Senior Publishing Product Manager
Vancouver · CAD 120,000-155,000 / year · 5+ years experience · Onsite · Posted Oct 17, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Vancouver
- Salary
- CAD 120,000-155,000 / year
About Kabam
- Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.
- Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.
- Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.
- Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
About the role
- As a Senior Publishing Product Manager, you will work across a broad range of projects, supporting the full product lifecycle from early opportunity discovery through development and launch.
- The role ultimately sits at the intersection of market intelligence, product strategy, commercial assessment, marketing, and execution, with the goal of identifying the right opportunities and turning them into successful products.
Responsibilities
- Conduct market analysis, competitive research, and business analysis to identify trends and potential new product opportunities, within the strategic areas the team has defined.
- Partner with the Research & Insights team to gather and apply user research that informs product direction.
- Work with cross-functional stakeholders (Design, Finance, Marketing, Product, Player Insights) to assess feasibility of new product concepts.
- Build business cases for specific product opportunities, including market sizing, value proposition, and financial projections, for review by leadership.
- Track progress of assigned discovery initiatives against established success metrics.
- Prepare and hand off prioritized opportunities and supporting documentation to dedicated product teams.
- Develop go-to-market strategy and plans by analyzing successful comparable titles and marketing strategies, working closely with the Principal Publishing Product Manager to translate market insights into actionable plans.
- Maintain ongoing competitive intelligence by continuously tracking new and emerging comparable titles across external publishing projects, providing regular updates and analysis to inform product and marketing decisions.
- Support creation of the product roadmap by developing a deep understanding of development milestones, assessing product, development, and market risks and recommending mitigation strategies where needed.
- Conduct milestone-based product reviews with the broader Publishing team, evaluating product progress against market comparables and providing insights and recommendations to strengthen the product.
Requirements
- A university degree or master’s in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Product Management, Marketing, or a related field required.
- 5+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Marketing Management, or similar roles, in gaming
- 2 or more shipped games in a Product Management role, preferably on Steam, with demonstrable market impact.
- Demonstrated leadership skills, with experience mentoring and developing high-performing teams
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to synthesize market and player data into recommendations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to present data and insights persuasively
- Passion for games and experience playing a variety of titles across PC and/or console.
- Strong understanding of what makes games compelling, with the ability to evaluate products from both a player and market perspective.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with the ability to hit the ground running, independently drive high-priority initiatives, and deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
- Comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment, bringing structure to complex problems and driving toward clear decisions and actionable solutions.
Benefits
- Extended Health Coverage
- DEIB Benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- RRSP Matching
- Commuter Benefit
- PTO and Parental Leave
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Telus Virtual Health
- Learning and growth
- Giving back
Workplace
- This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.
Skills
- Steam
