Senior Product Manager - Unannounced Project

NaturalMotion Games; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive bonus scheme

26 days holiday + bank holidays + 2个人日

Pension plan with employer match

Private medical & dental insurance

Life and income protection

Mental health support

Stock Purchase Plan

Fitness reimbursement £600/year

Flexible working hours

Social events

Job summary

NaturalMotion, a UK-based studio, seeks a Senior Product Manager to shape a new mobile free-to-play title. Hybrid role with 2 days in London and 3 at home.

You will work with Design, Art, Programming and Analytics to define core features, own live ops, and guide the product roadmap post-launch. You will lead data-driven decision making, research market trends, and collaborate across divisions including UA and legal to ensure success of the Take-Two IP.

Qualifications

• Product management experience in free-to-play game development with live operations.
• Strong ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders (release ops, UA, legal).
• Experience creating wireframes, product specs and white papers.
• Excellent data analysis skills and proficiency in Excel and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Work with Design, Art, Programming & Analytics to scope and implement core features.
• Own and manage the live operations schedule with clear, measurable results.
• Define and iterate the game's business strategy and roadmap for development and post-launch content.
• Drive user and competitive research and base decisions on data analysis and market understanding.
• Collaborate with release operations, UA, legal and other stakeholders across the Take-Two IP.
• Champion product vision and monitor milestones, coordinating with Central Analytics and Product Marketing.
• Build team data literacy through dashboards and regular reporting.

Skills

Product management

Live operations

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Wireframes and specs

Excel

SQL

Tools

Excel

SQL

Dashboards

Job description

Who We Are:

NaturalMotion is an award-winning UK game studio dedicated to crafting world-class mobile experiences. Alongside our continued live-service development on CSR Racing 2 (#1 drag racing series of all time), our team is stepping into its next chapter with an ambitious, unannounced project. Honoured for eight consecutive years as a GamesIndustry.biz Best Place to Work in the UK winner and named a Top 50 UK Game Maker in 2025 and 2026, we offer a collaborative studio culture backed by the global reach of Zynga and Take-Two Interactive.

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to join us at NaturalMotion to help build a new, unannounced mobile free-to-play action game.

We embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role, you would work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.

What You’ll Do:

• Work closely with a multi-disciplined team (Design, Art, Programming & Analytics) to design, scope and implement core features that result in an outstanding gameplay experience for our players and positively inflect metrics.
• Own and manage the live operations schedule, ensuring best-in-class execution. Emphasis on attention to detail, proactive communication, and measurable results.
• Support the leadership team in defining and iterating upon the game’s business strategy to build a robust product roadmap for development and post-launch live content.
• Drive user and competitive research, champion the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis and an understanding of the market.
• Collaborate effectively across different business divisions, including release operations, user acquisition, legal, and other stakeholders, given the use of an established Take-Two IP.
• Effectively champion product vision & strategy, monitor product progression through completion of milestones and partner with other parts of the organisation including Central Analytics and Product Marketing.
• Build knowledge and understanding of data driven insights within the rest of the team through regular communication about relevant dashboards and reports.
• Act as an independent, self-starter capable of driving projects forward autonomously.

What You’ll Bring:

• Product Management experience in free-to-play game development, with a proven track record in managing live operations and executing best-in-class practices.
• Strong passion for and in-depth knowledge of mid-core games, specifically within the action, shooter, or RPG genres.
• Proven experience working effectively with various cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., release operations, user acquisition, legal).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as a self-starter, owning features and schedules without requiring direct reports.
• Ability to create wire-frames, product specifications and white papers.
• Exceptional data analysis skills, coupled with advanced Excel and SQL proficiency.
• Strong project management skills and ability to present work to executive staff.
• Outstanding written and oral communication.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, as well as excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals and give insight on industry trends.

Bonus Points:

• Previous experience with new game development through to worldwide launch.
• Experience with shipping/managing games on multiple platforms.

What We Offer You:

• Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus scheme
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays & 2 paid personal days
• 6 months fully paid maternity/adoption leave and 16 weeks fully paid paternity leave (eligibility criteria applies)
• Pension plan, with a double matching employer contribution
• Private medical & dental insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Life insurance, personal accident insurance and income protection
• Mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan (eligibility criteria applies)
• Fitness reimbursement plan, worth £600 per annum
• Flexible working hours
• Weekly happy hours, seasonal parties and monthly social events
• Annual rail season ticket advance and cycle to work scheme

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