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Business Strategy & Live Performance Director / Product Director (M/W/NB)

Job Description

Ubisoft International Production is the headquarters of our network of production studios and plays an essential role in the conception of our games. Closely working with the top management and our studios worldwide, our role is to support the various project teams on different topics (production processes, design, business strategy, marketability, financial planning) in order to enable them to develop high-quality games while maintaining an editorial and strategic coherence. This particular position allows our team members to benefit from a global overview of all our current projects under development.

At Ubisoft, you have the opportunity to work and grow with passionate teams that are pioneers in their field, all around the world. You will evolve in a caring and inspiring environment in which you will push the limits of the imagination and technology to create story worlds that will fascinate our audiences.

Do you want to embark on our adventure? Ubisoft is looking for a

Business Strategy & Live Performance Director / Product Director (M/W/NB)

Job description

Your role:

As a Business Strategy & Live Performance Director / Product Director, you will oversee a portfolio of multiple projects and brands. You will work closely with the leaders of each production team to co-build the business aspects of development, including business models, monetization and live, and validate their final strategies.

Missions:

• Guide the leaders of each project to design and build ambitious strategies that will maximize player recurring investment
• Work closely with production teams to support & challenge the design of best-in-class economies, build engaging game features and craft efficient business models that will foster acquisition, engagement, and monetization
• Work with our data team to leverage the right data and analytics to drive intelligent decisions that can increase player engagement, optimize business efficiency and boost financial performance.
• Partner with marketing, creative, producers and brand management teams to identify and explore new business opportunities
• Work with other HQ leadership groups (top management, brand portfolio, editorial, production HQ, finance) to drive decisions around our games’ roadmaps and priorities, assess their viability and recommend adapted strategies to maximize their profitability
• Lead transversal initiatives to drive Ubisoft’s growth on business, monetization & live topics, across multiple areas: design & prioritization of new tech features for monetization, market intelligence, data & analytics tooling and development of our business intelligence platform
• Develop and mentor business/product profiles across our studios to build a world class community of business leaders
• Manage a team of Business Analysts

Qualifications

• A strong experience in launching successful live service products (PC/Console) such as Product Director, Head of Product Management, Monetization Director within the gaming industry
• Experience in building complex in-game economies and business strategies that made a significant and lasting impact on games
• Avid gamer and strong interest in the gaming industry
• Thorough understanding of acquisition, retention, and monetization concepts
• A player first approach and strong knowledge about the gaming market, its consumer, and its trends
• Experience with structured, hypothesis-driven product improvements, rigorous metrics analysis, consumer insights and design experimentation
• Managed and developed a team
• Ability to build strong relationships with partners and positively influence your ecosystem
• Leadership, positive influence, negociation, good communication skills

Additional Information

Ubisoft, a great place to work :

• Fun at work : immersive events in our games, a lot of conferences and webinars, celebration evenings (out of Covid-19 context), playtest sessions….
• A caring and collaborative culture that encourages knowledge sharing
• A dynamic environment which leads to continuous innovation and improvement, where everyone’s ideas have the opportunity to shine.
• Working with experts in their field and enthusiasts who take up the challenge of pushing the limits of video game/entertainment every day
• And many other benefits !

If you are interested in this position and reckon you have what it takes, all you have left to do is send in your application via SmartRecruiters on this adress : https://smrtr.io/c462y. We will get back to you within 3 weeks and if we think your profile matches the needs for the role, we will organize a 20-30 minutes visioconference, followed up by an interview with the hiring manager and the recruiter, followed by several other interviews with peers and experts from our studios.

We look forward to reading you!!

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our gamers’ community.

Check out this guide to help you with your application, and learn about our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.

Company Description

Ubisoft’s 21,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game changing challenges, cutting edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us Create the unknown.