Mojang Studios · 3 hours ago
Principal Product Manager, Minecraft Education
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $275K/yr
8+ years expMojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play. The Principal Product Manager in Minecraft Education provides senior product leadership for strategy and execution across the Education platform, ensuring the delivery of secure, reliable, and innovative experiences that scale globally.
Computer Games
Responsibilities
Defining and owning product strategy and roadmap for critical Minecraft Education platform capabilities: aligning customer, business, technical, and compliance requirements into a coherent, multi‑quarter plan
Driving cross‑functional execution across engineering, design, operations, and partner teams to deliver high‑quality, secure, and reliable product experiences at scale, from concept through release
Leading complex platform and services initiatives, including multiplayer services, authentication, and release readiness pipelines, with accountability for outcomes and risk management
Serving as a senior product escalation point for critical customer issues: partnering with customer support, engineering, and external stakeholders to drive rapid diagnosis, de‑escalation, and durable product improvements
Influencing decision‑making across teams and organizations by synthesizing data, customer insights, technical constraints, and tradeoffs into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
Raising the bar for product excellence and operational rigor, modeling strong product judgment, mentorship, and best practices across the Minecraft Education Product Management team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree AND 8+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development + OR equivalent experience
Preferred
Passion for Minecraft, learning, and building products that have meaningful impact for educators and learners
Familiarity with education technology, compliance considerations, and/or enterprise software sold through Microsoft 365 ecosystems
Experience owning and driving product strategy and execution for large‑scale, cross‑team initiatives, including roadmap definition, prioritization, and delivery of measurable business or customer outcomes
Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across engineering, design, operations, and partner teams to deliver complex products without direct authority
Experience making data‑informed decisions, using customer insights, metrics, and experimentation to guide product tradeoffs and investments
Proven track record of delivering products in ambiguous environments, managing risk, dependencies, and changing priorities while maintaining accountability for outcomes
Experience working on platform, infrastructure, or services‑oriented products, including cloud-backed or multiplayer systems
Benefits
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
Company
Mojang Studios
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game studio based in Stockholm (Sweden) and Redmond (WA) with additional locations in London, Shanghai, and Tokyo as well as a partially remote workforce.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jordan Comar
Partnerships Specialist: AAA Gaming
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