Product Manager (Mobile Games) - (On site/ Hybrid remote)

About the company

Legendary Play, the creator of esports MOBA manager game RIVALS, is looking for you to join our team as we are creating a new mobile game for all esports fans. This is an opportunity to join a successfully funded game studio in Berlin’s famous and vibrant startup scene. Our vision is “Live your esports passion!” – for our players and ourselves. Our mission is to offer fun and authentic mobile games that will be enjoyed by millions of esports enthusiasts around the globe.

Your role

We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to build a new play & earn blockchain core game with our team based in Berlin. With your combined experience in game design and product management, you will be responsible for the overall vision, quality, and success of the game and directly work with Legendary Play management. Your decisions will matter from day one and you pave the way for our next game.

You have a strong background in the mobile games industry and a passion for Esports. Flexibility, a love for fast-paced environments, and knowledge of lean principles are definite pluses.

Your responsibilities

• You act as the vision keeper for the product, championing the audience’s view and making sure everyone is focused on the same well-defined goal.
• You prioritize the feature roadmap for the game based on short and long-term goals you help to set up.
• You take ownership of the product by leading the game design efforts in close collaboration with the design team.
• You act as a subject matter expert in free-2-play product management and know-how to build engaging mobile games.
• You lead the process of creating a sustainable and scalable blockchain economy by working closely together with economists and game designers
• You collaborate with the Project Manager to run successful planning sessions, as well as sprint reviews and retrospectives
• You collaborate closely with blockchain advisers, the BI team, the community, and the marketing team to measure and ensure the success of the product
• You manage the relationship and communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensure transparency on the product’s status and prepare reports with meaningful data on the game’s performance.

Your requirements

• You are an experienced product manager and can show examples of your previous work that drove business growth.
• You worked on at least one mobile game as a product owner. Ideally from concept to release and beyond.
• You understand the Esports world and audience and watch or play regularly
• You are a data-driven problem-solver who knows how to uncover problems by looking at KPIs and getting insights from the community, and how to apply your design skills to solve these problems.
• You know your theory. You’re not afraid to work with frameworks like MDA or PENS to develop a perfect understanding of your players’ needs and expectations.
• You love to work with a game development team as a leader and help them to “find the fun” in the game they are building.
• You are up to date with the fast-paced mobile games market with good knowledge of the industry landscape and mobile game KPIs.
• You are interested in shifting from a f2p business model mentality to building a sustainable economy that facilitates trade with blockchain.
• You are a problem solver at heart, willing to learn what you don’t already know, and are proactively looking for answers.
• You live what you preach and are an example to the team, sparring ideas with your peers, leaving egos at the door.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

Bonus points

• You have experience in making blockchain games
• You have experience in designing mobile free-to-play games for mid-core audiences
• You have experience in management and the desire to organize working processes, both within your department and across multiple departments.
• You worked on games in the mid-core target group.

What we offer

• A competitive salary in an uprising game Start-up which you help to shape
• Being part of an international, talented & motivated Team
• Flat hierarchy in a friendly atmosphere
• Remote work is possible
• Free coffee, drinks, and fruits onsite
• Equity Compensation through an employee share pool
• The opportunity to work in the most exciting industry in the world - esports
• Get access to the best esports and investor network in Europe
• The ability to own your work, but to collaborate with a knowledgeable and enthusiastic team.