Product Director

We are expanding into the Sweepstakes gaming genre, and we're seeking a data-driven, customer-focused, energetic Product Director to spearhead and elevate our product to a top 5 position in this category.

In this role, you will report to the GM of playSWEEPS, and you will own and optimize the scope and performance of the playSWEEPS product and franchise. You will develop working relationships with the key stakeholders, functional managers, and other product leaders. As you help our business grow, you will also anticipate, plan, hire, and manage personnel requirements for the team.

The ideal candidate will possess keen business acumen, outstanding creativity, strong interpersonal skills, a data-driven mindset, and a passion for building category-leading products. In addition, we look for resourceful leaders who can confidently manage the full product lifecycle from planning and strategy to execution and daily optimization, ultimately delivering outstanding experiences to our loyal players.

This is a growing and dynamic new business for us! You will have an immediate impact on the success of our business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-class team and build exciting games and a one-of-a-kind loyalty proposition to even more fans worldwide.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Create quarterly and yearly plans and roadmaps -- a long-term, cohesive strategy to drive the growth of the games.
2. Design and execute data-driven strategies based on customer segmentation, competitive insights, and product positioning.
3. Work closely with the engineering leadership to deliver the best player experience on quality and on time.
4. Act as the advocate for our consumers – ensure all messaging is easy to comprehend and our features and functionality align with what our players want and what makes sense for the business.
5. Keep evolving our merchandising and promotional strategies.
6. Help build brands that players love and extend into their everyday lives.
7. Manage a team of product managers and a large cross-functional team of producers, designers, engineers.
8. Align the overall product roadmap with the current business needs and evangelize with cross-functional and leadership teams.
9. Concept, design, and execute innovative product features aimed at improving acquisition, engagement, retention, and monetization and their accompanying marketing and CRM campaigns and promotions.
10. Measure the success of product features after release and optimize their performance through rapid, data-driven iteration.
11. Analyze metrics and user feedback in real-time to derive insights on user trends and behavior.
12. Lead the reporting of the playSWEEPS product performance and strategy to internal and external stakeholders, including Product Updates, Franchise Reviews, and Annual Plans.
13. Represent the playSWEEPS product to the Company, including Senior Staff, Operating Team, and the Company at large.

Requirements

1. 10+ years of outstanding experience in broad, cross-functional product management with a minimum of 4 years of experience at a gaming company.
2. Owner/CEO mindset: ability to take ownership of an issue and see it through to business outcomes.
3. A strong track record of success and results at previous companies.
4. Comfortable working in a very data-driven company.
5. Experience successfully managing a team.
6. Strong influencing and leadership skills; effective cross-functional driver.
7. Passion for social games, iGaming, Sweepstakes and disruptive businesses.
8. Ability to be flexible on a day-to-day basis with task priority.
9. Ability to operate at an extremely fast pace.
10. iGaming and Sweepstakes preferred.

Benefits and Perks

1. 100% health premium coverage for you and your dependents.
2. 401K match and Restricted stock units.
3. Flexible vacation policy.
4. Employee-driven entertainment, happy hours, and team-building events.
5. Snacks and drinks are available in the kitchen.
6. Casual work environment.

About PLAYSTUDIOS

PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The company’s collection of original and published titles is powered by its groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 17 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran gaming, hospitality, and technology entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together beautifully designed mobile gaming content with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com.

PLAYSTUDIOS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.