Senior Manager, Game Design & Innovation

Mattel, Inc.and Subsidiaries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Mattel HQ, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Product Design to shape the future of iconic games like UNO, Pictionary, Scrabble, and more.

You will lead the design of play experiences, guide teams, and partner with Engineering, Packaging, Marketing, and Licensing to deliver products that are intuitive, engaging, and scalable for families worldwide. The role emphasizes leadership, product design excellence, and collaboration to drive end-to-end development from concept through

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience designing tabletop, card, party, or family games.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of new gameplay experiences across family, party, strategy, and card games.
• Guide projects from concept through prototyping, playtesting, refinement, and final production.
• Apply game design principles, player motivation, and consumer insights to create learnable, rewarding experiences.
• Champion rapid prototyping and iterative development with consumer feedback.
• Oversee design translation from concept to manufactured products.

Skills

Game design experience

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Prototyping & playtesting

Player psychology

Job description

Mattel HQ, Inc. seeks an experienced Senior Manager, Product Design to shape the future of iconic games like UNO, Pictionary, Scrabble, and more.

You will lead the design of play experiences, guide teams, and partner with Engineering, Packaging, Marketing, and Licensing to deliver products that are intuitive, engaging, and scalable for families worldwide. The role emphasizes leadership, product design excellence, and collaboration to drive end-to-end development from concept through