Associate Product Manager - Victoria, Canada - KIXEYE

Description

Are you passionate about online games? Are you a creative innovator? We believe the best games are made by passionate and entrepreneurial people who feel supported in their endeavors.

KIXEYE's aim is to create countless unique experiences that thrill, delight and challenge anyone who loves games.

For over a decade KIXEYE has innovated the competitive gaming sector while focusing on innovation, fidelity, and accessibility.

Based in Victoria, British Columbia, KIXEYE has constantly and reliably enhanced the user experience with a nuance based attitude that leaves no detail too small to perfect.

With our operations head located in Western Canada and our employees across the United States, Australia, Vietnam and Spain, KIXEYE allows the efficiency of streamline systems with the flexibility of global appeal.

Benefits and Perks at KIXEYE
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Compensation:We offer a competitive compensation structure
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Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: Good health is essential to your well being. Always look and feel your best at KIXEYE.
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Life & Disability Insurance: If you are ever knocked off your feet, you can rest assured that we'll have your back.
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PTO / Holidays: You work hard, balance makes for better work. It's your time off, use it however you want.
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Continuous Improvement: An annual budget to inspire you to pursue learning.
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Work-Life Balance: Flexible working times and places, such as working remotely.
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Dog-Friendly: We love our 4-legged friends — dogs bring joy and excitement to everyday life at the office
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Cell Phone Plans: All staff have options between different cell phone plans that support them best
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Beautiful headquarters in the heart of Victoria:Situated in the BC's capital city with stunning downtown harbor views
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Remote work:All staff have the option of working remotely and we offer a WFH stipend to help you get set up at home.
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Company Events:We love engaging our staff in employee team building activities

You are in the trenches of game execution. You provide clarity, requirements, coordination and measurable performance to the game design process. You own the expected outcomes for features, and know how to measure success. Improving monetization and viral performance is your mantra. You creatively solve problems and understand data can accelerate performance. You empower the rest of the team with data and a vision for how to put it to use.


What you get to do every day:

• Plan, design, and execute the sales and promotional strategy for in-game offers.
• Hypothesize, test, and improve strategies executed through live ops tools that will deliver gains on engagement and retention metrics.
• Gather product requirements and align them with business goals and coordinate with stakeholders to achieve the product vision.
• Collect quantitative product data and metrics to help shape product features and product strategy.
• Partner with the analytics team to track performance of all key launches (events, features, promotions) to derive insights that will drive the evolution of the game.
• Stay on top of market trends by supporting the team with competitive insights on new launches, strategies, and tactics deployed that will help inform and shape the roadmap.

What you bring to the role:

• 1-2+ years of product management or similar experience, preferably from gaming (F2P, games as a service), entertainment, or technology.
• Passion for interactive entertainment and games.
• Personal drive and an understanding of business statistics, design and game mechanics.
• Diploma, Associate Degree, or equivalent. BSBA is preferred. Experience delivering products in a Game, MMO, consumer web, social network, or entertainment product is an excellent asset.
• Proficiency with SQL and experience with expressing data analytics through tools like Tableau and Looker is preferred.
• An ability to interact and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Proficiency in turning around a lot of written content in a short period of time with limited support.
• An obsession about the customer and a strong desire to be the customer advocate. Experience in a customer facing role is preferred.
• Able to partner with crossfunctional disciplines, and to influence effectively while remaining diplomatic.
• Advanced use of MS Office and Google Apps.
• Passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills. An obsessive attention to detail.
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines.
• Can work cross functionally in many areas without being constrained by your job.

Location:
Canada, remote work or office in Victoria BC


Reports to:
Product Manager