Director Product Management-Shockwave

Are you an experienced, customer-focused Director of Product Management that can own the consumer experience of the multi-channel Shockwave.com website? Have you defined and driven overall site strategy, determining feature sets and revenue opportunities with a leading entertainment or game company? Have you analyzed the external marketplace, customers, and competitors and driven the business with vision and enthusiasm to success?

What you get to do every day:

• Own the entire product lifecycle for all aspects of Shockwave.com – from strategic direction through metrics to product definition to execution
• Lead strategic analysis on new opportunities for product development staying abreast of industry, competitive and consumer trends
• Define and set product roadmap and communicate your vision and priorities to team
• Partner with marketing, production and engineering groups to ensure timely, high-quality product delivery and evolution
• Develop detailed project specifications, based on business requirements, company capabilities, and consumer research
• Determine metrics of success for each product and follow-up with post-mortem analysis of product successes and misses
• Act as spokesperson with key stakeholders in the business to provide regular status reports and develop informed strategies
• Align with senior management teams to identify new business opportunities, define success metrics and ensure successful rollout of same
• Soft manage P&L for Shockwave’s premium businesses

Your Key Metrics:
• Engagement: Repeat Visitors, Page views, Time on Site, Social Interaction
• Revenue: Subscription retention, High-level revenue targets, average revenue per user
• Development: Quality, on-time delivery of product initiatives

What you bring to the role in your professional toolkit:

• BS/BA/MBA or equivalent and a minimum of 7 years, at least 2 as a Director driving the vision of a high volume consumer facing internet product line
• Hands-on experience in the development of product roadmaps, product plans, detailed specifications, project plans, status reports, and budgets
• Proven strength in definition and translation of web and market analytics from data to implementation of new features
• Creative sensibility and a passion for games, the Web and user experience
• Able to turn audiences into revenue goals by meeting and exceeding customer expectations
• Some exposure to web analytics systems and syndicated services preferably Omniture SiteCatalyst
• Dynamic, intuitive, able to deal diplomatically with challenges in your work with solid forethought and future thinking about how to improve products and the business
• Experience in the online/social games or entertainment industries a plus
• A driven leader with an entrepreneurial spirit – the vision to define a forward-looking path and the tactical skills to execute on it
• Demonstrated success having lead cross-functional teams in complex projects– ie: development, creative, production, and editorial in the delivery of projects timely and in budget and with an attention to detail
• Comprehensive understanding of the latest Internet technologies and how they can be used to create a better front-end consumer experience
• Leadership skills and the tenacity to exceed expectations always
• Mentorship capabilities and the want to nurture staff to constant achievement
• Excellent decision making skills with a knack for identifying, prioritizing, and articulating the highest impact initiatives
• Able to meet deliverables and drive your work to completion within specified timelines
• Great communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to present ideas and solutions to many audiences including senior management
• Can work cross functionally in many areas without being constrained by your job function
• Collaborative, upbeat work ethic where you can take ownership and have fun

Shockwave is where the world comes to play! We've been giving our large loyal audience its daily dose of online interactive fun since 1998, and Shockwave became a part of Viacom's MTV Networks in 2006. We've got more than 1,000 games, with new ones added each week. Games to get your heart pumping, games to get your brain buzzing, or games to help you unwind. Come play with us and see for yourself!
About the Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group:
The Nickelodeon games group serves one of the world’s largest online games audiences, with over 17 million unique users in the US alone - behind only EA and Yahoo Games according to Comscore. Home to leading games sites AddictingGames.com and Shockwave.com, the group also produces games for some of the world’s most beloved animated characters such as SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer, as well as live action TV hits such as iCarly. The group focuses on creating cutting edge game experiences for kids, teens, and their parents with particular focus on online gaming. With over 4,000 games on its sites, the group distributes one of the largest collections of online games in the world and also creates its own IP via a network of independent games developers and studios. Headquartered in San Francisco, the Nick Games Group also has employees in New York and works with developers from all around the world.

Nickelodeon Kids and Family Games Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc. and is a division of MTV Networks.

We work hard. We play hard. We recognize that having a good work/life balance is crucial to employees' well-being. So while we expect our dedicated employees to give it their all when they're on the clock, we give them the resources to pursue healthy, happy, fulfilling lives outside of work too. Our comprehensive and competitive benefits package includes paid vacation; medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families, including domestic partners; health and wellness programs; a 401(k) plan; work/life management programs; and much more. We provide free beverages and you get to work in a fun and casual work environment. Creativity, ambition and communication are all encouraged here. Our location in San Francisco’s financial district is an easy commute from all over the Bay Area. MTV Networks is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates diversity.