Position Overview

We are seeking a motivated Associate Communications Manager to join our award-winning communications team and support day-to-day public relations activities. This role is perfect for a communications professional looking to grow their career while contributing to impactful PR campaigns and media initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Media Relations: Build and maintain relationships with journalists, bloggers, and industry influencers; respond to media inquiries and coordinate interviews

• Media Calendar Management: Develop and maintain comprehensive media calendars, tracking key industry events, product launches, and campaign timelines

• Content Creation: Write compelling press releases, media alerts, pitch letters, and other materials

• Content Review: Copyedit and proofread communications materials to ensure accuracy, brand consistency, and editorial excellence

• Campaign Support: Assist in the planning and execution of PR campaigns and product launches

• Media Monitoring: Track media coverage and compile reports on brand mentions and campaign performance

• Celebrity & Brand Campaigns: Assist with researching, developing, and executing brand partnerships and celebrity campaigns

• Administrative Support: Maintain media databases, contact lists, and PR measurement tools

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field

• Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience in public relations, communications, or related field

Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities

• Strong organizational skills with keen attention to detail

• Working collaboratively across multiple disciplines

• Proven ability to multitask and manage competing priorities

• Creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities

• Self-motivated with a drive to exceed expectations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in gaming, entertainment, and/or technology industries

• Experience in entertainment, celebrities, and brand partnerships

• Familiarity with social media platforms and digital communications

• Knowledge of media landscape and industry trends

• Experience with PR measurement and analytics tools

What We Offer You

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

Position Overview:

Love the process of making great games? Have a lot of experience doing it? Do you like to help guide others through the process from concept to launch and beyond? We are seeking a passionate, motivated, expert Executive Producer to help us manage our live games and launch new ones.

This role will be responsible for helping to navigate a full free-to-play business model, and responsible for discussing, advocating for and determining the strategic elements needed for the title to be an ongoing success.

The ideal candidate needs to be experienced at managing a large team of direct and indirect reports, and will have a good understanding of a wide range of leadership, management, communication, and production practices. They also need to be able to help drive and motivate the team and help to cultivate a positive team culture. Ultimately, this candidate will be a problem solver and not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. This will include everything from in-the-trenches problem solving that arises in the development processes to high level team planning and career coaching.

What You'll Do:

• Work with your key reports to create an organizational structure, processes, and project plan that allow the team to produce high quality work efficiently on time and on budget

• Work collaboratively with multiple teams to proactively get results and outcomes

• Passionately articulate goals and team principles to help form a stimulating and fun work environment and culture

• Identifying and helping guide the team around potential hazards that come up through the normal game development process

• Help define and set best practices and make sure they are communicated out across the team

• Help the game team navigate all stages of the development process.

• Help build and strengthen the communication between teams and locations.

• Own quality of the product and be the player advocate to the team

• Help foster a positive culture

• Effectively communicate the core experience of your game to other parts of the Zynga organization, and help ensure that your product leverages the ideas and resources of the larger organization

• Above all, flexibility and adaptability are key.

What You Bring:

• 10+ yrs of experience leading and guiding multidisciplinary teams through all stages of development with at least 2 games shipped as Executive Producer, Development Director or Game Director. Mobile experience preferred.

• Understands how to lead multi-disciplinary teams to create and grow great games

• Extensive knowledge of and fluency in the game development process. Understands the ins and outs of game development from concept through live operations

• Able to motivate, support and guide others to attain successful outcomes and business objectives.

• Experience with various project management tools. Jira a plus.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal).

• Strong analytical skills, along with a keen attention to detail.

• Problem solver.

• This position reports directly to the Divisional EP for the org.

• Modern experience with various AI models & tools, a plus

Position Overview:

Join us in our mission to connect the world through games and to delight consumers with exhilarating social gaming experiences! Zynga is looking for an experienced Director of Product who can own projects, drive results and directly impact business performance of large-scale games. 

As Director of Product for Game of Thrones Slots, you will be responsible for the product vision, roadmap, and owner of product outcomes for the team. We are looking for a leader to take a proven game to its next level of growth. Reports to the Senior Director of Product for the Slots division. 

What You'll Do:

• Responsible for overall vision and strategy.

• Primary stakeholder of end-to-end product lifecycle.

• Defining and optimizing the game’s core monetization strategy, including virtual currency, in-app purchases (IAP) and economy design.

• Direct the Live Operations roadmap, event strategy, and scheduling cadence to maximize player engagement, retention, and revenue over the long term. 

• Coordinate game and partner team relationships. Influence partner team strategy based on deep experience.

• Create new methodologies for the company by using technology, platform, or channels to drive business value in new ways.

• Lead execution of large scale projects with interdisciplinary complexity. Work closely with production to improve processes.

• Ensure team’s product decisions are based on strong analysis. Define analytics standards in partnership with an analytics manager.

• Inform and validate roadmap/product direction through proactive customer engagement methods and Consumer Insights partnership.

• Assume ownership of outcomes for the entire product team. Consistently identify product risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Think of the player first. Know who we are building for and what will benefit them most.

What You Bring:

• 7+ years of experience in product management in game development.

• Ability to simultaneously handle complex design challenges across multiple projects/feature areas.

• Capable of managing expectations and presenting effectively to the team and senior executives.

• A strong manager who ensures reports receive mentorship, training, and feedback

• Experienced in facilitating effective cross-functional group communications. Able to adjust communication style as required..

• Passion for games and crafting fun, compelling, and exciting user experiences.

• Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical abilities, and attention to detail.

• BA/BS degree.

• Experience with free to play mobile social casino games (slots, poker, bingo) is a plus

• Experience working live and pre-launch titles is a plus

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $192,000 and $245,000 USD per Year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview:

Zynga Games is looking for a Senior Game (Systems) Designer to join the team who made the runaway hit game “Wizard of Oz Slots.” We make the world’s most beautiful social slots and do so in a fast-moving, supportive, and energetic environment. Our team consists of industry veterans from both the real-money gaming and video game worlds, giving us great depth and adaptability.

As a key feature owner and technical contributor to the foundation and success of slot machine creation, the Senior Game (System) Designer will independently drive feature implementation, working closely with artists, developers, and other team members to bring a unified vision to life. This role requires proven technical expertise and strong collaboration skills to maintain the integrity of slot machine design while architecting solutions and ensuring forward compatibility with our existing systems.

What You'll Do:

• Create and implement slot machine designs and mechanics, from current industry favorites to new social casino innovations.

• Shepard the creation of slot machines from preproduction to launch.

• Determine and establish game development pipelines for each slot machine.

• Drive interdisciplinary efforts, own the development process of slot machines and ensure our quality standards are met.

• Be highly motivated and independent, looking for opportunities to improve the development process at every stage.

• Prototyping experience - You will be responsible for creating the functional framework for art, programming, and math teams.

• Gameplay scripting - You will be responsible for creating the game logic that drives each slot machine.

• Technical art - This position will create the necessary technical art framework for the art and animation team to implement gameplay visuals.

• 2D game development tools - The position will require working with 2D game development tools and animation software. (Unity3d, Cocos, Godot, etc.)

• General game development tools - You will be required to work with general tools such as Perforce, Git, and general productivity software.  XCode knowledge and competency is a strong plus.

• Outstanding planning and task management skills - You will understand how your work and that of others fit together and anticipate the needs of a variety of developers.

What You Bring:

• At least 5 years' relevant experience or education.

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• A solid understanding of game development, and an eagerness to learn.

• An earnest and driven attitude, with a focus on helping others succeed.

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,700 and $112,060 CAD per Year.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,200 and $148,320 USD per Year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview:

Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Mobile Game Tech! Do you love developing data models and visualizations to help teams make strategic decisions? This analyst role is a key figure in our cost transparency efforts on the FinOps team, delivering critical insights into service costs. This position also provides dashboards, data visualizations, and analyses for areas that make our org effective at serving our internal customers, allowing all teams to make better decisions.

What You'll Do:

• Lead financial analysis activities with regards to internal cost allocations for technology spend
• Lead data model design and data analysis aspects of the FinOps team’s software development, including close collaboration with other FinOps software engineers
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to design and iterate upon user-facing data visualizations
• Develop data ingestion and normalization to serve data visualizations and dashboards, as well as owning maintenance and ensuring ongoing data quality
• Support FinOps guidelines and work with other teams and partners to implement cost analysis and optimizations for technology spend across Zynga
• Interact with members of Finance and the C-suite with regards to technology cost allocations, forecasts, and ad hoc FinOps-related requests

What You Bring:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Engineering, or other quantitative field (or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrated proficiency with Python for data cleaning and data wrangling (pandas, NumPy), and ability to work with source code via pull requests, CICD pipelines, etc
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with the following: SQL, data warehouses, Tableau or similar data visualization tools
• Ability to design monitoring rules for validating data quality within data pipelines
• Experience collaborating with customers to assess their analysis and visualization needs and design solutions that present the data effectively and clearly
• Ability to think through the UI/UX of data visualizations to best serve the target audience's needs
• Comfort interacting with stakeholders at a much more senior level, ability to adjust communication style to the audience
• Experience working autonomously and capable of tackling solo projects with ease

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with FinOps practices
• Familiarity with financial concepts related to budgeting, forecasts, amortization, etc
• Previous experience with software engineering platforms such as AWS, Splunk, Datadog

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site.

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $119,140 and $169,140 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview:

Zynga is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Designer to work on one of our new mobile games. This role leads and participates in direct design and creative input on content and system design in the game.

What You'll Do:

• Create or adapt game features and large scale systems to work with the game

• Write user experience stories and design documentation for new features and systems

• Own, drive, and collaborate with other disciplines for system development

• Work closely with other disciplines to design and prototype new gameplay and systems

• Create flexible sheets and models to balance sophisticated systems

• Design and balance content for new systems 

• Create and improve tools to make the design pipeline faster and more efficient for the team

• Be the advocate of good design practices across the studio

• Pitch new ideas to the team/ lead brainstorming sessions

• Analyze real-time feedback and metrics, and adjust game designs accordingly while maintaining live game balance

• Remain up-to-date with Game Design literature and standard methodologies to be an evangelist for the craft of Game Design

What You Bring:

• At least 6 years' relevant experience

• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

• Expert with math, levels, and formulas in game environment

• Possesses an extensive knowledge of games and strategies

• Solid knowledge of game balancing and pacing

• Translates direct consumer insights, market data, and analysis into creative design solutions

• Passionate gamer

• 2+ shipped games

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $123,200 and $182,360 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

Position Overview:

Come join the team at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Central Technology! We focus on shared client & server tech that drives the core gameplay experience under the hood. We’re looking for outstanding engineers with a passion for technology and the desire to work in a team with dynamic strengths. The Principal Software Engineer will be working with a complementary team of software engineers to craft and maintain Zynga’s core Payments platform, which enables flawless integration with app stores, consoles, and payments processing providers. They will play a key role in helping architect, build and improve the next-gen framework for our games.

What You'll Do:

• Design and architect new backend applications/services running in AWS
• Optimize and refactor existing services to improve reliability, scalability and to lower cost
• Document and build plans for architecture and system designs
• Take a hands-on approach in architecting, writing and reviewing code
• Review detailed tech plans from others, aligning with the team and Zynga-wide technical vision
• Proactively identify and recommend improvements to address systemic problems and tech debt
• Follow engineering standard methodologies to ensure code quality, performance and reliability
• Work collaboratively across teams to understand product/customer requirements and propose technical solutions
• Provide production and integration support for shared technology across Zynga games

What You Bring:

• Degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of hands-on software development experience
• Experience in programming RESTful services using Java
• Solid understanding of backend server applications and web services
• Strong familiarity and experience using AWS and/or other cloud computing platforms (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Strong familiarity and experience with database systems (SQL, NoSQL)
• Experience with C#/C++ and mobile client development is a strong plus
• Familiarity with containers and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with web development using JavaScript, Angular, and/or React
• Deep understanding of algorithms, design patterns, debugging and performance optimization
• Experience in object-oriented design of applications/systems
• Experience with agile development methodologies and tools
• Excellent interpersonal skills - particularly the ability to discuss timelines, design concerns, work with distributed teams, and provide effective feedback to team members
• Experience working with AI tools

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Toronto at the start of employment is expected to be between $114,300 and $164,300 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

We are looking for a Lead Product Manager who can bring their games to the forefront of the industry: building unforgettable social experiences, connecting hundreds of millions of people throughout the world, and delighting their users through games.

Equipped with user data, you will have the freedom to provide experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process, building high-quality social games for millions. 

What You'll Do:

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in product management in consumer products
• Experience in consumer mobile or game development experience is preferred but not required
• Ability to build wire-frames, product specifications, and white papers
• Experience with leading dynamic applications and multivariate testing
• Able to lead, motivate, and develop a team, including those who do not directly report to you
• Exceptional data analysis and problem-solving skills. SQL querying abilities are a strong plus
• Strong project management skills and the ability to present work to the executive team
• A passion for games, creating fun and compelling user experiences
• Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals, and give insight into industry and competitor trends
• Consumer mobile or game development experience 
• Experience in working with and coordinating large-scale projects with central teams 

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $109,800 and $162,480 per year.

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $114,300 and $164,000 per year. 

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.  Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview 

We are looking for a Director of Product who can bring its games to the forefront of the industry: building unforgettable social experiences, connecting hundreds of millions of people throughout the world, and delighting their users through games.

Equipped with user data, you will have the freedom to provide experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process, building high-quality social games for millions. 

What You'll Do:

Part of the Central Product Management (CPM), you will help multiple global teams manage the end-to-end lifecycle(s) of complex products spanning multiple feature areas. This will involve writing and consulting on specs, overcoming design challenges and taking the lead for promoting interoperability and scale. In addition, the Director of Product will drive the overall research strategy, driving the usage of core innovative game technology, and ensure that product decisions are based on in-depth data analysis. Through strong customer empathy, the Director of Product will be responsible to develop deep insights into customer needs and how the roadmap addresses those needs.

You will drive strategy for the team in collaboration with leadership, provide management for CPM team members, and mentorship for PMs throughout the company. You will provide oversight and guidance for more junior PMs on their projects and be a key stakeholder or owner for initiatives with other teams.

You will coordinate Product Managers across multiple products; they will work with their team to set clear/measurable objectives and ensure the team is effectively crafting project plans based on priorities, and ultimately driving positive business outcomes. Lastly, the Director of Product will deliver their vision & strategy, monitor product progression and partner with central publishing teams and/or game teams for delivering initiatives.

What you bring: 

• 5+ years experience in product management in consumer products
• Experience in consumer mobile or game development experience is preferred but not required
• Ability to build wire-frames, product specifications and white papers
• Experience with managing dynamic applications and multivariate testing
• Able to lead, motivate, and develop a team, including those who do not directly report to you
• Exceptional data analysis and problem solving skills. SQL querying abilities is a strong plus
• Strong project management skills and the ability to present work to the executive team
• A passion for games, creating fun and compelling user experiences
• Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Ability to provide clear direction, set measurable goals, and give insight on industry and competitor trends
• Consumer mobile or game development experience 
• Experience in working with and coordinating large-scale projects with central teams 

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California  at the start of employment is expected to be between $172,400 and $200,000 per year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview:

Join us in our mission to connect the world through games and to delight consumers with exhilarating social gaming experiences! Zynga is looking for a dedicated and passionate Senior Product Manager who can own projects, drive results and directly impact business performance of large-scale games. As Senior Product Manager, you will work closely with a cross functional group to write product specifications, drive features through launch and understand metrics to make data driven decisions.

What You'll Do:

• Own the Product Lifecycle: Manage the end-to-end lifecycle for new features and optimizations, from initial concept and specification writing through to launch and post-launch analysis.

• Design Features: Author clear and comprehensive product specifications, user stories, and wireframes to guide the development team.

• Execute on Strategy: Partner with leadership to inform and execute the product strategy and roadmap for your area of focus, ensuring alignment with our core business goals.

• Be Data-Driven: Define, monitor, and analyze core metrics and KPIs. Use a hypothesis-driven approach to design and execute A/B tests and other experiments to drive continuous improvement.

• Lead a Cross-Functional Team: Collaborate daily with engineering, design, art, and data science to balance business objectives, player experience, and technical investment.

• Be the Voice of the Player: Translate player feedback, community insights, and market analysis into actionable product requirements and innovative feature ideas.

• Drive Results: Take full ownership of your features' performance, consistently tracking results against defined expectations and communicating outcomes to the broader team.
   

What You Bring:

• Product Management Experience: 3+ years of product management experience in gaming mobile apps.

• Strong Product Sense: A proven ability to concept new feature ideas, understand the competitive market landscape, and deconstruct user-facing problems.

• Robust background in A/B testing and SQL.

• Analytical Acumen: Excellent analytical and quantitative skills; a natural curiosity for data and the ability to use it to make informed, high-impact decisions.

• Exceptional Communication: Outstanding written, oral, and presentation skills. You can effectively articulate complex ideas to diverse audiences, from small teams to senior leadership.

• Execution and Organization: Proven ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, with strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.

• Collaborative Spirit: A team-first mentality, with experience interpreting community feedback and a passion for sharing insights that help other PMs grow.

• Passion for Games: A genuine passion for games and crafting fun, compelling, and exciting user experiences.

• Education: BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $108,900 and $161,160 USD per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

Position Overview:

Zynga is looking for a server-side engineer in the Austin, Chicago, Bay Area, or Toronto areas, and more specifically, someone whose level of experience should be equivalent to a Senior Software Engineer on the Wizard of Oz Slots.

We have a well-rounded and tight-knit, distributed team with a healthy mix of engineering skill levels, and are looking to strengthen our team.  We need a self-driven and motivated engineer who is a strong communicator, works well as a team player, and performs well under pressure of tight deadlines.  

The candidate would have an opportunity to work on critical game components that contribute to user-facing features, gameplay functionality, existing functionality & systems, and have a general focus on solving challenging problems for high profile titles. 

What You'll Do:

• Design, architect, and support back-end services running in AWS

• Develop, integrate, and advocate for new technologies and tools

• Load-test, benchmark and optimize infrastructure

• Define, architect, and develop features and gameplay functionality in PHP

• Maintain and develop CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling

• Provide escalation support and infrastructure monitoring

• Follow engineering standard methodologies to ensure code quality, performance and reliability

• Work to identify and help to improve team and process inefficiencies

• Help to mentor other engineers

What You Bring:

• Degree in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience

• 5+ Years of backend software development experience

• Deep hands-on experience with cloud computing (preferably AWS)

• Experience maintaining and developing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling

• Experience with PHP 

• Experience building and operating high-traffic, low-latency backend systems at scale

• Strong familiarity and experience with database systems (SQL, NoSQL)

• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms and software methodologies

• Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative environment

Bonus Points:

• Prior game development experience (on shipped titles or live games experience)

• Experience with Chef, Terraform and/or Jenkins

• Experience in Vue.js or similar frontend frameworks

• Experience migrating monolithic architectures to distributed microservices

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $96,400 and $142,660 CAD per Year.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $108,900 and $161,160 per Year.

The pay range for this position in Illinois at the start of employment is expected to be between $98,100 and $145,200 per Year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

Position Overview:

We're searching for a Senior Product Manager on our Platform Machine Learning team who can help drive the team’s product vision and strategy. This Product Manager will work closely with Zynga’s internal teams to understand their technological needs as they build out engaging experiences for our new and existing player base. Projects will range from the development of automation tools, data pipelines, and ML models, empowering users to effectively and efficiently meet their business goals.

What You'll Do:

• Establish the product vision and strategy that will help improve operations and performance across our business.
• Partner with executive, game, marketing, and analytics teams to understand user needs and establish success criteria with clearly measurable objectives and key results to deliver a great end-user experience.
• Collaborate with a high-performing group of Engineers, Data Scientists, and Analysts acting as the voice of the business to shape the development and delivery of AI solutions. 
• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and track the impact of products on business outcomes
• Impact the end-to-end product lifecycle of features spanning multiple areas.
• Collaborate to solve novel problems introduced by the constantly evolving and increasingly challenging gaming ecosystem. 
• Be or become a guide in data science strategies and technologies, including key vendors in the space, pros and cons of opposing approaches, and trade-offs involved with different strategies.

Zynga is known for its data-driven culture, its ambitious mindset, and its fast-paced, challenging work environment where each individual can make a difference. We value strong analytical skills, problem-solving, and quantitative experience. We look for great communicators, leaders, and team players.

What You Bring:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, or Business.
• 5+ years of professional experience in a product management role.
• Prior experience in working with Game and/or Marketing teams or building DS solutions.
• Demonstrated experience with prioritizing projects, collecting requirements, crafting product specifications, and carrying features from conceptualization to deployment.
• Good knowledge of agile software development methodologies and software development life cycle.
• Experience with metrics-driven decision-making. 
• A track record for high performance and team/project leadership.
• Hard-working, performance-driven self-starter and team player.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

What We Offer You:

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $92,000 and $142,000 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.