Product Management Director, Ecosystem Economy

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Cary, NC
Senior level
Gaming • Metaverse
The Role
The Product Management Director is responsible for the strategic execution of the ecosystem economy by analyzing market trends and data, optimizing processes, fostering partnerships, and collaborating across departments to enhance user engagement and drive growth in UGC gaming.
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WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

PRODUCT MANAGEMENTWhat We Do

Product Management partners with game development, publishing, marketing, and platform teams to provide a data and market-driven view of product strategy that aligns with business goals. As part of Epic’s Growth Team, we use our product expertise to identify and drive growth levers to grow our player base and business.

What You'll Do

Responsible for the strategic execution of the ecosystem economy. This includes building new product specs driven by data to support the economy. This role requires a visionary leader with a strategic mindset and strong operational product management skills with a deep understanding of the gaming and digital UGC content landscape. The ideal candidate will drive growth, optimize processes, and foster innovative partnerships (internally and with creators and brands) to enhance our platform’s ecosystem and user engagement.

In this role, you will

  • Strategic Product Management and Execution: Identify and evaluate market trends, opportunities, and competition to inform strategic decisions and collaborate with senior leadership to align strategic initiatives with overall company goals
  • Market and Data Analysis: Conduct market research and data analysis to inform strategic initiatives, monitor industry trends, and utilize data-driven insights to improve user experience and engagement
    Product Development: Align and manage roadmap agreements to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes and develop/execute programs to drive engagement and monetization
  • Financial Data Analysis and Management: Monitor and report on financial performance and implement feedback as needed
  • Business Operations: Oversee daily operations related to UGC games and optimize workflows, processes, and systems to enhance efficiency and scalability; build and maintain relationships with UGC creators, gaming influencers, and brand partners
  • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product, marketing, legal, and technology teams to ensure seamless execution of initiatives; coordinate with internal stakeholders to align on goals and priorities and facilitate effective communication and collaboration across departments

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software product management experience
  • Strong understanding of UGC platforms in gaming, and where the market is trending
  • Experience simplifying ambiguous problem spaces to drive alignment with stakeholders
  • A passion for games and a deep understanding of growth, retention, and monetization principles and mechanics as it relates to 3rd party developers
  • Experience architecting and leading monetization & economy-related products
  • Experience collaborating with a variety of strategic stakeholders to bring a product vision to life
  • Direct experience working with creators on UGC gaming platforms is a plus

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.

The Company
HQ: Cary, NC
5,500 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1991

What We Do

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is an American company founded by CEO Tim Sweeney. The company is headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and has more than 50 offices worldwide. Today Epic is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates one of the world’s largest games, Fortnite, and Epic has over 600 million accounts with over 5 billion friend connections across Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League, and the Epic Games Store. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is also adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content.

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