Jagex is one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers. They have welcomed over 250 million players to their world, and their most popular game is based on a medieval fantasy realm. They are constantly strengthening existing living games to create fantastic worlds and brand new titles. The team is looking for a Product Owner to join their studio, based in Cambridge.
The company values:
Raising the bar of living games of the future
Being open and collaborating together (they share design docs and concept art, content and feature ideas with their players, and get user input through polls and surveys)
Empowering players to have a real voice in the company’s future
Fostering a sense of community – their games have meaningful social experiences that enable players to connect with each other
The role:
Collaborating with stakeholders to gather business requirements
Managing Product backlog with well-written User stories
Documenting acceptance criteria at a user story level to ensure the development teams understand requirements
Improving the customer journey by optimising acquisition of new users
Helping craft the product roadmap
Delivering features into the new platform
Working with the development team to deliver applications integrated into the publishing platform
Defining, analysing and communicating metrics to help build new features and enhancements
Deep understanding of the customer’s journey and their pain points
Understanding current trends in the free to play/subscription game industry
Mentoring team members
Understanding and translating business requirements
Collaborating with game teams to launch new titles and managing the process of integrating 3rd party published games into the new platform
You, the Product Owner:
5+ years working in agile software development teams
Experience with CRM solutions
Comfortable with numbers and generating insights from large datasets
Lean Product Management expert
Strong global project experience and capable of working with distributed teams
Built and led product features from concept to delivery
Comfortable working with users to identify their needs and requirements
Preferably have some experience in online games
Benefits
Private healthcare and dental plan
Flexible working hours
Performance-based bonuses
Gym membership
Income protection
Team fun fund
Free Bicycle repair
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