Remote Principal Product Manager

Summary

Join AccelByte, a top player in the gaming industry, as we empower game creators with our backend platform and tools. As a Principal Product Manager, you will drive product strategy, design, build, and enhance our growing offerings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or relevant work experience or certifications/courses
• At least 10 years of experience as a Product Manager or similar roles in SaaS/cloud-driven companies
• At least 5 years of management experience
• Advanced ability to deal with difficult/problem situations and maintain a professional demeanor, at all times
• Advanced ability to coach employees, helping them improve their skills and grow
• Advanced understanding of technical problems and communicating technical solutions
• Expert in stakeholder management
• Expert in technical documentation
• Expert in product strategy, planning, feature prioritization
• Expert in managing product roadmap
• Expert gaming industry knowledge and understanding of AccelByte’s products or similar services
• Expert in performing data-driven analysis
• Advanced experience in PC, Console, Mobile and VR development
• Expert in ticketing and bug-tracking solutions (Jira, etc.)
• Advanced experience in the SaaS/managed services industry
• Advanced experience in modern software development and operational tools and process
• Experience at a AAA game studio or a software product company is preferred
• Experience working with cloud platforms or web products is preferred
• Previous professional software experience of any kind is preferred
• Experience working in a multinational technology startup is highly preferred
• Eagerness to learn new technologies
• Proficiency in written and verbal English language
• Flexibility to adjust to work routines/schedules

Responsibilities

• Setting the practice of hands-on design collaborations together with design and engineering team members
• Engage with customers, as well as perform market research/product discovery to plan, define and deliver product
• Establish a clear organizational context and strategy
• Retain the right managers and product people for your organization
• Collaboratively work with/lead Accelbyte’s team of engineers, designers, sales and business teams to develop concepts and solve complex real-world challenges
• Direct first-person workflow & usability studies, field research, and market analysis
• Define and direct our approach to developer community management and developer support mechanisms
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products, develop insights, and implement improvements
• Be familiar with similar and competing products in the marketplace
• Contribute to the team or company to improve the quality or effectiveness of the work by making initiatives
• Coach the product/program/project managers and create individual growth plans for their career development
• Help identify and evaluate market trends, opportunities, and areas of focus and winning strategies for future projects
• Benchmark features, content, game design across the industry and present insights to creative directors and product directors to drive change in their projects
• Present data-supported summaries and recommendations to improve products within your genre of expertise
• Manage risk for strategic objectives
• Develop a process for analyzing game performance, building recommendations for feature prioritization, analyzing key performance indicators of post-release features, and rigorously testing/optimizing them
• Build the feature roadmaps and meet with executives to bring incremental growth to the business
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Base Salary: CAD 140,000 - 200,000 / year
• Medical, Dental, and Vision (100% paid for by AccelByte)
• Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plan with match up to 4%
• Flexible PTO