Electronic Arts

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be.

As a Senior Product Manager, Content Partnerships on The Sims 4 you'll blend business strategy, creative collaboration, and player insights to drive content growth. You'll leverage insights from market trends, UX research, and player telemetry to identify and prioritize content opportunities. You'll take ownership of partnership integrations - from building the business case, collaborating with development teams on execution, to driving the final go-to-market strategy.

You will report to the Lead Product Manager of The Sims 4.

Location: This is a hybrid role, onsite the studio three days a week, in Kirkland, Vancouver or Redwood City.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the end-to-end business owner for The Sims 4 in-game partnership opportunities and roadmap, overseeing brand and IP integrations.

• Establish and track program processes and goals (financial, reach, sentiment), evolving integration opportunities based on brand fit and business potential.

• Collaborate with Brand and Business Development to craft compelling pitches for external partners and manage post-contract execution.

• Partner with Design, Player Experience, and Community teams to identify new content opportunities and monitor industry trends.

• Conduct post-launch retrospectives and apply insights to continuously improve future content.

Qualifications:

• Strategic: The ability to see the bigger picture and prioritize based on deadline and constraints

• Excellent collaboration skills: experience working with and align creative, marketing, and development teams

• Analytical: Experience with data-driven decision-making processes to shape player experience. Understanding of business modeling and reporting

• Multi-threaded: Ability to keep track of multiple content partnership workstreams with different timeline and delivery

• Bachelor's degree required

• 5+ years of experience in a Product Management Role

• Passion for games, especially Life Simulation games.

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria)
  • $111,600 - $152,800 CAD

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco)
  • $138,400 - $211,700 USD

• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane)
  • $129,500 - $171,800 USD

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.