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Technical Product Manager, Services

Pixelberry Studios is a top mobile games developer, creating fun and engaging games with heart for over nine years. We’re a division of Nexon, one of the Top 10 largest gaming companies in the world. Our studio is 3-for-3 launching games into the App Store's Top 25 Grossing chart. Our market-leading, award-winning mobile game, Choices: Stories You Play, broke into the Top 5 in the App Store. Our vision for success is based around innovative game design, diversity, and putting our players first!

We've seen firsthand the positive impact that games can make. Because of that, we leverage our commercial success to make a real difference: we have partnered with numerous non-profits, saved actual lives with our games, and donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to charities. Players love our games’ focus on racial, gender, sexual, and identity diversity while holding us accountable when they expect more.

Some of us at Pixelberry have worked together for over 10 years through multiple companies. As a result, we strive to create long-term relationships that help sustain our success. We continue to add new individuals who aren’t just searching for another stepping stone but a place to put down roots and actively make a difference. We love what we do and are looking for passionate, like-minded people who want to grow, learn, and make a difference together.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

At Pixelberry, we strive to expand the potential of narrative games. As we utilize new technologies in that pursuit, we are searching for a highly innovative and analytical Product Manager to lead a Core technology team and provide the vision to solve complex technical challenges. They will lead the development of new back-end systems in addition to improving existing ones.

The ideal candidate collaborates with all departments to ensure the "what" of the work serves all stakeholders well and the "why" of the work is understood by all. They are highly organized, thoughtful, collaborative, adaptable, and decisive. They have a technical background and can understand technical concepts. They are focused on empowering their team and helping them grow. They are a quick learner with a compelling vision for how games should be built. They love experimentation and finding the best product through trial and error. They strongly value team input and building alignment and buy-in so that they can integrate feedback into processes and feature design. In all decisions, they strive to advocate for players and the product.

Our headquarters are in Los Altos, CA but we can accommodate a remote work environment for a candidate from the following states: California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington.

Currently, all Pixelberry staff work remotely with the option to work in-office, if desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build a complex understanding of highly technical back-end service products
• Decompose high-level business and user requirements into epics & user stories with clear acceptance criteria and actionable items for the engineering team
• Maintain an organized backlog
• Gather and synthesize product requirements and user feedback from internal teams and stakeholders
• Develop detailed product feature specifications and ensure they’re clearly understood by the development teams
• Work closely with engineers to understand challenges, define and unblock work, and review completed features

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager or relevant Product experience
• BS or MS in Computer Science engineering or similar technical experience
• Shipped 2+ successful products or games
• Experience with back-end technology development
• Experience developing minimal viable products (MVP) to budget and timelines
• Experience working with external development teams

BENEFITS & PERKS

• Competitive salary
• High level of autonomy and freedom
• Rich & flexible health, disability, and employee assistance offerings to meet the needs of a diverse workforce
• 401(K) with matching program
• Paid Year-End Break
• For local employees that elect to work in-studio, a relaxed office environment with free food and snacks
• Virtual escape rooms, video game nights, trivia parties, and other team-building activities throughout the year!

HOW THIS JOB IS DIFFERENT

• Learn about the business side of mobile games. Our team is very good at what we do.
• Good work/life balance. We are family-friendly and look at things in the long term.
• That warm fuzzy feeling that you’re not just making a difference at a company, but in the lives of people all over the world.

Pixelberry Studios values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, Black/BIPOC, LGBT individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. Pixelberry is also an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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