Head of Product - Unannounced Project in London

Who We Are

At NaturalMotion, we make games that wow people. We innovate to create previously impossible experiences that would not exist without us. We take pride in making titles that reach a large audience and creating communities that last. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as one of the UK's Best Places to Work in games for eight consecutive years by gamesindustry.biz, and we're proud to be part of the Zynga and Take-Two Interactive family. We embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role, you would work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.

Position Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Director of Product to join our studio and to drive the product business strategy for our next exciting Shooters project. You will use a combination of excellent analytical abilities, mobile free to play expertise, business acumen, and critical thinking to build and evolve immersive experiences to keep players engaged. You will have a proven track record of owning and delivering experiences to players that raise the bar from an innovation, usability, and design perspective.

What You'll Do

• As part of the game leadership team, define and drive the game’s business strategy to build a robust product roadmap for development and post-launch live operations.
• You will lead and manage a team of high calibre Product Managers, supporting their career development, and maximizing their impact through coaching and process improvements.
• Work closely with a multidisciplinary team (Design, Art, Production & Analytics) to design, scope and implement core features that result in an outstanding gameplay experience for our players and positively inflect metrics.
• You will drive user and competitive research, driving the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis and an understanding of the market.
• Effectively champion product vision & strategy, monitor product progression through completion of milestones and partner with other parts of the organization including Central Analytics, Consumer Insights and Product Marketing.
• Build knowledge and understanding of data driven insights within the rest of the team through regular communication and the creation of meaningful dashboards and reports.
• Expected to provide valuable input into business cases based on in depth analysis and demonstrate how that analysis impacts business metrics.
• Be a player champion!

What You Bring

• Proven Product Management experience in game development, with a consistent track record in shipping titles, managing live operations, balancing in-game economies and leading Product Management team.
• Experience working on RPG/ARPG titles.
• Experience with new game development from concept stage through to worldwide launch.
• Experienced at articulating product vision, driving team-wide and studio-wide cross discipline alignment and evangelizing the vision to key stakeholders.
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals and give insight on industry trends.
• Identify areas of growth ranging from acquisition funnel and in-game optimisations.
• Effectively partner with other parts of the organization including cross platform partners, Central Analytics, Consumer Insights and Product Marketing to identify opportunities for product growth.
• Build knowledge and understanding of data driven insights through regular communication and the creation of meaningful dashboards and reports.
• Strong passion for games, creating fun and compelling user experiences.

Bonus Points

• Previous experience with leading product strategy for a AAA Studio.
• PC/Console experience.
• Free-to-play mobile games experience.
• Passion for and in-depth knowledge of RPG/ARPG Core / mid-core and hardcore genres and other FTP titles in these categories.

What We Offer You

Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme. 26 days holiday, plus