Associate Product Manager

Who We Are

At 2K we create some of the most iconic and culture-shaping video games in entertainment including NBA® 2K one of the top-selling franchises in the world and legendary titles like BioShock® Borderlands® Mafia Sid Meier’s Civilization® and XCOM® as well as fan favorites WWE® 2K TopSpin® and PGA TOUR® 2K. We build unforgettable experiences by pushing the boundaries of creativity authenticity and innovation across every genre.

Our portfolio is brought to life by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Visual Concepts Firaxis Games Hangar 13 Cat Daddy Games 31st Union Cloud Chamber Gearbox HB Studios and 2K SportsLab create world-class experiences across platforms.

But what truly powers 2K is our people.

We believe the best ideas come from teams that feel empowered supported and inspired. As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to fostering a diverse inclusive workplace where people are encouraged to come as they are and do their best work.

What We Need

The Associate Product Manager is a member of the Core Product Management team responsible for driving overall game success across the BioShock franchise. This role contributes to both future product development and post-launch and competitive analysis.

The Associate Product Manager analyzes game performance player behavior and business metrics to generate actionable insights. You will partner with other Product Managers and cross-functional teams to inform feature development roadmap planning and prioritization. Your work will help identify opportunities to improve player engagement retention and overall product performance.

You will support the day-to-day business working closely with a Senior Product Manager by monitoring live game health evaluating the impact of updates and translating data and research into clear recommendations that influence in-game features and content.

Success in this role requires strong analytical thinking effective communication and the ability to collaborate across design production analytics marketing and operations. You will play a key role in ensuring product decisions are data-informed and aligned with delivering engaging player experiences.

What You Will Do

• Product Market Fit: Support the product market fit process by maintaining key documentation and deliverables contributing to and synthesizing research and partnering with senior Product Managers and cross-functional teams to ensure our games remain aligned with their target audiences.

• Product Support: Partner with cross-functional teams to support initiatives that improve player engagement retention and product performance. Assist in hypothesis development testing and iteration across key product efforts.

• Performance Analysis: Partner with Analytics to develop KPI frameworks establish telemetry requirements and enable recurring reporting and ad-hoc analyses to inform critical decisions.

• Market Intelligence & Insights: Support senior product managers by conducting research and analysis to inform commercial and design decisions including product teardowns competitive analysis and broader market research.

• Player Advocate: Build a deep understanding of our players and ensure product strategies are grounded in their needs and behaviors. Represent the player perspective in cross-functional discussions ensuring their voice is clearly reflected in product decisions.

Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit

The ideal candidate for this role is deeply committed to delivering exceptional player experiences with a relentless focus on quality. You ground your thinking in player empathy using data and research to uncover meaningful insights. You seek the ‘WHY’ before finding the ‘HOW’. You thrive in cross-functional environments partnering across disciplines to solve complex challenges and create lasting value for both our players and the business.

Qualifications:

• Ability to collaborate across organizations and balance business priorities customer perspective resource capacity and stakeholder needs. Proven track record of working in highly cross-functional environments.

• Passion for games with an interest in game design player motivations and the broader AAA landscape. Demonstrates a player-first mindset while understanding business objectives.

• Highly organized collaborative and proactive with a solutions-oriented mindset and willingness to learn.

• Focused on hands-on tactical execution with the ability to translate product direction into well-executed deliverables and outcomes.

• Strong project management skills with 2+ years of experience in product management product development game design or related fields.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly structure and communicate insights to a range of audiences.

• Self-starter who operates effectively in a fast-paced environment proactively aligning on priorities and seeking guidance to ensure on time delivery.

• Bonus: Familiarity with narrative-driven first-person action/adventure games particularly immersive sims.

• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.

As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform their essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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What We Do

2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment. Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers thinkers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K 2K PGA Battleborn BioShock Borderlands The Quarry The Darkness Mafia Sid Meier’s Civilization Marvel’s Midnight Suns WWE 2K and XCOM. At 2K we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K we encourage you to apply!

Why Work With Us

We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We push ourselves creatively to do the best work of our careers. We’re direct open and you’ll probably meet some new best friends – along with their dogs – sitting nearby. In short it’s kinda awesome.

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