Lead Economy Game Product Manager - NHL

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment – connecting hundreds of millions around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

With more opportunity than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to a global community of fans, we invite you to join us and pioneer the future of hockey with EA SPORTS!

On NHL, the Economy Game Product Manager’s mission, in close collaboration with the wider NHL Live Content Team, is to help create the most engaging and rewarding live service experience for our players. You will have a mix of strategic and creative abilities that can help create actionable plans and content strategies that benefit our players. You will report directly to the Director of Product Management and will partner with other Product Managers, Producers, Game Designers, Artists, and external team members to further the growth of NHL's live service.

Your Responsibilities

• Translate the weekly/monthly/annual goals of the Live Product team into an executable plan for Content Producers by: prioritizing tasks that will accomplish the desired outcome, communicating through scope documents and workflow management systems, and continuously managing stakeholder expectations.
• Translate design briefs for economy reward mechanisms into executable requests and manage these requests with the various partner teams.
• Create detailed execution criteria for content offerings and messages, based on your knowledge of the game and the player, while balancing this with the directional strategy from the Director of Product Management.
• Work with the Live Team to generate exciting visual assets that help players interact with live content.
• Use analytics dashboards, game expertise and player data to run economy simulations and provide balanced value recommendations for the content each week.
• Create a weekly/monthly/quarterly schedule of in-game events that will be exciting to players and utilize relevant mechanics, then manage the scheduling and launch of engagement content in game according to the learnings from results of the previous events.
• Use techniques such as messaging, player notifications, recommendations and behavioral analytics to guide players to content they can enjoy.
• Hone your skills in calculating the effect of content on the in-game economy, reaching a deep understanding of the economic flows, acting as a subject matter expert for your peer Product Managers in this skill for your shared product pillar.
• Understand economic risks and develop mitigation strategies that support a continually exciting player journey and ensure long term sustainability of various economic systems.
• Assess, construct, balance, and rebuild in-game value chains to facilitate an enjoyable experience for all players, across the product lifecycle.
• Embrace ambiguity and lean into quick feedback and iteration loops.
  
  

Your Qualifications

• Experience with games having a player first mentality.
• Minimum of 8 years of Product Management or related game experience required (ideally in Live Services or Game Economies).
• The ability to critically evaluate design, art and economy to feed into content design.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with data-driven design and decision making.
• Strong communication and writing skills, with experience preparing and presenting decks to various stakeholders.
• The ability to work in varied development methodologies.
• Highly desirable but not essential: A hockey fan with an understanding of the core mechanics of NHL.
• Experienced in: Designing content, campaign events and game reward features.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) * $107,600 - $147,100 CAD
  
  

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

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We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

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