Director of Product

** Sci Play
* * is a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms, providing highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun. Sci Play currently offers nine core games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino Slots, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots, and casual games MONOPOLY Slots, Bingo Showdown, 88 Fortunes Slots, Backgammon Live and Solitaire Pet Adventure with offices all over the world!
** Position Summary
** The Director of Product for Jackpot Party, an industry leader in the Social Casino space, is responsible for defining and delivering a product vision that prioritizes player-first solutions. This role is central to bridging creative ideas and execution, collaborating closely with the Game Economy and Monetization teams to align strategic goals while leading the Product Management department. The Director of Product ensures a seamless connection between vision, team collaboration, and development priorities to bring engaging features to life.

** Key Responsibilities**
* ** Vision Communication & Delivery:
** Clearly articulate and continuously reinforce the product vision across all levels of the organization. Ensure teams understand the strategic rationale, desired outcomes, and how their work contributes to the broader vision. Drive alignment from concept through release.
* ** Strategic Product Leadership:
** Partner with senior leadership to define a long-term product strategy grounded in player needs, market trends, and business objectives. Translate high-level vision into clear, actionable direction for cross-functional teams.
* ** Cross-Functional Influence & Alignment**:
Build strong, collaborative relationships with Game Economy, Analytics, Engineering, Art, Production, and QA. Create shared ownership of priorities, resolve cross-team conflicts constructively, and ensure alignment on feature goals, tradeoffs, and player impact.
* ** Own the Product

Roadmap:

** Define, prioritize, and maintain the strategic roadmap, balancing near-term opportunities with long-term innovation. Leverage KPI gap analysis, competitive intelligence, and ROI frameworks to drive impactful decision-making.
* ** Execution & Operational Alignment:
** Ensure that roadmap commitments are feasible and aligned with development capacity. Partner closely with Production, Engineering, and QA to anticipate risks, manage dependencies, and maintain predictable delivery.
* ** Player-First Mindset:
** Champion player experience by ensuring features and experiences are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with core UX principles. Advocate for player-centric thinking across product and development teams.
* ** Feature Quality & Implementation Oversight:
** Work closely with Engineering, Art, and UX to ensure features meet product intent, achieve quality standards, and are delivered with excellence.
* ** Data-Driven Decision-Making:
** Collaborate with Analytics and Game Economy to define hypotheses, design experiments, validate results, and iterate based on performance metrics. Foster a culture of data-driven experimentation.
* ** Market & Competitive Insights:
** Monitor market trends, competitive landscape, and genre evolution to inform product strategy and ensure category leadership.
* ** Team Leadership & Development:
** Build, mentor, and grow the Product Management team. Establish processes, frameworks, and standards that elevate product discipline and execution.
* ** Stakeholder & Upward Communication:
** Provide clear, concise, and proactive communication to senior leadership regarding progress, risks, priorities, and strategic opportunities. Manage expectations and ensure alignment through transparent reporting.
* ** Cultural Leadership:
** Model and reinforce a culture of clarity, alignment, accountability, and collaborative problem-solving across the organization.
** Qualifications
* ** Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and persuasively to diverse audiences.
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Game Design, or a related field.
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