Product Manager – Games, TV as a Platform
Job Description:
- Own the TV Games Product Strategy: Develop and execute the product roadmap for playing cloud-streamed games on connected TVs, focusing on creating frictionless, "zero-setup" experiences for our members.
- Innovate the Mobile Controller Experience: Lead the development of the Netflix game controller app/feature.
- Bridge Viewing and Playing: Create seamless user flows that allow members to fluidly transition from watching Netflix content to playing a related game without ever leaving the Netflix ecosystem.
- Champion Quality of Experience (QoE): Partner closely with cloud gaming engineering and streaming technology teams to optimize latency, input lag, and video fidelity.
- Design for the Living Room: Collaborate with Product Designers to optimize the "10-foot UI" for game discovery, multiplayer onboarding, and in-game overlays on the TV.
- Lead Cross-Functional Execution: Act as the central node between Game Studios, Platform Engineering, Mobile App teams, and Data Science to deliver complex, multi-device features on time and at scale.
Requirements:
- 5-8+ years of experience in product management, with a proven track record of shipping complex, consumer-facing software.
- Direct experience with Connected TV (CTV) platforms (e.g., Roku, tvOS, Android TV, Smart TVs), cloud gaming platforms, or multi-device ecosystem products.
- A deep understanding of mobile app product development (iOS/Android) and how to leverage native mobile capabilities (haptics, gyroscopes, touch interfaces) to drive user engagement.
- Technical background or strong understanding of video streaming technologies, real-time networking, and cloud computing principles.
- A history of achieving product outcomes through user testing, rapid prototyping, and data-driven decision-making.
- Passion for the digital gaming space, particularly local multiplayer, social deduction, and "party" game genres that bring people together in the living room.
Benefits:
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off