Niantic Labs, creator of hit games including Pokémon GO, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom is seeking a Director of Product to help develop the future of Monster Hunter Now by building high quality gameplay experiences that delight and engage our avid players. We’re a fast paced, multi-disciplinary team of game makers, software developers and creative professionals based in Tokyo, San Francisco, and Seattle. You will be responsible for driving the product roadmap and end to end game vision, ensuring new features deliver on both improving KPIs and player experience for years to come. Your role will be central in living up to the bold vision for Monster Hunter Now while helping merge the virtual with the real world and inspiring people to explore together!ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with Design, Production, Data, and game leadership to set strategic pillars, roadmap priorities and associated KPI goalsSet the bar for strong game product thinking, reviewing, improving and occasionally creating Product Briefs and specifications for key featuresOrganize Product Reviews, providing feedback and coaching to ensure excellent, mission aligned product design for all featuresTake accountability for driving KPI impact via launching and optimizing product roadmap features, sequencing and timingDrive market analysis, user research, and knowledge sharing across the team to drive more effective decision makingWork hand in hand with Design, UX, Engineering and Production to appropriately scope features, optimizing for ROI without compromising quality or player experienceCollaborate with Live Ops leadership to ensure every feature is accretive to and accounted for in the live ops and season structureCollaborate with IP holders to ensure brand integrity and generate concepts that resonate with fansCollaborate with cross-functional team members and customers, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in key meetingsAct as a driver of culture on the team, fostering learning, teamwork, player centricity, and excellence with an outcome oriented approachRequired in-office 3 days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and ThursdayQualifications7+ years product leadership experience in free to play gamingTrack record of operating and scaling successful free to play mobile games post-launchExperience building roadmaps and shipping KPI impacting featuresDeep understanding of game economy and live operations in midcore gamesManagement experience across creative and analytical fields including Product, Design, Live Operations and ProductionExpertise with analyzing and interpreting data to make data informed decisionsExcellent verbal and written communication in both English and JapaneseAbility to manage, coach, and lead by example to develop team membersFlexibility in a demanding team environmentPassion for video games; an avid gamer with a confirmed understanding of mobile gamesHave worked on a high profile game with a significant amount of daily active usersAbility to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance noticeExperience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with othersBelief in the value of bringing people together through games to explore in the real worldBased in, or be able to relocate and work in JapanPlus If...!Deep understanding and/or fandom of the Monster Hunter franchiseFamiliarity as a player with Monster Hunter Now, Pikmin Bloom, and/or Pokemon GoExperience, interest, and excitement around AR games or featuresExperience in other related fields such as UX Design, Engineering, Data, Production or Game DesignJoin the Niantic team!Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Monster Hunter Now. We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work.We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, London, Tokyo, and Zürich. Candidate Privacy PolicyI understand that by submitting my job application, the information I provide as part of that application will be used in accordance with Niantic’s Privacy Notice for Job Applicants and Candidates.If required by law, by submitting my job application I consent to the processing of my information as described in that Notice, including processing information I voluntarily disclose to Niantic, such as health or medical information, race or ethnicity data, and sexual orientation data and, in limited circumstances sharing information with third parties such as references and other third parties that assist in the hiring process.