Director of Product, Gaming (New Products)
- Role
- Product
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Enterprise
Open to US, CA only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
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Product director for a new gaming product, with 7+ years in product management and 5+ years in the video gaming industry. Must have PC/desktop gaming ecosystem knowledge, people leadership experience, and a track record building/scaling early-stage products. Remote US or Canada only.
Director of Product, Gaming (New Products)
at Mozilla Corporation
Team: New Products
Locations: Remote US, Remote Canada
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Why Mozilla? Mozilla Corporation is the non-profit-backed technology company that has shaped the internet for the better over the last 25 years. We make pioneering brands like Firefox, the privacy-minded web browser. Now, with more than 225 million people around the world using our products each month, we’re shaping the next 25 years of technology and helping to reclaim an internet built for people, not companies. Our work focuses on diverse areas including AI, social media, security and more. And we’re doing this while never losing our focus on our core mission – to make the internet better for people. The Mozilla Corporation is wholly owned by the non-profit 501(c) Mozilla Foundation. This means we aren’t beholden to any shareholders — only to our mission. Along with thousands of volunteer contributors and collaborators all over the world, Mozillians design, build and distribute open-source software that enables people to enjoy the internet on their terms. About this team and role: The New Products organization is an innovation and entrepreneurial organization focused on launching new products and new businesses for Mozilla. We are looking for a Director of Product Management with the strategy and execution skills to build businesses from the ground up. This role sits at the intersection of gaming and the open web — you'll be defining how Mozilla enters a new market and building the business model, go-to-market strategy, and product from the ground up. What you’ll do:
- Develop a deep understanding of the PC gaming market - including ecosystems, distribution models, audience segmentation, and monetization patterns
- Lead the vision and strategy for a new product area, ensuring development of a high quality product with strong alignment to Mozilla’s strengths and customer value.
- Manage a team of design and engineering resources to create an enjoyable and user-centric product that can meet or exceed business goals
- Able to seamlessly navigate between high level strategic planning and practical implementation, translating the strategy into the roadmap and action plans for the teams
- Clear and articulate communication of product plans, customer value, trade-offs, and outcomes to a wide array of audiences including cross-functional partners, Mozilla Leadership, employees, and customers
- Be a thought leader in the gaming space, with a strong understanding of the market, the different audiences, and potential opportunities in the industry
- Define and own product metrics to evaluate performance, validate strategic decisions, and prioritize the roadmap — comfortable moving between qualitative signals and quantitative data to build conviction and communicate progress
- Navigate competing priorities across cross functional teams — building alignment and trust with partners while maintaining a clear point of view on what the product needs to succeed
What you’ll bring:
- 7+ years of product management experience, with a successful track record.
- 5+ years of working in and around the video gaming industry with familiarity with PC/desktop gaming ecosystems, platforms and audiences
- Passion or long term interest in gaming
- 5+ years of experience managing cross disciplined teams, with evidence of strong people leadership capabilities.
- Proven experience building and scaling early stage products, shaping the product based on customer and market insights, finding product market fit and driving growth
- Ability to define and own product metrics to prioritize roadmap and drive confidence in the product strategy
- Comfort representing the product externally via thought leadership, podcasts, conferences and other platforms
What you’ll get:
- Generous performance-based bonus plans to all eligible employees - we share in our success as one team
- Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting (regardless of whether you contribute)
- Quarterly all-company wellness days where everyone takes a pause together
- Country specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday
- One-time home office stipend
- Annual professional development budget
- Quarterly well-being stipend
- Considerable paid parental leave
- Employee referral bonus program
- Other benefits (life/AD&D, disability, EAP, etc. - varies by country)
About Mozilla Mozilla exists to build the Internet as a public resource accessible to all because we believe that open and free is better than closed and controlled. When you work at Mozilla, you give yourself a chance to make a difference in the lives of Web users everywhere. And you give us a chance to make a difference in your life every single day. Join us to work on the Web as the platform and help create more opportunity and innovation for everyone online. Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging Mozilla understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are crucial to and enrich the company’s core mission. We encourage applications from everyone, including members of all equity-seeking communities, such as (but certainly not limited to) women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. We will ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, as appropriate. Please contact us at hiringaccommodation@mozilla.com to request accommodation. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including hairstyle and texture), religion (including religious grooming and dress practices), gender, gender identity, gender expression, color, national origin, pregnancy, ancestry, domestic partner status, disability, sexual orientation, age, genetic predisposition, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, or any other basis covered by applicable laws. Mozilla will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics or any other unlawful behavior, conduct, or purpose. Group: B #LI-REMOTE Req ID: R3172 Hiring Ranges: Canada Tier 1 Locations $230,000—$306,000 CAD Canada Tier 2 Locations $208,000—$277,000 CAD
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Our benefits are world-class
- Flexible work environment (majority of Mozillians work remotely)
- Industry-leading paid parental leave (up to 26 weeks of fully paid leave for childbearing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents)
- Reimbursement for professional development (up to $3,000/year)
- A work setup including the latest hardware and software of your choice
What you'll do
- Develop a deep understanding of the PC gaming market, including ecosystems, distribution models, audience segmentation, and monetization patterns.
- Lead the vision and strategy for a new product area, ensuring development of a high-quality product aligned to Mozilla’s strengths and customer value.
- Manage a team of design and engineering resources to create an enjoyable and user-centric product that can meet or exceed business goals.
- Navigate between high-level strategic planning and practical implementation, translating strategy into roadmap and action plans for teams.
- Clearly communicate product plans, customer value, trade-offs, and outcomes to cross-functional partners, Mozilla leadership, employees, and customers.
- Act as a thought leader in the gaming space, with strong understanding of the market, audiences, and industry opportunities.
- Define and own product metrics to evaluate performance, validate strategic decisions, and prioritize the roadmap.
- Use qualitative signals and quantitative data to build conviction and communicate progress.
- Navigate competing priorities across cross-functional teams, building alignment and trust while maintaining a clear product point of view.
What they require
- 7+ years of product management experience, with a successful track record.
- 5+ years of working in and around the video gaming industry with familiarity with PC/desktop gaming ecosystems, platforms, and audiences.
- Passion or long-term interest in gaming.
- 5+ years of experience managing cross-disciplined teams, with evidence of strong people leadership capabilities.
- Proven experience building and scaling early-stage products, shaping the product based on customer and market insights, finding product-market fit, and driving growth.
- Ability to define and own product metrics to prioritize roadmap and drive confidence in the product strategy.
- Comfort representing the product externally via thought leadership, podcasts, conferences, and other platforms.
Benefits
- Generous performance-based bonus plans for all eligible employees.
- Rich medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Generous retirement contributions with 100% immediate vesting, regardless of whether you contribute.
- Quarterly all-company wellness days.
- Country-specific holidays plus a day off for your birthday.
- One-time home office stipend.
- Annual professional development budget.
- Quarterly well-being stipend.
- Considerable paid parental leave.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Other benefits including life/AD&D, disability, and EAP, varying by country.
- Flexible work environment; majority of Mozillians work remotely.
- Industry-leading paid parental leave up to 26 weeks fully paid for childbearing parents and up to 12 weeks for non-childbearing parents.
- Reimbursement for professional development up to $3,000/year.
- Work setup including the latest hardware and software of your choice.
- Opportunities to learn and grow at Mozilla.
Mozilla Corporation is a non-profit-backed technology company that makes products like Firefox and builds open-source software to make the internet better for people. Ecosystem Services builds and operates back-end platforms powering Mozilla products and services, including privacy, security, notifications, real-time updates, and configuration delivery.
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