Director, Product Management - Adjacent Markets

Light & Wonder • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

Designs, develops and manages activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life. Serves as a central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to production and distribution. Involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle including modifications, upgrades and maintenance of the product or product line. The Director Product Management, Adjacent Markets oversees the product management of the L&W EGM portfolio for VLT, COAM, and Skill markets. This role will identify market needs, and requirements, prioritizing product development resources, enabling the sales team, and evaluating and measuring product performance. The Director Product Management, Adjacent Markets will work closely with operators, customers, suppliers, gaming operations, the sales team, and product development. This position is responsible for understanding and defining market problems, business conditions, competitive requirements, and product direction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Product Management, Casino Operations, or Game Sales
• Nevada Gaming Card
• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Proven leadership, excellent organizational and management skills
• Understanding of the market, ability to define unsolved market problems that are urgent and relevant to specific product line(s)
• Understand the competition and manage appropriate responses
• Experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholders’ projects
• Understanding of gaming industry, regulatory compliance, and protocols
• Strong problem solving and goal setting skills
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, accounting or related field or its equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provides vision, leadership, and direction for North America EGM product line(s) and categories. Including VLT, COAM, and Skill markets.
• Leads product strategy, research and development requirements, creation of technical market content requirements and content segmentation.
• Oversees product from initial development through all stages to product submission.
• Manages process to identify deviations from standard market requirements through the various Stage Gates.
• Responsible for the assigned budget and for producing the most cost-effective product plan to align with the L&W business segment.
• Direct market product lifecycle planning and management including customer and technical requirements, product strategy and communications across each product category. This includes working with other L&W groups to ensure End of Life products are transitioned out of the market in a customer-centric, profitable manner.
• Be a role model and champion of company values.
• All other duties as applicable for the role.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees