Senior Product Manager, Avatar

Company: Roblox
Location: San Mateo
Posted on: May 15, 2022

Job Description:

Every day, tens of millions of people from around the world come to Roblox to play, learn, work, and socialize in immersive digital experiences created by the community. Our vision is to build a platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This is what's known as the metaverse: a persistent space where anyone can do just about anything they can imagine, from anywhere in the world and on any device. Join us and you'll usher in a new category of human interaction while solving exceptional challenges that you won't find anywhere else.As Senior Product Manager, Avatar - Avatar Faces and Facial Animation, you will lead the product strategy and deployment of avatar face technologies that power self-expression and visual communication for all Roblox players through live facial animation. From the defined strategy you will distill product specifications and requirements and work with a team of world class engineers, designers, artists, and developer community to deliver them to players of all ages. Our team, composed of industry experts from ILM, DreamWorks, Adobe and Google, are working on challenging engineering problems at the boundary of real time computer graphics and deep learning. The products we envision will allow Roblox players to watch their favorite music artist singing with facial expressions in real-time during a virtual concert or interacting with friends in a life-like, interactive way. We are led by Mahesh Ramasubramanian, who was the co-founder of Loom.ai (acquired by Roblox) and brought the magic of 3D avatars to millions of consumer devices. He is also a member of the Oscars Academy for achievements in creating visual effects for several blockbuster films, including Shrek and Madagascar.You are: Product leader with BS or MS in CS or similar with 5+ years in Product ManagementExpert in productizing advanced graphics technologies. You have shipped at least one, if not more complex graphics technologies. Ideally you have experience working with game, video, AR/VR or avatar systemsCasual gamer who enjoys 3D character experiences and is able to break down the pieces that make the world come aliveDetail oriented: Ability to go beyond the veneer of the GUI to address the product, the platform, the implementation details, and the datasetUsability Focused: Capable of conveying your ideas through detailed Specs and/or WireframesDynamic Experience working in a fast paced environment, with competing resources and priorities, through planning, development, and launchStrategic orientation coupled with an entrepreneurial attitude along and an ability to contribute to product design, execution, and all things go-to-marketA self starter: High degree of self direction and independent driveYou will:Define the future of virtual identity, self-expression and visual communication for hundreds of millions of Roblox players Drive efforts in building the Avatar ecosystem across the entire Roblox platform Lead a cross-functional team of passionate people to build out features and bring them live to the platformRelentless customer development to discover and define the right problems and products we should be pursuingBalance and Prioritize new features with existing backlog initiatives and align them with product strategyCommunicate the needs and product concepts to stakeholders, engineers, designers, and other product team membersBe incredibly truth-seeking and collect all data necessary to inform product direction, whether in the form of competitive intel, customer behavior, or other business metricsYou'll Love: Industry-leading compensation packageExcellent medical, dental, and vision coverageA rewarding 401k programFlexible vacation policyRoflex - Flexible and supportive work policy Roblox Admin badge for your avatarAt Roblox HQ: Free catered lunchesOnsite fitness center and fitness program creditAnnual CalTrain Go Pass

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