VP Growth – Live Games

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Serbia, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the commercial success and strategic vision for mobile titles as they transition from validation to scaling.

• Assume full responsibility for revenue generation, profitability, growth, and the long-term performance of products.

• Create growth strategies, operational budgets, and financial objectives.

• Distribute capital and resources among titles based on their commercial potential, scalability, and anticipated returns.

• Build and lead a cross-functional business unit capable of managing multiple live titles at scale.

• Formulate and implement growth strategies for established titles.

• Oversee user acquisition strategies, budgets, creative performance, and diversification across channels.

• Manage metrics such as ROAS, LTV, CAC, retention, and payback periods to enhance profitable acquisition.

• Direct product strategy and roadmaps for titles within the growth portfolio.

• Supervise live operations, including events, content updates, progression systems, economy balancing, and player engagement.

• Promote experimentation across gameplay systems, monetization mechanics, offers, and player experiences.

• Oversee functions related to development, engineering, quality assurance, and maintenance.

• Set release cycles, development roadmaps, and operational procedures.

• Develop performance frameworks across acquisition, engagement, retention, monetization, and profitability.

• Employ cohort analysis, predictive LTV models, experimentation, and advanced analytics to inform decision-making.

• Create forecasting, performance reporting, and decision-making processes.

• Recruit, nurture, and lead talent across growth, user acquisition, product management, live operations, analytics, and development.

• Establish accountability, performance management, collaboration, and scalable operating frameworks.

• Construct a replicable and profitable growth engine for the mobile game portfolio.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive senior leadership experience in the mobile gaming sector, preferably in free-to-play, casual, or hybrid-casual games.

• Proven track record of successfully scaling mobile games from initial commercial validation to significant revenue and profitability.

• Demonstrated experience in owning or significantly influencing the P&L of successful live mobile games.

• In-depth knowledge of mobile gaming economics, including user acquisition, ROAS, LTV, retention, engagement, and monetization.

• Strong background in managing cross-functional teams across product, marketing, development, analytics, and live operations.

• History of effectively scaling user acquisition investments while maintaining disciplined financial performance.

• Comprehensive understanding of free-to-play game systems, player behavior, game economies, and live operations.

• Experience in building organizations, establishing processes, and managing senior functional leaders.

• Business-savvy and able to adopt an owner’s mindset.

• Highly analytical, comfortable utilizing data, forecasting, and experimentation for investment and product decisions.

• Product-oriented perspective on successful mobile games and long-term performance improvements.

• Execution-oriented with the ability to translate strategies into measurable results.

• Entrepreneurial spirit with the capability to operate with significant autonomy and accountability.

• Strategic yet hands-on leadership style.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive market compensation.

• Paid Time Off.

• Performance Bonus.

• Annual Performance Reviews.

• Significant ownership, autonomy, and direct commercial influence.