PeopleFun

Director of Product, Wordscapes

165k - 215k USD

Remote

Full Time

#Product

#Retention

#LTV

#Team Leadership

#Data Driven

#Mobile Gaming

#User Experience

#Advertising

PeopleFun is looking for a Director of Product, Wordscapes

Full Time Director Remote Product Retention LTV Team Leadership Data Driven Mobile Gaming User Experience Advertising English Medical insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance 401k Wellness programs Professional development Remote work

165k - 215k USD per year

PeopleFun is an award-winning creator of mobile games for players across the globe. We are part of AppLovin, a publicly traded company, with world-class projects, resources, and infrastructure. PeopleFun is a Dallas-based game studio founded and led by game industry veterans, where game developers thrive on collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and fun. Our games are played by over 25 million players each month, and we have a number of exciting mobile games in development to fuel the future growth of PeopleFun.

We believe in bringing People together through Fun by creating the best in class social features and communities in our games that enables our players to engage deeply with other players. Secondly we endeavor to bring our studio teammates together by creating the very best game teams that foster healthy collaboration, incredible productivity, and life-long professional relationships.

Candidates who reside or will reside in the following locations are eligible for this role: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington State.

Job Summary

PeopleFun is in search of a dynamic Director of Product Management to spearhead product initiatives for our flagship title, Wordscapes. Reporting to the Wordscapes business GM, you'll sit at the forefront of the mobile word game category. Your primary focus will be driving, supporting, and mentoring the PM team to grow the vibrant Wordscapes player community through innovative live-ops services and new features that align with PeopleFun's mission of developing and growing strong gaming communities.

Responsibilities

Lead product strategy, roadmapping, and prioritization for Wordscapes, including new feature development and live ops optimization for a thriving 4M+ DAU player base

Serve as product leader, creating and optimizing impactful game features to achieve short and long-term business goals

Manage & grow a team of industry leading Product Managers, providing guidance on product strategies

Conduct competitive research, analyze industry trends, and implement best practices to maintain Wordscapes as a mobile category leader

Collaborate with the Analytics team to understand player behaviors and motivations to translate insights into impactful features, optimizations, and experiments

Blend product intuition, competitive intelligence, and data insights to assess the potential impact of live-ops content and feature proposals.

Collaborate with engineering teams to leverage central platform technology, driving product growth and efficiencies while effectively weighing technical decisions.

Develop models and frameworks for better decision-making and identify growth opportunities across the player experience

Partner closely with the Ad Monetization team to best balance trade-offs between revenue optimization and player experience and serve as a key liaison between Wordcapes and our dedicated AppLovin User Acquisition team.

Regularly present the Wordscapes product strategy to the GM and key stakeholders.

Assess, approve, and balance product spec and target outcomes against technical and design considerations.

Drive and mentor the Product team on how best to communicate overall results, progress, and data to the team

Requirements

5+ years of experience leading mobile game product teams for successful titles

Passion for improving retention and player LTV, with a track record of developing features and live services that improve topline KPIs and drive breakthrough results

Strong team player with extensive management and leadership experience, capable of developing strategic product plans and skilled in inspiring and aligning teams toward these plans

Hands on contributor, willing to get your hands dirty and help where needed to get the job done. No job is too big, or too small.

Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to drive messaging across an organization, motivating & aligning the team around strategic goals

Demonstrated data driven mindset that understands how to analyze and utilize player data to develop relevant hypotheses and design and execute ab tests that can optimize KPI performance and drive informed decisions

Deep understanding of the mobile gaming ecosystem and passionate about creating fun and compelling user experiences

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in the casual puzzle and/or word game vertical

Experience managing products across a top 50 grossing mobile game

Experience with advertising monetized mobile games

MBA or equivalent experience.

PeopleFun provides a competitive total compensation package with a pay for performance rewards approach. The expected base pay range for this [CA based or North America based] position is $165,000-$215,000. Base compensation at PeopleFun is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and other benefits.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Performance Bonuses

401K Match Policy

Flexible PTO Policy

Wellness Stipend

Free Lunch each Friday

Generous Parental Leave & Family-Friendly Culture

Annual Credits for Professional Development & In-App Purchases

PeopleFun is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about EEO rights as an applicant here.

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