Product Manager Contract

Level Up Your Career with ZyngaAt Zynga we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take‑Two Interactive our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times connecting players in 175 countries through fun strategy and a little friendly competition.From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind‑bending puzzles and social word challenges our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan‑favorites and latest hits include FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots, Casino Wizard of Oz Slots, Hit it Rich Slots, Wonka Slots, Top Eleven, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons, CSR Racing, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory, Color Block, Jamplus and many more.Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California our teams span North America, Europe and Asia working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you’re spinning, strategizing, matching or competing Zynga is where fun meets innovation and where you can take your career to the next level.Join us and be part of the playPosition OverviewWe’re searching for a Product Manager (PM) on our Data Platform team who can help drive the team’s product vision and strategy. The PM will work closely with Data Consumers across the organization to understand their technological and data needs to help build best‑in‑class Data products for Zynga games ensuring that Data Scientists, Analysts (DSA) and various other data consumers are empowered to effectively and efficiently meet their business objectives.What You’ll DoEstablish 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.What You BringStrong analytical and problem‑solving skills are a must with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related field. Master’s degree or Ph.D. preferred.5 years of experience in data product management, product management or related field.A track record for high performance and team / project leadership.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.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.Demonstrated capacity for developing and understanding strategy.Excellent communication leadership and project management skills.Bonus PointsDeveloping data products such as data ingestion systems foundational ETLs and data‑mart.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 use cases.What We Offer YouZynga offers a world‑class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits visit the Zynga Benefits site.Equal Opportunity Employer StatementWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications and work ethic, not an individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status or status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third‑party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack and you should not engage. Zynga’s in‑house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official company email addresses (i.e. via a email domain).Job DetailsRequired Experience: ICKey Skills: Time Management, Data Analytics, Analytical, Agile, Requirement Gathering, Strategic thinking, Visio, Communication, Problem Solving, Market Research, UML, Cross Functional TeamsEmployment Type: ContractExperience: yearsVacancy: 1Location and Hybrid Notice#LI-Hybrid#LI-GB2#J-18808-Ljbffr