinView). You will be a product leader as Engine Gaming and Media embarks on major re-architecture / redesigns across our products to bring new offerings to market.

What We Need From You...

  • To be an avid gamer or esports enthusiast with an in-depth understanding of consumer behavior and insights into how and what gamers want and how they engage.
  • A deep understanding of agile software development processes, with proven success in leading a cross-functional team through successful delivery of product initiatives.
  • An entrepreneurial and analytical drive to develop products that maximize player acquisition, engagement, and overall long term loyalty and satisfaction with our esports offerings.
  • Ownership of product definition and requirements for all esports initiatives from minor enhancements to full redesign/rearchitecture projects.
  • Collaboration with our product engineering management team to co-lead iteration and sprint planning meetings, mitigate risks, and ensure on-time delivery of product and features.

Our Ideal Candidate Has...

  • 5+ years relevant product management experience, with 3 years in gaming, esports or tournament management
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
  • Product management experience on free-to-play games (PC, mobile, social or console), a huge plus
  • Ability to take an idea from a big picture concept into detailed requirements and successful execution
  • Experience with Agile and Scrum software development processes processes, including running backlog grooming, sprint planning, and daily standups. Scrum certification a plus.
  • Proficiency with JIRA and Confluence, or equivalent
  • Exposure to product analytics platforms such as Heap, Mixpanel and Google Analytics a plus
  • Steller oral and written communication skills and can collaborate across team and company
  • Excellent ability to work independently and take ownership on tasks
  • Strong analytic thinking with strong decision making and troubleshooting skills
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational/project management skill

About Engine Gaming and Media

Engine Gaming and Media is a multi-platform media group leading the charge in esports, news streaming, and gaming. The merger of Torque Esports, Frankly Media, and WinView Games brings together a unique combination of esports content, streaming technology, gaming platforms, data analytics and intellectual property.

To date, the combined companies have connectivity into hundreds of millions of homes with clients comprised of more than 1,200 television, print, and radio brands including CNN, ESPN, Discovery / Eurosport, Fox, Vice, Newsweek, and Cumulus; and dozens of gaming and technology companies including EA, Activision, Blizzard, Take2Interactive, Microsoft, Google, Twitch and Ubisoft. The company is headquartered in New York with offices in Atlanta, Toronto, Barcelona and Bangalore.