Principal Product Manager, Animation Tooling

As a Principal Product Manager on the Roblox Studio team focusing on animation tooling, you will drive the vision and strategy for our tools that empower creators to bring characters and experiences to life. You will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and other product leaders to deliver best-in-class solutions that enable our global community to create engaging 3D animations. Reporting to the Director of Product, Roblox Studio, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of how creators, developers, and artists approach animation on our platform.

You will:

• Define and implement the product roadmap for animation tooling within Roblox Studio, 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 capture feedback, prioritize improvements, and ensure our tools meet evolving community needs
• Include a data-informed approach to find opportunities for product optimization, iteration, and long-term growth
• Help guide the vision for animation at Roblox, influencing broader company thinking and strategy around 3D character and environmental animation

You have:

• Proven experience in building, shipping, or supporting animation tools or pipelines, ideally in a 3D-focused environment (such as games, visual effects, or animation software)
• Experience working with and supporting animators either as a vendor or in a production environment
• A deep understanding of the product life cycle, from concept to launch and ongoing support
• A history of successfully collaborating with engineering teams and cross functional partners to deliver sophisticated, technical products on time
• Bachelor’s 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 mentality

You are:

• Collaborative and empathetic, able to balance user needs with business goals
• An excellent communicator, with the ability to translate sophisticated concepts into clear, actionable insights
• Visionary and strategic, ready to own end-to-end product development and guide future innovation in animation
• Thorough and organized, with the ability to deliver on multiple priorities simultaneously