Position Summary
SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun.
SciPlay currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino, 88 Fortunes Slots and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, Backgammon Live, Match Hotel and Solitaire Daily Break with offices all over the world!
This role is part of SciPlay’s Project Rising Program. Project Rising is an immersive onboarding program designed to quickly build your understanding of social/mobile gaming at SciPlay. Through hands-on learning, you’ll explore our history, market, and game development approach, covering core areas like monetization, product, and analytics. Topics include impact funnels, game loops, LiveOps, KPI monitoring, economy strategies, and more. You’ll learn from SciPlay’s leaders, complete projects to apply your knowledge, and present insights on our games. By the program's end, you’ll be equipped to make a real impact within our team and on our players. We’re looking for people with high aptitude in critical thinking, sense of urgency, teamwork and drive while making cool games for a living! Ready to rise-up with us?
Job Summary
Product Managers manage the life-cycle of in-game mechanics and features. Responsible for understanding the impact to key KPIs through data and statistical methods, conducting A/B tests to isolate the impact of individual features and campaigns and evaluate the results of these tests. Work with other Product Managers and Analysts to provide a complete analysis of each element of an individual product to drive revenue and meet the product goals. This specific position will work directly with the Director of Monetization on driving new events and promotions into Jackpot Party Casino. Working closely with the live operations team, this position should understand how to drive positive player behavior on a day by day basis.
Essential Job Functions:
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Collaborate with Director of Product and Director of Monetization on new features and promotions.
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Own features and promotions from spec/design creation through development.
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Highly focused on features that drive engagement through the means of events and promotions.
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Iterate on and maintain existing specs before and during production to ensure accurate requirements are always available as the single source of truth.
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Estimate the revenue impact of new features, promotions or game optimizations
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Work with Executive Producer and Engineering leads to create accurate ROI estimates based on revenue impacts and development cost
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Assist with designing and maintaining a high quality backlog of “ready to implement” features and promotions for Roadmapping and Sprint planning with easily understandable specifications and design documents.
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Work with art, engineering, and production to ensure planned feature specs are 100% approved, cost-evaluated, and ready for implementation at the start of each sprint. This includes final UX design flows from Art.
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Work with Analytics to plan comprehensive testing strategies for features that will be tested in-game
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Attend daily stand-ups and weekly meetings with the development team, other Product Managers, and Analysts
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Act as day-to-day primary point of contact for any product and promotion related questions from the game team.
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Review daily KPIs and proactively identify opportunities, trends, and threats to the product.
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Evaluate notable competitors and share key insights / learnings to test.
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Document our processes and best practices
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Constantly seek improvement opportunities in our day-to-day workflows
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Create presentations of notable successful cross-genre mechanics for sharing with broader PM org and executive leadership team.
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Evaluate test results of implemented features and make recommendations for future iterations.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
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Must be passionate about the product and has a strong desire to move the genre forward.
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Motivated to win market share while building a high quality product.
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2+ years relevant experience
Preferred Experience:
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MBA or equivalent experience is a plus
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Experience in gaming, social, online casino, or consumer mobile live service products.
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PLUS: Previously worked designing events/promotions on a mobile game.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
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SQL and Data-mining experience a plus
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Excel/Google Sheet Skills and Proficient in Powerpoint/Google Slides
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Strong understanding of statistical significance in datasets.
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Understanding of forecasting and statistical modeling
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Agile/Scrum software development experience is a plus
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Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
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Ability to develop positive relationships and communicate effectively with Developers, QA, Analysts and Producers.
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Excellent Organizational skills
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Strong starter who can quickly get up to speed on new markets and products.
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Strong affinity for understanding target audience needs and spender priorities.
We are SciPlay! We make games!
At SciPlay, we are programmed to think untraditionally, and we believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our ability to stay ahead of the game! We are the brainiacs behind-the-scenes; innovating, dreaming, and navigating the social gaming world. Together, if we stay passionate and ambitious with our goals, no one can stop us from becoming the #1 social and casual gaming company.
A few of our highlighted perks and benefits:
· Competitive salaries
· Annual bonuses, matching 401k
· Hybrid work model (3 days in office)
· Fun environment: Open Office Concept with Ergonomic Seating and Standing Desks. Game Room featuring current generation consoles, numerous game titles, and various table games.
· Food! Fully Stocked Kitchen with Beverages and Snacks, as well as company-paid lunches 2x/week
· Paid Family Leave
· Paid Volunteer Time
· Annual 2-night company retreat
Read More About Our Values Here:
https://www.sciplay.com/life-at-sciplay
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SciPlay we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Both professionally and personally, we believe our differences are key to unlocking our superpowers. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles we have! #beYOU
SciPlay is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Light & Wonder, Inc. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games! Learn more at www.lnw.com.
SciPlay Corporation and its affiliates (collectively, SciPlay) are committed to creating a workforce of credibility and dependability. As a prerequisite to employment with SciPlay (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to SciPlay conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you. This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. SciPlay is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. If you’d like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law, please click here EEOC Poster.
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What We Do
SciPlay is a leading developer and publisher of digital games, providing entertaining free-to-play casual and social games to millions. Our data-driven approach, advanced game economy and high-quality content offer a thrilling experience. Our games are true to the authentic spirit of the world’s biggest casino brands and bring users hours of fun.
Why Work With Us
At SciPlay, we think untraditionally and believe in doing what you love and doing it well. We take pride in our unique blend of top technologies, talent and inclusive culture celebrating creativity, new ideas, innovation and individuality. Together, we create industry-leading games by collaboratively embracing our unique backgrounds and talents.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
SciPlay has a 3 day in-office work policy whereby ALL our studios around the world work from the office on the same days. The remaining 2 days can be spent in-office or at home.
