Product Manager (in London)

About Us

• Niantic is a San Francisco-based startup that left Google.
• Niantic is an American augmented reality platform, developer and creator of Pokémon GO.
• The company has raised $ 300 million from Coatue and has a $ 9 billion valuation.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive alignment around Niantic’s AR product strategy and roadmap.
• Capture product requirements, prioritize requests, establish goals, and drive the feature development process.
• Define and analyze metrics that inform fast iteration and ultimately the success of AR experiences and the overall platform.
• Work as a horizontal leader to foster collaboration between engineering, design, marketing, legal, and business development teams.
• Communicate product status, key issues, and launch plans to key constituents across the organization, including the executive team.
• Empathize with our players and developers to identify areas to improve their experience.
• Stay current with the AR technology stack and research in computer vision, deep learning, distributed systems, networking, graphics, 3D mapping, and game engines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years product management experience with 2+ years experience in AR, VR or computer vision.
• BA/BS in computer science, engineering, business administration or equivalent experience.
• Passionate about user experience; able to inspire designers and engineers with customer-centric use cases.
• Proven track record of using quantitative problem-solving skills to break down large problems into smaller solvable chunks.
• Strong collaboration skills and relationship management to effectively work across emerging technology areas and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to achieve results-oriented goals in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and constantly evolving environment, demonstrating excellent business judgment.

Plus If

• Experience managing a developer product (SDK).
• Familiar with the mobile gaming industry.
• Experience with spatial computing or real-time 3D map solutions (AR Cloud).
• Experience prototyping or programming AR applications.