Senior Product Manager, Security - RICOCHET - Central Technology

Activision Blizzard; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 118,702 - 251,055; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

Activision Blizzard is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Security in Vancouver, Canada. This role involves defining product strategy for anti-cheat and game security systems, collaborating with engineering teams, and utilizing data for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has extensive product management experience, particularly in game security, and is comfortable working in fast-paced, high-risk environments. Benefits include comprehensive healthcare, 401(k), and generous paid time off, with a competitive salary ranging from $118,702.50 to $251,055.00 CAD.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience with complex products.
• Experience with engineering on backend systems or data-driven products.
• Experience in game security or online multiplayer ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive product strategy for game security systems.
• Own the roadmap across detection and prevention capabilities.
• Collaborate with teams to address emerging threats.

Skills

Product management experience

Backend systems collaboration

Game security knowledge

Data-driven product experience

Real-time data systems

Metrics evaluation

SQL and data analysis

Live operations support

Adversarial environment intuition

Experimentation in live services

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

SQL

Data analysis tools

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Senior Product Manager, Security - Central Technology

Requisition ID: R027346

What You’ll Do

• Define and drive product strategy for anti-cheat, abuse prevention, and game security systems
• Own the roadmap across detection, enforcement, and prevention capabilities
• Partner with engineering and data teams to build scalable detection systems (e.g., behavioral models, heuristics, signals pipelines)
• Collaborate with threat intelligence and operations teams to understand emerging threats and translate them into product requirements
• Design enforcement strategies that balance effectiveness, player experience, and false positive risk
• Use data, experimentation, and live operations feedback to continuously improve systems
• Lead prioritization across competing security investments, balancing proactive and reactive work
• Communicate product strategy, trade-offs, and outcomes to stakeholders across the organization
• Drive cross-functional alignment during high-severity incidents or abuse spikes

Minimum Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, including ownership of complex or technical products
• Experience working closely with engineering on backend systems, platforms, or data-driven products
• Experience in game security, anti-cheat systems, or online multiplayer ecosystems
• Experience with telemetry pipelines, real-time data systems, or large-scale event processing
• Experience working with metrics such as precision/recall, false positive rates, or similar system performance indicators

Knowledge & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
• Background in fraud detection, trust & safety, or other adversarial domains
• Familiarity with reverse engineering, cheat development techniques, or exploit methodologies
• Working knowledge of SQL, data analysis tools, or scripting for investigation and validation
• Experience supporting live operations or incident response in high-velocity environments
• Strong product intuition in adversarial or high-risk environments (e.g., fraud, abuse, security, trust & safety, or gaming)
• Familiarity with experimentation and iteration in live service environments
• Track record of shipping impactful products or systems end-to-end

Key Attributes

• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform product decisions
• Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence across teams and levels
• Ability to reason about trade-offs between detection accuracy, latency, scalability, and user impact
• Comfort collaborating with technical stakeholders (engineering, data science, security)

Your Platform

Activision Central Tech supports development studios and their titles. It includes big data, privacy and security, graphics, build and infrastructure, and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland and Japan.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create iconic brands in gaming and entertainment and to deliver unrivaled experiences. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Rewards & Benefits

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for “Every World.” Eligible employees may receive:

• Medical, dental, vision, health accounts, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, access to games, and other voluntary benefits

The standard base pay range for this role is $118,702.50 - $251,055.00 CAD. These values reflect the expected annualized base pay range of new hires in British Columbia, Canada. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. Incentive compensation may be offered.