Game Director

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent for our talent team in Toronto. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

PERKS & BENEFITS

• Unlimited Vacation*
• Employer Paid Benefits*
• Additional Flex Healthcare Spending*
• Parental leave and Kin care*
• RRSP Matching*
• Company Events such as movie night, trivia, game shows & more…
• *Only applies to full-time positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Product Vision and Strategy : Own the long-term product vision and strategic roadmap including

• Defining clear quarterly and annual objectives aligned with the company and studio goals
• Identifying growth opportunities through feature innovation, content expansion, economy improvements, and player experience enhancements
• Balancing short-term business performance with long-term franchise health

Live Operations Leadership: Lead LiveOps strategy, including events, promotions, content cadence, economy management and feature launches.

• Ensure liveops delivers engaging player experiences while maximizing retention and monetization
• Continuously optimize the player lifecycle through experimentation and data-driven decision making
• Monitor industry trends and the competitor landscape to evolve our thinking and roadmap

Business Ownership: Own the games overall business performance, including

• Working closely with studio & executive leadership to set annual revenue and budget goals
• Managing key KPI’s and metrics (revenue, bookings, DAU/MAU, Retention, monetization and overall game profitability
• Monitoring performance against target and proactively adjust strategy to improve results

Team Leadership: Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary development team by

• Establishing a high-performance culture centered around accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Coach functional leaders while removing obstacles and aligning priorities
• Fostering an environment where creativity and data-driven decision making co-exist
• Partner closely with central leaders to ensure alignment around game objective and execution priorities

Player Experience: Lead and manage with a player first mindset and champion the player experience by

• Understanding player motivation and behaviors
• Improving onboarding and progression
• Enhancing social features
• Reducing friction
• Increasing long term engagement

Game Communication: Represent the game to internal and external partners, including

• Presenting product strategy, performance, and roadmap to executive leadership
• Clearly communicating risks, opportunities, investment needs, and strategic recommendations
• Representing the game during portfolio reviews and business planning cycles

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years in mobile free to play gaming
• 3+ years leading a live mobile game or product team
• Experience owning or significantly influencing a P&L
• Strong understanding of LiveOps strategy
• Experience with free-to-play economies and monetization
• Proven ability to improve engagement and revenue through product innovation
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Strong analytical and data-driven mind-set

NICE TO HAVE

• Casual casino or social casino experience
• Experience managing Bingo or card-based games
• Experience scaling mature live-service games
• Familiarity with experimentation frameworks and A/B testing
• Experience collaborating with User Acquisition and CRM teams
• Experienced a full production from inception to live-ops of a high-profile f2p casual game.
• Ability to prototype and demonstrate ideas is a huge plus.