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Skillz
Actively Hiring
Bringing out the best in everyone through competition. Join us
  • B2B
  • Public Stage
    Publicly traded company
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Product Manager

Posted: 1 month ago
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About the job

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ Skillz

  • Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your entire family. Additionally, take advantage of tax benefit options (PF & NPS), expense reimbursement, and more.
  • Perks: We believe in enhancing your work experience. We offer competitive paid time off (PL & sick/casual) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

Why Skillz?

  • Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, Bowlero, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.
  • Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.
  • Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.
  • Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.

Job Description:

Our product development team sets the vision for the growing suite of Skillz products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams—design, development, and analytics—to implement dynamic LiveOps initiatives that enhance the player experience. Your expertise will be key in developing programs that foster loyalty and drive long-term success in our gaming platform.

  • 3-5 years of experience in product management, game design, management consulting, quantitative analysis, or similar field
  • You are able to approach complex problems and convert them into simple and elegant solutions
  • Experience performing data analysis and using A/B testing processes to inform decisions
  • Strong communication skills and comfortable liaising between technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Excellent project management, interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to drive and implement ideas in a changing environment
  • Able to collate idea streams from across all stakeholders to drive future product roadmap

What we are looking for:

  • Someone who can work with a cross-functional team of designers and engineers to evolve the world's first mobile Esports platform
  • Create wireframes, write specs A/B test, optimize feature performance, gather requirements and plan product rollout to deliver the next generation of mobile gaming
  • Build tools that empower our business team to drive towards their objections and grow our Skillz platform
  • Collaborate with great teammates with a passion for gaming
  • Maintain processes to ensure project management documentation, reports and plans are relevant, accurate and complete

Join Skillz and Let's Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together, we'll create a world where skill, passion, and innovation thrive. Join our team and be part of the journey. We look forward to having you on board!

#L1-JM1 #LI-Onsite

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

About the company

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Skillz

Actively Hiring
Bringing out the best in everyone through competition. Join us51-200 Employees
Company Size
51-200
Company Type
Startup
Company Industries
Development Platforms
Company Industries
Application Platforms
Company Industries
Monetization
Company Industries
Skill Gaming
  • B2B
  • Public Stage
    Publicly traded company
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • 4.1
    Highly rated
    Skillz is highly rated on Glassdoor, with 4.1 out of 5 stars
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$65M
FUNDED OVER
5 rounds
Rounds
D
$23,200,000
Series D - Oct 2018+4

Perks

Medical, Dental, & Vision
Skillz provides comprehensive medical, dental, vision & pre-tax benefit options to support the well-being of Skillzians & their family.
401(k) Match Program
Tomorrow is as important as today. We offer a 401(k) match to support our team’s financial health and long-term planning.
Stock Options
Each employee represents a critical part of what makes Skillz great. Access to stock options is one way we share these long-term wins together.
Paid Time Off Policy
All things in life have their place. Generous PTO, winter shut-down + half-day summer Fridays in August helps Skillzians stay well-rounded & rested.
Snacks, Friday Team Lunch, Dinners
Enjoy 5 company-paid meals per week plus snacks for the hungry moments in-between.
Rideshare Program
$10 off Uber Pool & Lyft Line at the end of each work day.
Volunteer Opportunities
Our actions shape our culture & our community. We support each other & share a commitment to advancing our vision of Gaming for Good.

Founders

Casey Chafkin
Founder • 3 years
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Andrew Paradise
Founder • 3 years
San Francisco
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