About The Role

As a Product Manager at Colonist, you’ll own high-impact product work across mobile and web, focused on improving onboarding, retention, and game completion. You’ll turn player insights into smart, scalable solutions — balancing fun, simplicity, and performance. Working async with a small, fast team, you’ll drive strategy, execution, and outcomes for a game played by millions.

What You’ll Do

Optimize user activation funnels by identifying drop-offs, validating hypotheses, and shipping improvements.
Investigate mobile product issues using user feedback, crash reports, and behavioral data.
Conduct user interviews, playtests, and qualitative research to inform product decisions.
Prioritize and scope features based on simplicity, impact, and company goals.
Improve game completion rates through design iterations and player motivation insights.
Break down complex projects into clear, testable steps and align teams around execution.
Improve onboarding, landing pages, and community-driven features to support growth.
Collaborate asynchronously with founders, engineers, and designers to drive product outcomes.

Requirements

7+ years of product management experience, ideally in gaming
Proficiency in funnel analysis, A/B testing, and user segmentation
Strong experience with user interviews, playtesting, and qualitative analysis
Deep understanding of mobile product development and UX best practices
Clear, structured written communication for async collaboration
SQL proficiency (joins, group by) for data-driven decision making
Demonstrated ability to prioritize, scope, and deliver product improvements quickly
Familiarity with game design, player behavior, and motivating user engagement

Nice to Have

Familiarity with crash reports and debugging tools
Experience with AI chatbots for user engagement
Ability to read code for deeper collaboration with devs
Forum/community moderation or support experience

Benefits and Compensation

Compensation

Competitive salary paid in USD
Stock options (own a piece of Colonist)

Benefits

Fully remote work
Flexible hours - Work on your own time, we’re async
Unlimited vacation
Work equipment provided

Growth

Work directly impacts 5M+ yearly active players
Rapid learning opportunities
Work with exceptional colleagues on challenging projects
Freedom to identify and solve problems
Access to all company metrics and discussions

Product Manager

Anywhere in the world

Remote

Senior

Colonist