Technical Product Manager
Skills
Key Performance IndicatorsMarket ResearchProduct LaunchProduct ManagementProduct Road MappingProduct ServiceProduct Strategy
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience of 2-5 years working on technology-powered products as either a product manager product designer engineer data analyst data scientist or user researcher
- Solid understanding of digital media platforms technologies and industry trends
- Shown ability of building intuitive content management systems that meet both internal and external customer needs
- Experience in building subscription based products with a track record of driving growth
- Led product development on sophisticated features from 1st to Nth interaction
- A history of deep and demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery
- Proven track record to determine solutions to hard problems with many constraints using sound judgment to assess risks and give recommendations in a well-structured data-informed written narrative
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to aid in collaborations with engineers designers and company leaders
Nice to have
- Deep understanding of the gaming industry and market trends
- Strong background in app development and design
Day to day
- Develop lead and communicate a clear product strategy and vision for IGN's large portfolio of digital platforms and products ensuring that it coincides with the company's goals and objectives
- Define and maintain the product roadmap for multiple products ensuring it aligns with business priorities user needs and market trends
- Oversee the end-to-end product development process from conceptualization to release
- Define and prioritize product features enhancements and requirements based on customer feedback market research and business impact
- Plan and implement successful product launches including marketing strategies and user communication
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering design editorial and marketing to ensure successful product development and delivery
- Keep collaborators informed about the status of ongoing projects turning points and potential roadblocks
- Conduct analyze and engage with user feedback and research to gain insight into our user needs preferences concerns and difficulties
- Work with UX/UI designers to create user-friendly and visually appealing products
- Apply data analytics and key performance indicators to supervise product performance
- Stay informed about industry trends emerging technologies and the competitive landscape to find opportunities and threats in the market