At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, our purpose is to build a better world through the power of play. We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.
We are looking for a Senior Product Techical Manager to join the Growth Products & Partnerships team to focus on our mission of bringing Minecraft to all platforms where our players want to be. Minecraft has big goals of reaching and delighting even more gamers worldwide, and this role is key to that ambition.
The Senior Product Technical Manager has worked with teams of engineers, designers, and artists to create quality games or experiences. They love bringing definition to complex technology projects and are an expert at navigating ambiguous spaces. They have significant experience in cross-team collaboration, communication, and influencing for impact.
Their technical expertise and attention to detail enables them to identify risks, drive development with predictability, and challenge how we work to continuously improve. Relationships and teamwork are important to how they inspire and lead the teams to deliver their best work.
Qualifications:
RequiredQualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree AND 5+ years experience in product/service/project/program management or software development
- OR equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience within the entertaining and gaming space.
- Ability to influence without authority where you are driving cross-team collaboration to achieve a common goal.
- Ability to define organizational priorities, establish roadmaps, and sustain the process and artifacts.
Product Management IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 – $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 – $238,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
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Responsibilities:
- Drive analysis and support of investment decisions and offer business perspective to influence key strategic decisions
- Drive definition and alignment of technology initiatives and projects with key stakeholders and teams.
- Create schedules and milestones for technology initiatives and projects; ensure teams understand goals and manage delivery through all phases of development.
- Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the organization to ensure timely delivery.
- Understand and prioritize latest hardware system requirements, API (Application Programming Interface) updates, and apply for technical waivers.