Senior Product Manager - Hybrid/Remote (UK)

Job Description

PlayStation is seeking a Senior Product Manager to join the Central Product Management team at PlayStation Studios. In this role, the Senior Product Manager will collaborate with a small central team and other partners to help build, launch, and manage successful live service games, while helping studios to build out embedded product management capabilities. They will partner closely with multiple teams to use data, insights, user testing, and creative solutions to inform product feature development and drive product success.What this role involves:

• Supporting product management across multiple live and upcoming titles.
• Working closely with cross-functional groups to prioritize retention and monetization opportunities.
• Evaluating design specs and mockups, identifying risks, and assessing mitigation strategies.
• Creating initial hypothesis tests for new product features.
• Communicating product performance to key team members.
• Investigating opportunities for product performance growth.
• Providing hands-on support to studios across various core competencies.
• Helping define and share best practices to support game studios.

Requirements:

• Experience in product management for live service games, preferably with experience on AAA Console/PC titles.
• Proven business and market awareness with strategic and analytical capabilities, using data to inform decisions.
• Strong data fluency and working experience of partnering with analytics, research, and insights groups.
• Social intelligence, interpersonal skills, excellent communication and empathy for creative teams.
• Experience with game economy and/or monetization strategy and experience with analytical tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau, etc.).
• Good understanding of statistics, hypothesis testing, and scientific methods.
• Working knowledge of different types of games, genres, and business models (F2P, paid, cosmetic economy, etc.).
• Ability to understand, conceptualize, and abstract the design of game systems, features, and mechanics, providing recommendations.
• Experience working with publishing partners (marketing, release management, store, etc.).
• Deep passion for games and ability to evaluate and break down the components of what makes a successful live game.

What this role offers:

• Discretionary bonus opportunity
• Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Scheme
• 25 days holiday per year
• On Site Gym
• Access to cycle garage and showers