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As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent for our Bingo team in Toronto. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

PERKS & BENEFITS

  • Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays*
  • 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan*
  • Life Insurance, RRSP matching, Flexible Spending Accounts & More*
  • Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
  • Company Events such as movie night, pub night and more…
  • You'll be equipped with a high-end laptop, monitor and mobile device
  • Convenient location in downtown Toronto’s entertainment and technology district

*Only applies to full-time positions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re currently looking for a passionate Senior Product Manager who loves data and has a great mind for bringing ideas from conception to fruition. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the top creative and analytical talent in a highly profitable mobile game development studio with an array of perks and respect for employee quality of life and personal time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Deriving insights from data visualizations from the data analysts.
  • Designing big (and small) game features, which increase the game’s KPIs.
  • Leveraging user data and feedback to validate and prioritize design ideas through the entire lifecycle of a feature (i.e. design, execution, as a live feature, and further iteration).
  • Collaborating with team members across the studio (within Product team and outside of Product team) on executing game ideas including design, content creation and data integration.
  • Managing a game’s end to end lifecycle and design challenges across multiple features and monitoring this progression through completion of milestones.
  • Consulting on game specifications and driving the use of innovative game technology.
  • Creating game economies; setting drop rates and item prices.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in a top grossing mobile game.
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience as a product management on a live product, preferably a free to play mobile game.
  • Experience creating product specifications, design documents, and white papers.
  • Strong data analysis skills using spreadsheets and querying databases.
  • Outstanding written/oral, organizational and time management skills.
  • Previous startup experience is desirable, comfort in an agile environment.
  • A passion for games, up to date on tech and trends in the games industry.
  • A confident approach capable of championing features you believe in through criticism.
  • Strong analytical mindset, recognizes problems and opportunities through an objective and data-centric framework.
  • Takes initiative to identify and solve problems, or present solutions.
  • Generates new and innovative approaches to problems, creates product specifications, design documents and white papers.
  • Plans, organizes, and schedules, in an efficient, productive manner, focusing on key priorities.
  • Manage input from stakeholders and coordinate plans.
  • Set and manage a schedule, deliverables and outcomes.
  • Ability to motivate teams and communicate objectives clearly.

NICE TO HAVE

  • Past experience in managing teams.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.