On Team Xbox, we aspire to empower the world’s 3 billion gamers to play the games they want, with the people they want, anywhere they want. Gaming, the largest and fastest growing category in media & entertainment, represents an important growth opportunity for Microsoft. We are leading with innovation, as highlighted by bringing the Game Pass subscription to PC, bringing Xbox to new devices with Cloud Gaming, and our recent acquisition of Activision Blizzard King creating exciting new possibilities for players.

The Xbox Experiences and Platforms team is home to the design and engineering work that makes this vision possible. This role sits in the Discovery team and will involve creating store experiences that help gamers find content they will love. You will collaborate with a dedicated team of developers and various cross-functional stakeholders to deliver outstanding products and solutions through scalable and high-performing store experiences.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong consumer background with a proven track record of delivering solutions that meet engagement and monetization goals. Excellent collaboration skills with technical and non-technical teams, highly self-organized, ability to lead v-teams, customer-obsessed, and a strong bias for action.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy . Develop and lead complex and large-scale cross-team, cross-functional initiatives from conception/planning to execution, inclusive of the experimentation phase. Do this in in a data-informed way that aligns to Microsoft’s Gaming goals to drive product innovation and differentiation within the games industry. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration : Collaborate effectively with internal and external partners, including designers, engineers, artists, and internal and external studios. Manage relationships and ensure the smooth execution of projects. 

Execution Excellence. Help manage cross-functional workstreams to develop concepts into detailed product plans (including roadmaps and resource planning etc.). Lead project teams to achieve goals, resolve dependencies, evaluate risk etc. Continuously monitor and improve processes to optimize project outcomes. 

Communication. Demonstrate excellent communication skills, including the ability to present complex ideas clearly and concisely to senior leadership and stakeholders. Provide regular updates on project status, identify communication gaps, manage issue escalations etc.

Inclusive Leadership : Foster a diverse and inclusive work environment that values the contributions of all team members. Promote an atmosphere where different perspectives are respected and considered in decision-making. 

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7+ years experience as a Product Manager in a consumer environment or equivalent experience.

• Ability to conceive, plan, and execute on initiatives.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and exceptional emotional intelligence. Ability to influence and motivate people across a broad variety of job functions through your relationships.

• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously, without losing sight of the highest priority items.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality while managing highly sensitive material with the utmost professionalism.

• Demonstrated work experience supporting leaders and a team in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable prioritizing among multiple projects and able to react with appropriate urgency to requests.

• Advanced English level

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of the gaming industry with a specific focus on monetization.

• Familiarity with Project management tools and processes including Azure Dev Ops.

• Confidence with Excel and Power Point.

• Solid technical aptitude and the ability to understand technical designs, challenges, and risks. Engineers enjoy working closely with you and you with engineers.

• Strong technical, analytical, and quantitative skills with the ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions, recommendations and drive decisions.

• Ability to understand complex concepts and make reasoned decisions objectively.

• Ability to understand audience segmentation and data pipelines.

The ideal candidate :

-Is proactive with strong leadership skills

-Can move fluidly from the big picture to details so that the team can deliver complex and strategic cross-functional projects, often with tight deadlines.

-Is a bridge and a connector for the company, thrives in a dynamic work environment, and is able to juggle and prioritize multiple projects with ease.

-Is intuitive, focused, driven, organized, insightful and productive. Breaks through communication issues and effectively develops relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

-Builds trust across the organization. Is not afraid to be direct, but strives to act with empathy and integrity.

-Is able to ask tough questions in a way that reinforces that we’re all trying to do what’s best for the customer.

-Has deep customer empathy and can use it as a razor for prioritization and making tough calls.

-Makes connections within and across disciplines, leveraging insights from within gaming, across entertainment, or other consumer experiences to inform strategy and execution.

-Enjoys writing specs, making Power Points, and playing around in Excel.

-Likes games. You don’t have to love them, but you do have to like them

We welcome gamers and non-gamers alike, and actively seek out new perspectives to make our products better for everyone. Come join Experiences on Team Xbox and help define what’s next for Gaming!

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