About the position
2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM. At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities
- Inform and steward the vision and strategy for our suite of in-game commerce products.
- Refine and evolve the strategy, build a long-term roadmap, define the product requirements and acceptance criteria, and drive alignment with stakeholders, partners and peers.
- Champion the needs of the customer, the product and the team to scale our impact.
- Perform competitive analysis, customer interviews, KPI development and reporting.
- Develop strong, positive partnerships with partners across 2K, including business unit leadership, marketing, game production, studio development, and product-feature teams.
- Inspire trust and confidence in your ability to deliver through clear and proactive communication, customer empathy, and reliable execution.
- Work closely with peers in product management, engineering and program leadership to plan effectively, validate product and technical assumptions, and iteratively deliver value.
- Contribute to our exchanged views of what good looks like across multiple dimensions of quality.
- Advocate among peers on behalf of the product, the customer, and the player.
Requirements
- 2-4+ years in product management, building and delivering technical software products.
- Deep, player-oriented understanding of in-game monetization methods and user journeys.
- Sufficiently conversant in technical issues to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Basic understanding of web application development, web APIs, microservice architectures, and frontend development concerns.
- Experience managing technical debt and balancing both the business and technical tradeoffs between new investments and cleanup / hardening / optimization.
- Superb communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills.
- Solid attention to detail.
- Experience in dynamic environments, overcoming challenges that require versatility, creative problem-solving and effective teaming.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, ideally in a related field.
- Eagerness to learn and grow as a product and team leader.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in the gaming industry with an understanding of game development and game-publishing cycles.
- Experience increasing player and business value via micro-transactions.
- Strong player-first mindset.
Benefits
- The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $120,000 and $140,000 per year.
- Total compensation package may include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards.
- Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
