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Kabam is seeking a Senior Publishing Product Manager to drive product strategy and execution across their gaming portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of market intelligence, product strategy, commercial assessment, and go-to-market execution.
You will own two primary areas:
**New Product Discovery:** Conduct market analysis and competitive research to identify trends and new product opportunities within defined strategic areas. Partner with Research & Insights to gather user research informing product direction. Work cross-functionally with Design, Finance, Marketing, and Player Insights to assess feasibility of new concepts. Build comprehensive business cases including market sizing, value propositions, and financial projections. Track discovery initiatives against success metrics and prepare prioritized opportunities for handoff to dedicated product teams.
**Publishing Execution:** Develop go-to-market strategies by analyzing comparable titles and translating market insights into actionable plans. Maintain ongoing competitive intelligence across external publishing projects, providing regular updates to inform product and marketing decisions. Support roadmap development by understanding development milestones and assessing product, development, and market risks. Conduct milestone-based product reviews evaluating progress against market comparables. Coordinate cross-functional execution across publishing partners, tracking milestones, budgets, and deliverables. Build and maintain strong relationships with external studios. Partner with Business Development on platform partnership opportunities. Ensure cross-functional alignment by communicating product updates, roadmap changes, and launch milestones. Monitor post-launch performance and identify risks and improvement opportunities.
This is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days per week at the Downtown Vancouver studio.
**Requirements:**
- University degree or master's in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Product Management, Marketing, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Marketing Management, or similar roles in gaming
- 2 or more shipped games in a Product Management role, preferably on Steam, with demonstrable market impact
- Demonstrated leadership skills with experience mentoring and developing high-performing teams
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize market and player data into recommendations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present data and insights persuasively
- Passion for games and experience playing a variety of titles across PC and/or console
- Strong understanding of what makes games compelling; ability to evaluate products from both player and market perspectives
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability; ability to independently drive high-priority initiatives in fast-moving environments
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments; ability to bring structure to complex problems and drive toward clear decisions
- Exceptional presentation skills for diverse audiences
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Willingness to challenge established thinking when evidence supports a better path
- Strong attention to detail
