Product Manager

Job Description

We are EA and we make games – how cool is that? In fact, we entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

The Studio

Electronic Arts’ Firemonkeys Studio in Melbourne, Australia is highly regarded throughout the industry as a leading mobile game studio. We release new meaningful updates on a regular basis for games such as Real Racing 3, The Sims FreePlay, Need for Speed, and The Sims Mobile.

The Role

EA is looking for a Product Manager to help define, market, and upkeep the company’s free to play mobile gaming portfolio. The Product Manager would be helping the team in developing the feature roadmap, designing the game economy, and providing analytics support from creation to launch to live operations. This is a strategic, metrics-driven role focusing on the game’s user acquisition, engagement and monetization, crucial to delivering engaging and viral games that are fun, iconic, and meet the company’s aggressive revenue goals. You'll learn a ton, have fun, and be a critical part of our success.

Responsibilities

• Bring experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design and development process
• Maximize titles' acquisition, engagement, monetization, and of course, fun!
• Work with game team to plan and execute product roadmap to meet goals via a regular deployment cycle. Measure performance and adjust. See results of your actions daily.
• Use a strong quantitative background to create, balance and manage virtual economies and economy models
• Work closely with game producers to provide product economy analysis, revenue optimization, feature recommendations, and on-going live support for our games
• Leverage analytics and quantitative analysis to monitor game performance, tune mechanics, and identify new features to improve user conversion, retention, and monetization
• Work closely with a world class Analytics team to bring in world class tools and methodologies like Machine Learning to game development process
• Coordinate closely with marketing, creative, and franchise teams to promote titles both in-game and externally to optimize response/ROI

Skills and Experience

• 2-3 years of experience in product management within consumer web, and e-commerce products
• Strong analytics skills and experience with data driven decision making
• Experience using Excel or BI tools (Power BI or Tableau) to build dashboards and generate insights
• Experience in a B2C product management environment where your consumer is the priority (for us it’s our players!)
• Games industry experience is highly desirable
• Collaborative working style, being open for feedback and enjoy working in a fast paced, constantly iterating environment
• Mobile expertise is a strong plus
• BA/BS degree – CS/EE/Engineering degree preferred
• MBA preferred
• A passionate, performance-driven self-starter

The Perks

• Modern studio, located next to Southern Cross Station
• Subsidised health care programme and gym allowance
• Excellent employee benefits, bonuses and share options
• Subsidised games and consoles, with additional games available to take home to play
• Fully stocked kitchen for breakfast, lunch, fresh fruit and hot drinks
• Friday night socials and regular team building outings

How to Apply

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