Product Manager – Power Soccer!

Power Challenge is one of the world leading developers of sports based multiplayer games played over the Internet. Founded in 2001 it now has over 60 employees and two development offices in Sweden located in Karlskrona and Linköping. The company´s games, ManagerZone Football and Hockey can be found at Managerzone.com, and the action football game Power Football can be found at Powerchallenge.com. We are now developing our fourth game – Power Racing and more is to come. Our games have become great successes and has today over two million registered players. In spring 2007 the American venture capital company, Benchmark Capital, invested 8 million US dollar in Power Challenge to help us become the leader in online sports games

Power Challenge have now started to develop several more games for the world market and have in short time employed over 40 highly skilled game developers. We are now continuing our expansion and are looking for the best Product Manager in the market.

The job
As a Product Manager you will be responsible for the product planning and the execution throughout the product lifecycle. This includes prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision and working closely with the CEO, Marketing, Business Development , Support and the Board to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. The Product Manager´s job also includes ensuring that the products support the company´s overall strategy and goals.
You will be a member of a dynamic product team to guide our gaming offerings products from conception to launch.

You
Your passion, communication skills and creativity will be the key to take these new offerings and product enhancements from idea to spec to roll out.
Your focus will be on our web based Power Soccer game, providing users one-on-one game play with console-level 3D graphics wrapped in an exciting gaming/social networking experience. Your responsibilities include product strategy, gathering requirements, and working with cross-functional teams to deliver great products that will entertain, challenge and connect people as well as drive our revenue goals.

Qualifications:

A minimum 4-year industry track record of successful high-tech product management experience working with engineers is imperative
Must have excellent analytical abilities such as being able to: effectively allocate resources, conduct market analysis, creatively utilize resources, explore solutions and exercise good judgment
Must have an in-depth understanding of how people connect and interact with websites including page flow, navigation, layout and monetization
Must understand what drop-off looks like for a website and know how to adapt appropriately
Must have experience defining and measuring key performance indicators
Strong understanding of content management and related tools
Must have experience managing products/services
Must be able to collect input from multiple parties, consolidate and prioritize items, and get buy-in from key constituencies
Must have experience writing requirements documents
Exemplary written and oral communication skills
Interest and experience in gaming and sports a plus

If you want to know more about this position please contact our Studio Manager Stefan Malmström, stefan.malmstrom@powerchallenge.com

Application: Email your application to: jobs@powerchallenge.com

We will only accept applications via e-mail.
Power Challenge AB
Borgmästargatan 18
371 34 Karlskrona

Play our games on:
www.powerchallenge.com and www.managerzone.com