Owlchemy Labs

Product Lead

Owlchemy Labs

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: TexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per year

Job Level

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About the role

  • Collaborate with C-suite leadership, production, design, and engineering teams to align product goals with the overall company vision.
  • Define and execute a comprehensive product strategy for our live service title, focusing on long-term engagement, retention, and monetization.
  • Utilize data analytics, user feedback and creative direction to inform product decisions, optimize features, and identify new opportunities.
  • Oversee the live operations cadence, ensuring a steady stream of content updates, events, and features that keep the community engaged.
  • Coordinate with studio leadership to make sure production ramifications of decisions from all disciplines are considered.
  • Lead teams across disciplines from a production standpoint: effectively prioritize tasks, identify dependencies and remove blockers.
  • Support the Production team with clear direction throughout development including defining priority of features and milestones.
  • Partner closely with the Customer Support team to ensure player feedback and support data are systematically assessed, addressed in development cycles, and key drivers in product development decisions.
  • Partner closely with the Marketing team to ensure alignment on goals and production timelines, incorporating Marketing insights on player feedback and sales performance into product strategy.
  • Take the lead role in supporting Live Services projects throughout their lifetimes.
  • Maintain communication of progress and goals across all teams at Owlchemy.
  • Guide team to update and maintain documentation of product and development practices, including development processes, art style, and technical documentation.
  • Collaborate across departments to ensure product goals are being met, from gameplay and content to stylistic coherence.
  • Manage other Owls, providing professional development support, mentorship, and performance feedback.
  • Keep informed on the market landscape and stay ahead of industry trends \to ensure Owlchemy products remain competitive and innovative in the VR space.

Requirements

  • Clear and proactive communicator across all disciplines and levels
  • Detail-oriented, thoughtful, and deeply aware of dependencies across systems and schedules
  • Strong strategic mindset with the ability to translate high-level vision into actionable roadmaps
  • Proficiency in data analysis and the ability to derive actionable insights from complex datasets
  • Deep understanding of free-to-play and premium monetization mechanics, economy design, and user psychology
  • Highly organized and capable of organizing others
  • Great conflict resolution and soft skills
  • Able to mentor and contribute to career growth of other Owls
  • High School Diploma or equivalent
  • Clear understanding of game production pipelines
  • At least 1 shipped title made with Unity
  • 3+ years professional Unity engine experience
  • 3+ years experience with Google Workspace
  • 5+ years experience supporting a Live Service game
  • 10+ years industry experience
  • Management experience
  • 3+ years Jira, Notion and Miro experience
  • Appreciation of puns (or at least the ability to groan at them)
Benefits
  • 20 days of vacation
  • Unlimited sick days
  • School loan repayment assistance
  • New parent benefits
  • Health/Dental/Vision Plans
  • Retirement Plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisUnitygame production pipelinesmonetization mechanicseconomy designuser psychologyLive Service game supportproject managementfeature prioritizationdocumentation practices
Soft Skills
clear communicationdetail-orientedstrategic mindsetorganizational skillsconflict resolutionmentorshipproactive approachteam collaborationleadershipperformance feedback
Certifications
High School Diploma or equivalent