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Associate Product Manager

Warner Media

Needham, MA 10-24-2022
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
Job Description
Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, ''the stuff dreams are made of,'' we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

Warner Bros. Games Boston is a Warner Bros. Games development studio focused on creating free-to-play games for mobile platforms. The studio is utilizing its extensive expertise in creating persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities to develop its hit mobile game, Game of Thrones: Conquest.

Your New Role...

WB Games Boston is seeking an Associate Product Manager to join their Product team.

The Associate Product Manager will use quantitative analysis to make data-driven recommendations, define business goals and translate goals into business requirements and product specifications. In addition to job knowledge and technical skills, emphasis is placed on teamwork, communication, and organization skills.

This is a long-term temp position that is eligible for most company benefits.

Please include a cover letter telling us why you'd be a great fit for this role, applications without cover letters will not be considered.

Your Role Accountabilities...
• The Associate PM will work on various assigned aspects of the product.
• Assignments are clearly defined in terms of expected output, quality, process and time frame for completion. Independently handles smaller features/programs or assists with specific portions of larger features/programs.
• Contributes and shares ideas/competitive practices in the free to play mobile gaming space .
• Works collaboratively with others to implement, test and measure hypotheses and the impact of decisions.
• Develop a knowledge of game design principles such as player experience, player behavior, choice and motivation, game progression and pacing, etc.
• Possess a solid understanding of the game's economy design, financial levers and performance KPIs.
• Maintains an awareness of competitive products and trends.
• Developing a general understanding of all development disciplines, their input into the product and the team's chosen development methodology.
• Analyzes data, builds automated reports, and works with the analytics team to get all necessary data to evaluate game metrics.
• Developing skill with product testing

Qualifications & Experience...
• Gaming Industry experience is a plus.
• Experience in quantitative analysis and ability to work with existing hypotheses and models is required.
• A solid knowledge of quantitative analysis and data modeling principles and methodologies is required.
• Ability to derive conclusions from data and structured thinking techniques to make data-driven decisions.
• A degree in a related discipline (e.g. economics, finance, math, hard sciences, etc.) or equivalent functional experience.
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Excellent communication, and organization skills are required

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r704vq-3-144-12-205-42 in your application.