Director, Product Management (Social & Player Identity Platform)

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 280,593 - 411,536; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Director of Product Management (Social & Identity Platform) to define and drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution across mobile, PC, and console. You will lead efforts to create seamless player experiences, enabling identity, continuity across devices, and meaningful social connections.

You will partner with engineering, design, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable backend and frontend systems, use data to measure success, and align stakeholders around a

Qualifications

• Extensive product management experience with leadership roles.
• Proven track record delivering social/identity platform features (accounts, authentication, profiles).
• Strong analytical skills and data-driven mindset.
• Ability to translate user needs and business goals into scalable platform solutions.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams on complex systems.
• Proven ability to operate in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the social and identity platform strategy and roadmap.
• Own core player systems including identity, profiles, and social graph across surfaces.
• Collaborate with engineering and design to prioritize platform features and improvements.
• Align with game teams, publishing, marketing to integrate identity into player journeys.
• Deliver scalable backend and frontend systems supporting millions of players globally.
• Measure feature performance using data and experiments to improve adoption and retention.
• Communicate product vision and requirements across stakeholders.

Skills

Product leadership

Social & identity features

Data-driven decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring teams

Stakeholder alignment

Job description

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

What We Do

Product Management partners with game development, publishing, marketing, and platform teams to provide a data and market-driven view of product strategy that aligns with business goals. As part of Epic’s Growth Team, we use our product expertise to identify and drive growth levers to grow our player base and business.

What You'll Do

As a Director of Product Management (Social & Player Identity Platform), you will define and drive the strategy, roadmap, and execution for Epic’s social and identity ecosystem across mobile, PC, and console. You will lead efforts to create seamless, connected player experiences, ensuring players can easily establish their identity, maintain continuity across devices, and meaningfully connect with others.

In this role, you will apply both creative and analytical thinking to evolve foundational platform systems - including accounts, identity, and social features – while partnering across teams to improve engagement, retention, and ecosystem connectivity at scale.

In this role, you will

• Drive the social and identity platform strategy, contributing to a unified roadmap that strengthens player connection, engagement, and long-term retention across the ecosystem
• Own core player systems, including identity (accounts, authentication, profiles), social graph (friends, presence, communication), and cross-platform continuity, ensuring seamless and consistent experiences across all surfaces
• Partner with development and design teams to identify and prioritize platform-level features and system improvements that enhance how players discover, connect, and interact with others
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (game teams, publishing, marketing, regional teams) to integrate social and identity systems into player journeys, optimizing onboarding, engagement loops, and social-driven growth
• Work closely with engineering teams to deliver scalable, high-performance backend and frontend systems that support identity and social features across millions of players globally
• Leverage data and experimentation to define success metrics, evaluate feature performance, and identify opportunities to improve adoption, engagement, and retention across social and identity systems
• Drive alignment across stakeholders by clearly communicating product vision, strategy, and requirements, ensuring a shared understanding of goals and execution plans

What we're looking for

• Extensive product management experience, including leadership roles, building and scaling consumer-facing platform products or shared systems
• Proven track record delivering social and/or identity platform features, such as accounts, authentication, profiles, friends systems, communication tools, or cross-platform connectivity
• Strong understanding of how identity and social systems work together to enable player connection, engagement, and ecosystem growth
• Deep analytical skills, with experience leveraging data to drive improvements in platform adoption, engagement, and retention
• Experience translating user needs and business goals into scalable platform solutions that operate seamlessly across devices and surfaces
• Strong partnership with engineering teams on complex systems, with the ability to balance usability, performance, privacy, and scalability
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, cross-functional environments with engineering, design, and business stakeholders
• Experience leading and mentoring teams, and building strong product organizations
• Passion for building foundational player experiences that define identity and enable meaningful social connections across games, devices, and services

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range: $280,593 — $411,536 USD

California Base Pay Range: $280,593 — $411,536 USD

Washington Base Pay Range: $280,593 — $411,536 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.