[Hiring] Senior Product Manager, Gameplay @PrizePicks

Role Description

At PrizePicks, we are the fastest-growing sports company in North America, as recognized by Inc. 5000. As the leading platform for Daily Fantasy Sports, we cover a diverse range of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, and Esports titles like League of Legends and Counter-Strike. Our team of over 550 employees thrives in an inclusive culture that values individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of their level of sports fandom. Ready to reimagine the DFS industry together?

• Strategize:
  • Become an expert on the PrizePicks product and deeply understand our members.
  • Identify opportunities to innovate around new fan experiences, ensuring a best-in-class user experience by synthesizing customer pain points, user research, analysis, and stakeholder feedback.
• Execute:
  • Support and drive the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and ongoing optimization.
  • Build a member-centric, data-informed roadmap for the product area you’re working with.
  • Ensure all experiences are flexible, scalable, and intuitive across web and app.
• Collaborate:
  • Collaborate with more senior product managers, engineers, designers, and data scientists to define, build, and iterate on best-in-class products and user-facing features.
  • Work with other primary stakeholders (like our UX, Creative, and Marketing teams).
• Learn:
  • Deeply understand the DFS and Prediction market landscape.
  • Champion a data-driven approach to product decision-making.
  • Become an expert on how competitors are engaging users with free-to-play gaming.
• Grow:
  • Our team is growing rapidly. We want you to want to grow with it.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in product management or related disciplines.
• A proven track record of building products customers love.
• Proven success in thinking from MVP through future iterations.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, clearly defining use cases.
• Strong ability to synthesize cross-functional input (legal, CX, eng, design).
• Experience building mobile apps (Apple and Android app stores).
• Self-driven with a sense of urgency and a knack for tackling unexpected problems.
• A constant desire to learn.

Requirements

• Prior experience in the sports/gaming industry and/or a power user of the industry’s products.
• Deep knowledge of and passion for the next-gen fan sports experience, including deep understanding of how sports, content, and social media intersect.
• Ability to work with and navigate ambiguity.
• You’ve been involved in taking products from 0 → 1 and 1 → 100+.

Benefits

• Company-subsidized medical, dental, & vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Annual bonus.
• Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work/life balance (2 weeks STRONGLY encouraged!).
• Generous paid leave programs, including 16-week paid parental leave and disability benefits.
• Workplace flexibility and modern work schedules focused on getting the job done, not hours clocked.
• Company-wide in-person events and team outings.
• Lifestyle enhancement program.
• Company equipment provided (Windows & Mac options).
• Annual performance reviews with opportunities for growth and career development.