Gala Games

Europe, UK

Posted on: 26 July 2023

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Product Owner - Music

Gala

Gala is creating entertainment that empowers on the blockchain. Across our family of brands including Games, Music, Film and VOX, we’re empowering creators and fans to build the future of entertainment.

Powered by talent from around the globe, our fully remote organization believes in making bold moves to create products that have never been seen before in the marketplace. Gala was founded by Eric Schiermeyer (gaming legend and co-founder of Zynga), and Michael McCarthy (the Creative Director behind viral gaming hits such as Farmville 2). Since then, Gala has grown to be a leader in Web3 entertainment.

Under the Gala brand, we have a growing roster of reputable partners across Gaming and Entertainment including DreamWorks, AMC and NBCU. Plus, legendary game developers Peter Molyneux and Will Wright, as well as music greats like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Kings of Leon and BT.

Our values are based on openness and ownership and the ability to deliver games, experiences, and opportunities to people worldwide. We are breaking down barriers to bring our communities joy, entertainment, and real-world value.

At Gala, we work remotely with flexibility; we have a great time with our colleagues and love getting things done. While working here, you'll imagine and create new and exciting things for the world to enjoy. Your talents and efforts will improve our audiences' lives in the real world.

And this is just the beginning…

The Role

We are excited to announce that Gala has an opening for a Product Owner. As we continue growing, our entertainment portfolio continues to expand, and we are seeking to hire a dedicated Product Owner to manage the direction and outputs of our Music products and global teams. We would love someone with a deep passion for music, and an impressive track record for working in a fast-paced, evolving, creative-minded environment. We would like a problem-solving, driven professional with expertise and brings a fresh perspective to challenge our thinking. We’re also seeking a person with knowledge & involvement in the Music/Entertainment web3 space. Ideally, you know what it is like to be a passionate fan of something, whether video games, film, music, pop culture, etc.

In this position, you will be a part of a company of super-achievers who work together to bring forth the evolution of Music. The ideal candidate has excellent people skills, business acumen, and an exemplary work ethic.

Responsibilities

Conduct extensive market research and develop product strategy based on the prevalent state of music business, and create product roadmaps
Work with business stakeholders to build and prioritize a roadmap of capabilities to drive key business outcomes
Quantify the cost vs. benefit of major development efforts to determine if they make sense for the business
Collaborate regularly with the product team to develop and introduce new site features as needed
Prioritisation of the product backlog and creation of Epics and User Stories.
Identify, implement, and interpret key metrics and report data to key stakeholders while identifying areas of opportunity to improve the customer experience
Drive feature awareness and new capabilities through partnerships with marketing, product development, and category leaders
Work with engineers to build sprints and long-term feature development roadmaps to align business and engineering teams on feature delivery effort and timeline
Assist business developers in analyzing all the business requirements and coordinate efforts to increase business
Monitoring and documenting released products, setting and monitoring appropriate KPIs to ensure products are meeting their goals
Primary liaison for all partners involved in Music

Essential Skills and Qualifications

5+ years of experience within entertainment (music/film etc) as a Product Owner and a desire to know everything there is to know about creating experiences (preferred)
Strong analytical and quantitative skills; ability to use data to back up actions
Demonstrated awareness or interest in the Ethereum landscape and financial primitives and protocols that live on top of it
Self-motivated, stellar work ethic, fun collaborator
Fearless

Nice-to-Have Skills and Qualifications

Experience and knowledge in a remote only environment
You are passionate and knowledgeable about Web3, NFTs, and cryptocurrency

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Gala is an equal opportunity employer and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Employee Benefits

Competitive Salary
Flexible Working Hours
Unlimited PTO
Fully Remote and Location Independence
US Based Employees 100% covered for employees (Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance)
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program and several

NEXT STEPS

If you have the experience, passion and drive to join our team then please submit a resume by clicking the apply button below!

Gala does not accept unsolicited referrals or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider unsolicited referrals and/or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. Gala will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.