Senior Product Manager-Star Wars

We are BossAlien, part of the NaturalMotion family. Our mission is to bring AAA console visuals and deep compelling gameplay to mobile platforms. For the past three years NaturalMotion Studios have been named one of the Best Places to Work in the UK games industry by gamesindustry.biz.

Hiring Update: The safety of our candidates and team members is our top priority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our workforce transitioned to working from home, with all interviewing and onboarding being conducted virtually until further notice.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a Lead or Senior Product Manager to join us at BossAlien, a division of NaturalMotion, in creating Star Wars™: Hunters, a competitive arena combat game for the Nintendo Switch system and mobile devices. Star Wars: Hunterswill bring players together to engage in thrilling, squad-based, multiplayer battles featuring a diverse array of distinctive new Star Wars characters. 

You will use a combination of excellent analytical abilities, business discernment, and critical thinking to innovate and build extraordinary experiences that will impact our players’ lives. You will have a consistent record of owning and delivering experiences to players that raise-the-bar from an innovation, usability, and design perspective whilst thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Work closely with a multi-disciplined team (Design, Art, Programming & Analytics) to design, scope and implement core features that result in an outstanding gameplay experience for our players and positively inflect metrics
• Support the leadership team in defining and iterating upon the game’s business strategy to build a robust product roadmap for development and post-launch live operations
• Drive user and competitive research, driving the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis and an understanding of the market
• Effectively champion product vision & strategy, monitor product progression through completion of milestones and partner with other parts of the organisation including Central Analytics and Product Marketing
• Build knowledge and understanding of data driven insights within the rest of the team through regular communication and the creation of meaningful dashboards and reports
• Be a player champion!

Required Skills & Experience  

• Product Management experience in free-to-play game development, with a proven track record in managing live operations
• Ability to create wire-frames, product specifications and white papers
• Exceptional data analysis skills, coupled with advanced Excel and SQL proficiency
• Strong project management skills and ability to present work to executive staff
• Strong passion for games, creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences
• Outstanding written and oral communication
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, as well as excellent attention to detail
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals and give insight on industry trends
• Passion for and in-depth knowledge of mid-core, action and combat games

Desirable Skills & Experience 

• Previous experience with new game development through to worldwide launch 
• Experience with shipping/managing games on multiple platforms

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme, Zynga stock allocation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and Christmas shutdown
• Private medical care, dental and healthcare cash plan
• Life insurance, critical illness insurance and income protection
• 6 months fully paid maternity leave or 3 months fully paid paternity leave
• Discounted gym membership and free weekly (virtual) fitness classes
• Annual season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Summer and Christmas parties 

We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us at [email protected] to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.