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Product Manager - Harry Potter

Posted 2 Days Ago
In-Office or Remote
11 Locations
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11 Locations
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The Product Manager will oversee feature design, partner with teams for game balance, analyze metrics, and drive project results.
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Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview:

Join us in our mission to connect the world through games and to delight consumers with exhilarating social gaming experiences! Zynga is looking for a dedicated and passionate Product Manager who can own projects, drive results, and directly impact the business performance of large-scale games. As a Product Manager, you will work closely with a cross-functional team to write product specifications, drive features through launch, and analyze metrics to make data-driven decisions.

What You'll Do:
  • Feature Design and Strategy  Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of new features - from initial concept and wireframing to writing detailed specs and overseeing final implementation. 

  • Level Tuning Partner with Level Designers to balance difficulty curves, use analytics to adjust move counts, obstacle density, and drop rates to optimize for retention, engagement, and monetization

  • Feature Ownership and Optimization Serve as the primary stakeholder for existing game systems. Monitor game health via daily KPI’s, identify performance decay, and opportunities to ship iterative improvements 

  • Live Operations Design and execute limited-time events and seasonal promotions that drive daily active users and monetization

  • Data Driven Decision Making Own and oversee A/B testing, use SQL and internal BI tools to extract insights 

  • Cross-Functional Leadership Act as feature owner and collaborate with Art, Engineering, and Design to ensure that every feature aligns with core business objectives. 

What You Bring:
  • 2+ years of experience in product management in consumer web or game development is preferred, but not required

  • Deep understanding of level tuning and Match-3 mechanics is a plus. 

  • Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools

  • Ability to deconstruct competing feature sets and understand the market landscape.

  • Ability to build wireframes and product specifications.

  • Capable of building relationships and earning the respect of a cross-functional team.

  • Strong community focus. You’re someone who interprets community feedback into digestible insights for the team and incorporates community feedback into product requirements and improvements.

  • Passion for games and crafting fun, compelling, and exciting user experiences

  • Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical abilities, and attention to detail

  • BA/BS degree

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $85,700 and $126,860 per Year. 

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $71,400 and $105,660 CAD per Year. 

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [email protected] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).  

Top Skills

Bi Tools
Data Visualization Tools
SQL

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