Product Manager - Games, TV as a Platform (L5)

At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.

At Netflix, we have an insatiable desire to continually improve our products and deliver new experiences to delight and entertain our quickly growing membership. Now, we are making game night a whole lot easier by bringing Netflix Games to the biggest screen in the house. We are building a future where playing a game with friends and family requires no extra hardware. Just your TV, Netflix, and your phone.

As a Product Manager for TV as a Platform, you will drive the end-to-end cloud gaming experience on connected TVs. You will own the ambitious roadmap for our "mobile-as-a-controller" experience, ensuring that going from watching a hit show to playing a game feels as effortless as hitting "Play." You will sit at the intersection of streaming technology, 10-foot UI design, and interactive gameplay, ensuring our members experience seamless, high-quality entertainment.

What You Will Do:

• Own the TV Games Product Strategy: Develop and execute the product roadmap for playing cloud-streamed games on connected TVs, focusing on creating frictionless, "zero-setup" experiences for our members.

• Innovate the Mobile Controller Experience: Lead the development of the Netflix game controller app/feature. You will define how a user's mobile phone transforms into a dynamic, intuitive gamepad for living room play, supporting everything from solo adventures to 8-player party games like Boggle Party and Pictionary.

• Bridge Viewing and Playing: Create seamless user flows that allow members to fluidly transition from watching Netflix content (e.g., Knives Out) to playing a related game (e.g., Dead Man’s Party) without ever leaving the Netflix ecosystem.

• Champion Quality of Experience (QoE): Partner closely with cloud gaming engineering and streaming technology teams to optimize latency, input lag, and video fidelity. You will define the metrics for a successful, high-quality TV gaming session and relentlessly drive improvements.

• Design for the Living Room: Collaborate with Product Designers to optimize the "10-foot UI" for game discovery, multiplayer onboarding, and in-game overlays on the TV.

• Lead Cross-Functional Execution: Act as the central node between Game Studios, Platform Engineering, Mobile App teams, and Data Science to deliver complex, multi-device features on time and at scale.

Requirements:

• 5-8+ years of experience in product management, with a proven track record of shipping complex, consumer-facing software.

• Direct experience with Connected TV (CTV) platforms (e.g., Roku, tvOS, Android TV, Smart TVs), cloud gaming platforms, or multi-device ecosystem products.

• A deep understanding of mobile app product development (iOS/Android) and how to leverage native mobile capabilities (haptics, gyroscopes, touch interfaces) to drive user engagement.

• Technical background or strong understanding of video streaming technologies, real-time networking, and cloud computing principles.

• A history of achieving product outcomes through user testing, rapid prototyping, and data-driven decision-making.

• Passion for the digital gaming space, particularly local multiplayer, social deduction, and "party" game genres that bring people together in the living room.

Does this sound uncomfortably exciting? Please don’t self-select out; let’s figure it out together. We’d love to talk to you! 

Location: West Coast, with some travel to Los Angeles or Los Gatos, CA as needed

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $310,000.00 - $545,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.

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Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.