Senior Product Manager - Unannounced Project

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Level Up Your Career with Zynga!</strong></p> <p>At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.</p> <p>From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! 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Within this role, you would work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.</p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work closely with a multi-disciplined team (Design, Art, Programming &amp; Analytics) to design, scope and implement core features that result in an outstanding gameplay experience for our players and positively inflect metrics.</li> <li>Own and manage the live operations schedule, ensuring best-in-class execution. Emphasis on attention to detail, proactive communication, and measurable results.</li> <li>Support the leadership team in defining and iterating upon the game’s business strategy to build a robust product roadmap for development and post-launch live content.</li> <li>Drive user and competitive research, champion the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis and an understanding of the market.</li> <li>Collaborate effectively across different business divisions, including release operations, user acquisition, legal, and other stakeholders, given the use of an established Take-Two IP.</li> <li>Effectively champion product vision &amp; strategy, monitor product progression through completion of milestones and partner with other parts of the organisation including Central Analytics and Product Marketing.</li> <li>Build knowledge and understanding of data driven insights within the rest of the team through regular communication about relevant dashboards and reports.</li> <li>Act as an independent, self-starter capable of driving projects forward autonomously.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Bring:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Product Management experience in free-to-play game development, with a proven track record in managing live operations and executing best-in-class practices.</li> <li>Strong passion for and in-depth knowledge of mid-core games, specifically within the action, shooter, or RPG genres.</li> <li>Proven experience working effectively with various cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., release operations, user acquisition, legal).</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to work independently as a self-starter, owning features and schedules without requiring direct reports.</li> <li>Ability to create wire-frames, product specifications and white papers.</li> <li>Exceptional data analysis skills, coupled with advanced Excel and SQL proficiency.</li> <li>Strong project management skills and ability to present work to executive staff.</li> <li>Outstanding written and oral communication.</li> <li>Strong organisational and analytical skills, as well as excellent attention to detail.</li> <li>Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals and give insight on industry trends.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Bonus Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Previous experience with new game development through to worldwide launch.</li> <li>Experience with shipping/managing games on multiple platforms.</li> </ul> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><strong>What We Offer You:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme</li> <li>26 days holiday, plus bank holidays &amp; 2 paid personal days</li> <li>6 months fully paid maternity/adoption leave and 16 weeks fully paid paternity leave (eligibility criteria applies)</li> <li>Pension plan, with a double matching employer contribution</li> <li>Private medical &amp; dental insurance and healthcare cash plan</li> <li>Life insurance, personal accident insurance and income protection</li> <li>Mental health and neurodiversity support programs</li> <li>Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (eligibility criteria applies)</li> <li>Fitness reimbursement plan, worth £600 per annum</li> <li>Flexible working hours</li> <li>Weekly happy hours, seasonal parties and monthly social events</li> <li>Annual rail season ticket advance and cycle to work scheme</li> </ul> <p>#LI-Hybrid<br>#LI-GB1</p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.&nbsp; Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.</p> <p>As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at ----- to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.</p> <p>Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.&nbsp; Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.&nbsp; Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.&nbsp; Zynga’s&nbsp; in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div>

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