Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Director Product Video Activision New York

Job Description: • 2-minute read •
Major League Gaming growing FAST and we need a Director of Product who knows video publishing platforms in and out to help us reach our aggressive goals! After an exciting recent acquisition by Activision Blizzard, the world’s largest interactive gaming company, we are seeking a driven, passionate leader to play a critical role in developing the long-term strategic vision for the company. Our new Director will exemplify a proactive, self-motivated and focused thinker who takes pride in knowing all things streaming media and delivering knock-out products. As a critical member of the MLG team, you will bring to life our vision for technical and creative innovation and help shape the future of eSports.
Responsibilities include:

Work closely with business development, partner solutions, and product management to development compelling solutions for existing and future partners
Serve as the principal liaison to implement handshake between engineering team and consumer-facing product
Identify processes and solutions that increase speed to market, scale, and partner success
Lead and understand various project objectives focused on driving revenue growth
Facilitate cross-functional working groups
Perform market research and competitive analysis
Document and communicate product requirements. This may include illustrating process flows, road maps, wire-framing, and authoring user stories
Develop, maintain and evangelize product roadmaps for platform services.
Work closely with engineering to drive new products and features to market successfully
Quickly diagnose complicated project hurdles, communicate to appropriate parties and work quickly on solutions
Manage the product roadmap of video player, video pages and related ad and analytics integrations
Specify product requirements and collaborate with designers and developers on delivery
Identify product ideas and opportunities based on industry trends and market environment
Actively resolve issues that impair the team's ability to make progress and meet targets
Lead and understand various project objectives focused on driving revenue growth
Ability to deliver both project and feature development plans to engineering and other stakeholders
Drive projects from inception through to completion with proper communication and goal setting
Identify market opportunities to generate significant growth in our data products business
Work with stakeholders to optimize product for multi-platform consumption

Desired Skills/Experience:

8+ years experience in Product Management at a leading digital media brand
4+ years experience supporting Streaming / Video products
BA/BS or advanced degree in Business, Technology, or related discipline
Knowledge of and experience with platform services, preferably in one or more of the following areas: content management, user management, e-commerce, personalization, user engagement/loyalty
Understanding of TVE, subscription OTT, and other digital video subscription models
Adept at innovative marketplace product and publishing best practices
Experience with front-end web / app frameworks and a good sense of UX design is a plus
Superlative analytical, problem solving and communication skills
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