Senior VP of Product Management
Prodigy Education
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Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted 6+ months ago
Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning and is one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies in North America. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.
We offer a hybrid work environment, providing employees the flexibility to choose whether they work in the office or from home on any given day. People leaders and team members are empowered to determine what works best based on business needs, we continue to encourage in-person collaboration to enhance the sense of community and connection.
We are currently looking for a Senior VP of Product Management to manage both our mature math game team and our more nascent English Game team. As a member of the executive team, you will be responsible for ensuring that Prodigy is world class at both liveops for our existing games, as well as providing new games and experiences for our 8M MAU worldwide. Partnering with our other executive leaders to drive overall company growth, this role will own the long-term vision for our gaming studio.
Your Impact
- Continue to grow our 10 year old math game while keeping profitability in mind for reinvestment in new games
- Scale up our 1 year old English game to be a strong contributor to overall company growth
- Working cross-functionally and with key stakeholders to deliver high impact game releases and experiments efficiently, on time, on budget, and with a high degree of predictability
- Collaborate with other product leaders to deliver an amazing full experience for students, teachers and parents.
- Build, manage, coach, and inspire a world-class game team composed of individuals from different disciplines, with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skills
About You
- 10+ years of gaming industry experience including a blend of product management and creative roles
- 3+ years in a Studio Head, VP of Product Management, GM or equivalent
- You have experience leading a team and collaborating across multiple disciplines through all stages of development
- You have experience with prioritizing technical and business investments, workforce planning, and resource allocation
- A deep understanding of financial metrics, and how to marry great game design with amazing business outcomes
- You’ve had full P&L responsibility for a large scale, live game
- You’ve overseen the creation of a successful new game
- Highly proficient in using qualitative and quantitative data to inform decisions with extensive experience in experimentation, testing, and measurement of feature and live-ops performance and impact, in addition to overall game health
- Process oriented with a strong project management background
- Experience with monetization models outside of microtransactions is ideal
- A charismatic leader, who embodies Prodigy’s core values of, users first, radical candor, extreme ownership, sense of urgency and growth mindset
- A passion for growing and developing leaders, and yourself through active coaching and strong two way feedback loops
Working At Prodigy
- Why Prodigy? Here at Prodigy, our employees are the foundation of our organization - an asset that transforms our mission into a reality! For this reason, we offer our employees a Total Rewards Program that is geared towards their financial, physical and mental well-being.
- Employees receive full health benefits from day one! Including separate allocation for mental health.
- Employee stock options and savings plan
- $500.00 to create your own work from home set-up
- We pride ourselves on constant learning, which is why we offer our employees an annual learning fund of $1200.00
- Prodigy Savings Program (RRSP, TFSA)
- We value wellness, so in addition to wellness classes and benefits, we also offer an additional $720.00 fund to all employees
- Flexibility to choose whether you work from home or in-office, based on what works best on any given day
- Flexible working hours
- Monthly “no meeting day” Tuesdays
- Extended long weekends throughout the year!
- Want to work from anywhere in the world? We offer 4 weeks of "work from anywhere" per year!
- Get a sense of our culture through one of our news article written by the Toronto star There’s more to corporate culture than mandatory fun!, following an interview with our Chief People officer on how we create an engaging, flexible and fulfilling work environment! https://www.thestar.com/business/mars/2023/04/10/theres-more-to-corporate-culture-than-mandatory-fun.html
- #LI-Hybrid
Benefits
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Please note: the privacy and security of our users are of the utmost importance to us, and all employees will be expected to act in accordance with Prodigy’s stringent security policies.
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Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us at jobs@prodigygame.com, and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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