Product Manager - Pocket Gems
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
Pocket Gems seeks to build the greatest mobile games and most compelling interactive entertainment in the world. That’s the mission our founders began with, in an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009, and it continues to inspire us today. With $155 million in backing from Sequoia Capital and Tencent, we’re constantly breaking new ground in mobile entertainment.
Our products have been downloaded over 500 million times by players around the world and have grossed over $1 billion in revenue. We continue to release brand new content for Episode, a mobile storytelling network and platform, and War Dragons, a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy game.
As our community of players continues to grow, we’re committed to building diverse and inclusive environments across our teams, and in our games.
To help us define the future of storytelling on mobile, we are looking for a Product Manager on the Storytelling New Projects team to develop games and projects focused on narrative storytelling and character building.
What We’ve Accomplished:
- Developed and launched Episode, creating a brand new “interactive story” category in mobile games that has garnered over 350 million downloads.
- Turned Episode into a user-generated content platform, allowing user creators to publish over 160,000 interactive stories for our players.
What You'll Do:
- Work in an environment that requires strong problem solving skills and independent self-direction.
- Iterate on and develop hypotheses for player journeys using feedback from data analysis and user testing, and competitive analysis.
- Combine creativity with business impact in an entrepreneurial environment by working with world-class UX and Game Designers, Engineers and fellow Product Managers to:
- Design: Create and iterate on engaging and innovative features and systems to create our next hit game.
- Build: Wireframe and project manage new features as part of an agile product development process
- Test: Set and analyze success metrics for product health, and rigorously test and optimize for them over time to deliver exceptional business results
- Lead: Guide a cross-functional team to drive growth for new projects
What You Bring to the Product Management Team:
- 4 years of games or entertainment industry experience as a product manager.
- Up to date with current trends in free-to-play mobile games and understand the pros and cons of the decisions that different games make.
- Experienced in quantitative analysis and have the ability to refine hypotheses/models by digging into user data.
- Ability to manage complex projects and production schedules.
- Crave constant feedback that helps you make your game design better.
- Strong design mentality and intuition for game mechanics.
- Strong quantitative analysis skills and ability to refine hypotheses/models by digging into user data and iteratively improving metrics.
- Bachelor’s degree required, ideally in quantitative discipline (CS, Engineering, Math, Econ, etc.).
- Ability to write clear and concise specs for new features.
Extra Gems For:
- B.S. / M.S.in a quantitative/technical discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Economics, Data Science, etc.) and/or MBA
- Experience working on a prototype
- Specific experience in any of the following:
- Interactive story games
- Startup experience
- Engineering/software development
- A/B testing
The range provided is Pocket Gems’ reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition, this position is eligible for annual performance bonuses and equity.
Pocket Gems also has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position is eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Matching, Paid Time Off, Life Insurance, and Wellness Programs.
Please note that this information is only provided publicly for candidates in California.
Read more about what we’ve been up to!
- Pocket Gems Blog
At Pocket Gems, we're building teams that value originality, inclusivity, and accountability -- and we hope to engage with talent based on these and othercore values. We also offer competitive perks, such as flexible vacation, 401k matching, and a generous benefits package,
