Senior Product Manager, Social & Accounts, Minecraft

At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.  

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence. 

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community. 

Minecraft is looking for a Senior Product Manager to own the social and account experience across the Minecraft ecosystem, helping players find friends, connect, communicate, and play together across the Minecraft ecosystem. You’ll set the vision and roadmap for playerfacing social and account experiences and drive end-to-end delivery from concept through launch. Partnering closely with engineering, design, and player safety, you’ll lead complex, crossorg initiatives to build trusted, scalable social and account experiences that make it easy for Minecraft players to play together seamlessly. 

Responsibilities
 

• Own the vision and delivery of social and account experiences that enable players to connect, communicate, and play together seamlessly across platforms. 
• Lead complex, cross-org initiatives by aligning engineering, design, player safety, and partner teams around shared goals, managing dependencies and long-term outcomes. 
• Drive hands-on execution from concept through launch, making clear tradeoffs and ensuring we ship high-quality, player centered experiences.
• Define success metrics, working with data and engineering teams to capture the right signals, monitor outcomes, and iterate through experimentation.
• Champion player safety, trust, and compliance by embedding best practices into social and account experiences.  

Qualifications
 

Required Qualifications :  

• Bachelor's Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 2+ years experience taking a product, feature, or experience to market (e.g., design, addressing product market fit, and launch, internal tool/framework).
• 4+ years experience improving product metrics for a product, feature, or experience in a market (e.g., growing customer base, expanding customer usage, avoiding customer churn).
• 4+ years experience operating as a hands‑on product manager, working closely with engineering teams and cross‑functional partners to drive execution, manage tradeoffs, and deliver complex, foundational features to production.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with an emphasis on collaboration and inclusiveness. 

In the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it! 

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Product Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $158,400 - $258,000 per year.

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This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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