Product Manager - strategy games

Are you a seasoned project manager and business leader used to directing and motivating a team of dedicated experts? Do you want to work with strategy games, exploring new ways to bring deep and complex games to passionate audiences? We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to join our team and work alongside Paradox Development Studio on existing and new Grand Strategy games, helping to continue to deliver quality, as well grow and innovate the genre for the future.
As a Product Manager at Paradox Interactive, you are both a business and product leader, charged with carrying the game’s vision and coordinating a team of experts towards the delivery of the product and its operation through the live service. The Product Manager is also the main business owner for one or several products, accountable for both the quality and the profitability of the games and making sure that the business case stays sound through their evolution.
Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
Being the vision driver and owner of product performance, setting the quality goals and making sure the game hits the KPI targets
Leadership, coordination and support of product teams composed of experts in their fields such as Partner Managers, Marketing or Production disciplines, making sure that the game’s vision is shared across the organization
Establishes, oversees and coordinates all budget, production, marketing and sales activities to ensure the fulfillment of the product plan or other steering documents
Ownership of the business case of the product, including building and balancing the budget, assists and develops the long-term strategic roadmap and consumer marketing plans for those products
Being responsible for the launch and post-release activities of those products alongside the development studio
Representation of the project and its team to both internal and external partners and stakeholders, including presentations, reporting, etc.
Building and maintaining a healthy relationship with development partners, both internal or external studios



Required Qualifications
5+ years of relevant experience in either product management, marketing or production from the games industry
Experience handling both the cost and revenue side on projects
Bachelor degree or similar in a relevant field
Team leadership experience
Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Familiarity with and/or interest in Paradox games is a strong plus



On a personal level we believe that you have great organisational and planning skills. You can deal with and keep track of multiple stakeholders with different backgrounds and different levels of seniority. You are a good leader, self starter and a get-shit-done type of person. You have an entrepreneurial spirit, thrives with tough goals and you are driven by building things from the ground up. Finally, you can think long term and see the bigger picture.
Practical information
Scope: Full time and permanent
Reports to: Segment Owner
Location: Stockholm