Product Manager, Software & Services

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SteelSeries is looking for a Software Product Manager to join our Software & Services product team. As Software Product Manager you will draw upon your understanding of gamer's needs, analyze the competitive landscape, conduct market research, and follow the latest trends in gaming and technology to ensure that our software product offerings are awesome, authentic, and serves a purpose.

You will be responsible for developing product strategy through to delivery execution in a small agile balanced product team. You will collaborate across the organization with Senior Leadership and critical business stakeholders and report directly to the Director of Product Management, Software & Services for SteelSeries, based in our Chicago office.

 

    You are:

    • Motivated: you've spent 1-5 years as a software product manager and brought a software product to market or enhanced an existing one.
    • Analytical and Thoughtful: you strive to get as many data points as possible to shape your decision making, consider multiple solutions to the same problem and understand the nuances of what makes a great product vs. filling a spec sheet.
    • Passionate: This is gaming and consumer software. It's a competitive landscape, and if you don't find it fun, you won't succeed. You will have a thirst for understanding gamers and what drives pain points they need help solving.
    • An Entrepreneur: you are always looking ahead; aren't caught off guard by changing ecosystems or the competitor's latest products, and always treat your next product as an opportunity to innovate.
    • Articulate and Persuasive: you will be the most well informed individual in the company on your software product but you must be able to communicate effectively to different organizations and stakeholders internally on why this product fulfills a need, should be built, and supports the long term strategies of SteelSeries.

     

    You will:

    • Take ownership of the product roadmap, focusing on taking the multi-year vision and product strategy and turning it into an actionable, measurable, and achievable product roadmap and plan.
    • Define clear OKRs that align with Strategic OKRs, and create clear traceability between Strategic OKRs, Product OKRs and product roadmap features.
    • Prioritize product experiments and features balancing business and user value.
    • Define product MVPs and incremental feature rollouts.
    • Use data to drive decision making.
    • Directly work with engineers and product designers to shape the product features.
    • Execute a product backlog.
    • Follow the latest technology and gaming trends to see what could be applicable for your products.
    • Analyze the competitive marketplace.
    • Collaborate. A lot.

     

    Pre-Requisites:

    • 1-5 years experience in the field of product management, preferable in consumer software and/or gaming.
    • A degree bachelors degree in a related field.
    • Demonstrated experience bringing products to market.
    • Highly motivated and goal-orientated individual that is able to work independently.

     

    About us:

    SteelSeries makes high performance gaming gear used by the most demanding, top professional gamers worldwide and peripherals that provide superior quality and a competitive edge to gamers of all skill levels.

    What originally began with two people who recognized the need for superior, high-quality/performance gaming gear that would give gamers a competitive edge, has grown into a global leader in gaming and entertainment gear sought after for their high performance capabilities.

    Fast-forward to today, and we’ve come a long way since our first glass mouse pad. We have global offices in North America, Europe, and Asia, providing an integrated portfolio of products designed specifically for gaming.

     

    Sorry, we can’t do any visa sponsorship at this time. This position is located in our office in downtown Chicago.

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    Location

    656 W Randolph St, 2nd floor East, Chicago, IL 60661

    What are SteelSeries Perks + Benefits

    Culture
    Open door policy
    OKR operational model
    Team based strategic planning
    Open office floor plan
    Flexible work schedule
    Remote work program
    Diversity
    Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
    Highly diverse management team
    Mean gender pay gap below 10%
    Diversity employee resource groups
    Hiring practices that promote diversity
    Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
    Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    Disability insurance
    Dental insurance
    Vision insurance
    Health insurance
    Life insurance
    Wellness programs
    Mental health benefits
    Financial & Retirement
    401(K)
    401(K) matching
    Performance bonus
    Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
    Generous parental leave
    Family medical leave
    Vacation & Time Off Benefits
    Generous PTO
    Paid holidays
    Paid sick days
    Office Perks
    Commuter benefits
    Company-sponsored outings
    Free snacks and drinks
    Company-sponsored happy hours
    Pet friendly
    Relocation assistance
    Home-office stipend for remote employees
    Professional Development Benefits
    Promote from within
    Customized development tracks

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