Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we’re also on a mission – to build a better world through the power of play.
Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.
We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to help steward the continued evolution of one of the world's most beloved games. As a Senior Product Manager, you will ensure team vision and roadmaps are in line with business objectives and technically sound. You will work closely with your production team, the team leadership, peers across different parts of the organization, and the Minecraft leadership team.
You will report to the Director of Product for Minecraft Core, based in Stockholm.
In this role you will:
- Build and own a platform with a real impact on millions of Minecraft players around the world.
- Define and continuously evolve an inspiring product vision, technical strategy, and key metrics for your product area.
- Create the conditions for a healthy, high-performing team that focuses on the right opportunities at the right time.
- Communicate and champion the vision, roadmap, and key metrics within your team and throughout Mojang Studios.
- Translate strategic objectives into team priorities while fostering engagement, ownership, and collaboration.
- Use data, player insights, and community feedback to inform decisions, uncover opportunities and validate your strategy.
- Be the expert in knowing your customers, their needs, and what problems they have that you can solve today and in the future.
- Collaborate closely with other product leaders across Mojang Studios to align product vision, priorities, and drive impact at scale.
To succeed in this role, we believe you have experience in:
- At least 6 years of experience in product leadership roles.
- Defining and driving technical product strategy.
- Building alignment and driving outcomes across highly technical and cross-functional teams with strong expertise, diverse viewpoints, and a willingness to challenge ideas.
- Building strong relationships and managing stakeholders across disciplines and levels.
- Working in highly technical and agile environments.
- Building teams and/or organizations with many dependencies supporting other teams.
- Strong communication, problem-solving skills combined with extensive experience with situational leadership.
- A genuine interest in games and gaming.
Mojang Studios
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We’re always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.
Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community.
We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we’re also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.
To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.
But in the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!
Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!
Skills Required
- At least 6 years of experience in product leadership roles
- Defining and driving technical product strategy
- Experience building alignment and driving outcomes across highly technical and cross-functional teams
- Experience building strong relationships and managing stakeholders across disciplines and levels
- Experience working in highly technical and agile environments
- Experience building teams and/or organizations with many dependencies supporting other teams
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills with situational leadership experience
- Genuine interest in games and gaming
What We Do
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game studio based in Stockholm (Sweden) and Redmond (WA) with additional locations in London, Shanghai, and Tokyo as well as a partially remote workforce. We created Minecraft, the sandbox video game turned franchise that now includes two more games, novels, board games, apparel, and much more. We believe in the power of play and our mission is to build a better world through our work. At our studios, you’ll meet passionate and welcoming people with the same goal: to create games and products with a positive impact. Four core values guide everything we do: Fuel Passion. Minecraft encourages players to stay sharp and constantly evolve. We mirror that by bringing together enthusiastic people who are eager to innovate in their fields and giving them the resources to reach their goals. We’re passionate about our industry and strive to empower our employees and future generations of gaming professionals. Create Fun. We aim to create fun, enriching experiences for our players, whether they’re playing our games, learning in Minecraft Education, or discovering a new product. Thanks to our incredibly talented creator community and Minecraft Marketplace, the fun is virtually endless and there’s something for everyone in our blocky universe. Celebrate Creativity. Creativity is at the core of Minecraft, whether you’re making art in Creative mode or finding clever ways to get through the night in Survival mode. Fresh ideas, out-of-the-box thinking, and new perspectives are what allows us to evolve the franchise and keep surprising our players after more than a decade of Minecraft. Craft together. Minecraft welcomes everyone because we believe that we’re better together. Our players’ feedback and the work of our community creators have made Minecraft what it is today. To support collaboration in our studios, we’ve built comfy, connected spaces that allow our local and remote teams to work closely together.
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