Technical Product Manager - iGaming & Casino Game Development

As a Technical Product Manager at our iGaming company, your main responsibilities include managing the end-to-end product lifecycle for online casino game development, translating business goals into user stories with detailed specs, writing JIRA tickets, and collaborating with engineering teams to define technical architecture and manage features and bugs.

To qualify for the Technical Product Manager role in our iGaming company, you should have at least three years of experience in technical product management, a deep understanding of casino game mechanics, experience with writing JIRA tickets, and familiarity with game engines and backend services. Enthusiasm for the iGaming sector is vital.

In this role, the product lifecycle for casino game development involves several stages: starting from concept creation, where you define the product vision, moving to detailed planning where user stories are created, followed by execution phases where you collaborate with engineers and designers, and finally to launch and post-launch analysis where you assess performance metrics.

As a Technical Product Manager, collaboration with cross-functional teams involves regular communication with developers, designers, and QA teams through meetings, updates, and shared documentation. You will act as a liaison, ensuring everyone is aligned with the product goals and technical requirements.

The Technical Product Manager utilizes tools such as JIRA for task management and documentation, performance analytics tools to assess game performance, and agile methodologies to streamline the development process and ensure timely execution of product features.

When responding, highlight specific stages of the product lifecycle you have managed, from concept creation to deployment and post-launch analysis. Provide examples of how you translated business goals into product specs.

Discuss your approach to prioritization by considering factors such as user needs, technical complexity, and strategic alignment. Share specific tools or frameworks you use to facilitate this process.

Share how you have utilized JIRA to manage products effectively, including writing user stories, tracking bugs, and ensuring team members have a clear understanding of their tasks.

Talk about the types of analytics you’ve utilized to assess product performance, including any metrics or KPIs relevant to gaming such as user engagement, game retention rates, and revenue impacts.

Elaborate on your communication strategies, such as regular check-ins, feedback loops, and how you adapt your communication style to suit technical teams while ensuring product vision is clearly conveyed.

Provide a specific example of a project that posed challenges, detailing your approach in overcoming them, how you coordinated with teams, and the results achieved as a result of your efforts.

Discuss familiarity with various regulatory standards that affect game mechanics and online gaming. You could mention how you ensure compliance in your product development processes.

Share experiences with specific game engines such as Unity or proprietary HTML5 stacks, including how this understanding has enabled you to foster better communication with development teams.

Discuss your strategies for setting clear expectations, providing ongoing updates, and aligning project goals with stakeholder vision, ensuring everyone remains on the same page.

Highlight qualities such as strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, a deep understanding of casino game mechanics, and adaptive problem-solving skills that are critical for success in this role.