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Roblox is hiring a

Product Director- Audio, Video and Communications

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Location: San Mateo, CA, United States

Job Description

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators. 

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there. 

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Product Director on the Audio, Video and Communications (AVC) team, you will define and drive the vision and strategy for audio-video interaction on the platform. You will own our vision and roadmap for immersive realistic audio, video technologies enabling advertising and user expression, and the core technology enabling voice communication. You will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and other product leaders to deliver best-in-class solutions. 

You are:

  • Experienced, with 10+ years of product management experience, preferably in areas of audio / video products and consumer experience, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar technical field.
  • User centric: You start from the user and pursue the best UX possible, regardless whether the product is a simple UI or complicated API. You always put yourself in the customers’ shoes.
  • Experienced in at-scale products, APIs and services, you can engage with engineering beyond just product and user needs; you can help design scalable solutions, business cases and create detailed product specs. 
  • You understand the complexity of audio and video processing in both client-side and server-side environments. You have experience with codecs such as h264, h265, AAC and Sorenson, as well as container formats like MP4, FLAC, OGG, QuickTime (and you understand the technical differences between codecs and containers)
  • Creative: You boldly go where no one has gone before, you are always keen to grow the limits.
  • Data-driven: You are proficient in defining KPIs for complex products, doing analysis, and deriving applicable insights from data.
  • Collaborative: You bring product, engineering, UX and data science together to drive the right product vision
  • Hands-on and detail-oriented: You use your products, can opine deeply about what does/doesn’t work and are aware of all the corners and edges of the product

 

You will:

  • Drive business outcomes - increasing the quality of experience and user engagement
  • Define and execute the product roadmap for the Audio, Video, and Communications teams, ensuring alignment with company and team objectives
  • Steer cross-functional teams (engineering, design, product marketing, etc.) to deliver innovative features that delight our users and streamline creator workflows
  • Partner with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback, prioritize improvements, and ensure our systems meet evolving community needs
  • Include deep user empathy, UX insight, and a data-informed approach to identify opportunities for product optimization, iteration, and long-term growth

 

You have:

  • A track record of solving hard problems
  • Deep technical experience with shipped and scaled products
  • Proven experience in building, shipping, or supporting 3D content creation tools or pipelines
  • A deep understanding of the product life cycle, from concept to launch and ongoing support
  • A history of successfully collaborating with engineering teams and other stakeholders to deliver complex, technical products on time
  • You have a Masters degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, 3D Animation or Games Production or a similar technical field
  • Passion for driving user-centric product decisions with an inclusive and strategic mindset

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Annual Salary Range
$375,590$430,650 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

You’ll Love: 

  • Industry-leading compensation package
  • Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • A rewarding 401k program
  • Flexible vacation policy (varies by exemption status)
  • Roflex - Flexible and supportive work policy 
  • Roblox Admin badge for your avatar
  • At Roblox HQ: 
    • Free catered lunches five times a week and several fully stocked kitchens with unlimited snacks
    • Onsite fitness center and fitness program credit
    • Annual CalTrain Go Pass

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.

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