Social Point is hiring a

Junior Product Manager (Data Platform)

Barcelona, Spain

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Zynga is a leading developer of the world's most popular social games that are played by millions of people around the world each day. We are headquartered in San Francisco and have additional offices in the U.S , Canada, Europe and Asia. Since our founding in 2007, our mission has been to connect the world through games and delight consumers with social gaming experiences. To-date, more than one billion people have played our games across Web and mobile, including Harry Potter Puzzles & Spells , FarmVille series, Zynga Poker, Words With Friends, Toon Blast, Merge Dragons!, Empires & Puzzles, Hit it Rich! Slots, CSR2 and more....

 

We're searching for a Product Manager on our Data Platform team who can help drive the team’s product vision and strategy. This Product Manager will work closely with Data Consumers across the organization to understand their technological and data needs to help build the best in class Data products for Zynga games, ensuring that Data Scientists, Analysts and various other data consumers are empowered to effectively and efficiently meet their business objectives.

 

For achieving these objectives your charter can include (but not limited to):

  • Developing data products such as data ingestion and foundational ETLs.
  • Implementing and improving upon data governance, observability and quality tools and frameworks.
  • Ensuring the necessary infrastructure is in place to enable existing and future data usecases



Your quest will involve: 

 

  • Establish the product vision and strategy that will help improve DSA operations across our business.
  • Develop the product roadmap and build alignment on prioritization which drives product execution.
  • Partner with a wide variety of data consumers to understand user needs and establish. success criteria with clearly measurable objectives and key results to deliver a great end-user experience.
  • Be or become an expert in enterprise data strategies and technologies including key vendors in the space, pros and cons of competing approaches, and trade-offs involved with different strategies.
  • Partner with a world-class, globally distributed team of Data Engineers to execute on product deliverables and deliver on the team’s mission.
  • Innovating on novel opportunities to unlock new data-driven insights and applications to create business value across different functions and levels.
  • Develop go-to-market and support strategies for globally distributed client teams across different studios
  • Define and analyze metrics that inform product success & health.
  • Communicate concisely and influence outcomes.

 

 

To join our Guild you’ll need:

 

  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills are a must with a Bachelor/Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing, or Business.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in a product management role.
  • A technical undergraduate degree and/or equivalent work experience in highly technical environment. Technical understanding must go from the highest abstractions down to the metal.
  • Proven experience delivering highly successful products with your fingerprints all over them - you’re extremely proud of what you’ve accomplished.
  • Experience building and launching data products and global data platforms at scale.
  • Experience with integrating vendor solutions, developing new products, and developing migration strategies with limited impact to client teams.
  • Demonstrated experience with scoping projects, collecting requirements, creating product specifications, carrying features from ideation to deployment. 
  • Good knowledge of agile software development methodologies and software development life cycle. 
  • Demonstrated experience in collaborating across global teams in different organizations.
  • Experience with metrics-driven decision making. 
  • Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy.
  • A track record for high performance and team/project leadership.
  • Enthusiastic, performance-driven self-starter and team player.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

 

 

What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

 

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we have employed a hybrid working from home/office system. So, what does this mean? All we ask is that you live within commuting distance of our office so you are able to come into the office for important meetings/events.

 

We have a hybrid working from home/office system. So, what does this mean? All we ask is that you live within commuting distance of our office so you are able to come into the office  once a week or when you have important meetings/events.

 

  • Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona (if you’re not already here). 
  • An impressive 25 days annual leave, plus a week in December (not including public holidays).
  • Monthly meal allowance at the office. Breakfast, Lunch and snacks included.
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family, to keep your health bar full.
  • Choose from the latest IOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
  • Free language lessons (English, Catalan & Spanish ).
  • Spotify Premium to add that special soundtrack that every adventure deserves.   
  • Legendary social events & parties to let off some steam. 
  • Players develop…Oops, sorry! People development is key for us: an amazing budget just for you to spend skilling up your abilities & knowledge to achieve real growth opportunities!

 

Coming to work in the office? Don’t worry - we have you covered. Check out some of our onsite benefits:

 

  • State of the art gym facilities so you can level up your build stats. 
  • Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for your aches and pains.
  • A massive gaming room equipped with all consoles and games you could ask for.
  • Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet; it's a Guild perk).
  • Amazing catering for Breakfast and Lunch with our specialty coffee
  • Wellness room
  • Gaming room

 

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you. Please click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

 

Socialpoint is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You’re welcome on the team no matter where you’re from, who you like, what you look like, or if you prefer Xbox over Playstation. It’s a trick question – mobile wins every time! We hire based on your qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Our games are for everyone, and so is our workplace.

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