Senior Product Manager

Epic Games; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 190,000 - 298,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Product Manager to drive Fortnite’s live-ops and feature leadership. You’ll partner with cross-functional teams to define strategy, execute seasonal content, and improve player engagement across a broad portfolio.

You will own analysis, set measurable goals, and translate company direction into actionable product plans while collaborating with product leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience in live operations for consumer-facing products or games.
• Ability to act as a generalist across multiple feature areas and teams.
• Strong affinity for games, player retention, engagement and progression mechanics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to present to senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in SQL and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives across Fortnite feature areas to shape player experience.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and iterate features.
• Define strategy, execute live operations, and measure outcomes across portfolios.
• Collaborate on go-to-market strategies for seasonal content launches.

Skills

Product management

Game industry

Data analysis

SQL

Communication

Live operations

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

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 Senior Product Manager, you will work across multiple feature areas of Fortnite from season-to-season Battle Pass progression and engagement systems to the social overlay experience. This is a uniquely broad role that gives you the opportunity to shape several of Fortnite's most player-facing systems, partnering with cross-functional teams to define strategy, execute live operations, and drive meaningful outcomes across your portfolio.

In this role, you will

• Drive initiatives across Battle Pass progression, seasonal engagement, and the Fortnite social gameplay systems, contributing to a cohesive player experience across feature areas
• Partner with development teams to design, implement, and iterate on features that improve player retention, engagement, and long-term season health
• Leverage insights from the analytics team to define measurable goals, track performance, and share updates with key stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to support go-to-market strategies and execution for seasonal launches and major content activations
• Partner with product leadership to translate company direction into actionable plans across your portfolio of initiatives
• Drive alignment across teams by clearly documenting and communicating product requirements, ensuring all stakeholders share a unified understanding of goals and execution plans

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of Product Management experience in live operations for consumer-facing products or games
• Comfort operating as a generalist with proven success managing multiple concurrent initiatives across a broad feature portfolio
• A passion for games and a deep understanding of player retention, engagement, and progression mechanics
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and turn insights into actionable product decisions; SQL proficiency required
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills, including experience writing product requirement documents and presenting to senior stakeholders

New York City Base Pay Range

$202,701 — $297,295 USD

California Base Pay Range

$190,539 — $279,457 USD

Washington Base Pay Range

$190,539 — $279,457 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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.