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We are looking for a Game Lead to head one of Rovio’s most successful games, Angry Birds Friends, the last true slingshot game from the iconic IP with strong growth potential. As a Game Lead you will be leading the vision and strategy of the game while ensuring the team of 40 stays healthy and performs to the highest standard . You are a business savvy leader obsessed with building products that scale and last for decades with a track record of growing and maintaining successful mobile live titles for years.
The team is located in our HQ in Espoo, Finland and works in a hybrid mode with 2 days onsite in the office. If not in Finland, we can offer relocation support.
You will have impact and fun at work by doing:
- Strive to create and operate an exceptionally successful business.
- Lead a successful and talented team, fostering a strong and positive team culture.
- Develop and steer the game vision and strategic plans across long, mid, and short-term horizons, ensuring alignment with long-term business growth, product goals, and player experience.
- Drive product vision and maximize business potential by adapting to market trends and understanding the evolving needs of the game’s audience.
- Own and execute the strategy by guiding the team in designing an optimal feature and live operations roadmap.
- Collaborate closely with craft leads, game leads, and central services to ensure cohesion and alignment across teams.
- Provide clear updates on objectives and share key learnings with studio and company leadership, contributing to Rovio’s overall success.
- Aim to achieve state-of-the-art live operations, setting a benchmark for quality and innovation.
Experience and skills we are looking for:
- Demonstrates strong, inspiring leadership and team-building skills while maintaining humility.
- Extensive experience managing a large-scale live game (30M+ players, 40+ team members).
- Comprehensive understanding of the current mobile games business, including production, design, Live Ops, UA, and related areas.
- Deep insight into player behavior, spender dynamics, and the competitive landscape.
- Exceptional communication skills, fostering clear and effective collaboration.
- A genuine passion for games as both a business and an entertainment medium.
We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.
At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at recruitment@rovio.com.
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Last updated on Nov 18, 2024