Reports to: CEO and Board of Directors

Direct Reports: Product, Art, Content, QA, Production, Live Content Management (LCM), Community, Player Support

The Vice President of Product is the general manager of Big Viking Games’ live portfolio.

You own the commercial performance, product strategy, and operational health of our games. This role blends P&L accountability, live operations mastery, and cross-functional leadership. You will balance near-term revenue optimization with long-term product and technical sustainability.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has personally run live games as a business.

Requirements

Core Responsibilities

Business Ownership and Executive Leadership

• Own full P&L responsibility across the portfolio, including revenue targets, OpEx, and margins
• Lead annual and quarterly planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Serve as the primary product and operations voice to the CEO and Board
• Prepare and present Monthly Business Reviews (MBRs), including performance trends, risks, and trade-offs
• Conduct ongoing market and competitor analysis to inform strategy

Product Strategy and Live Operations

• Define and maintain product strategy and long-term roadmap aligned to business goals
• Personally oversee live ops cadence, promotional calendars, and feature prioritization
• Direct game economy design, including wallet sizing, inflation control, currency sinks, and offer balance
• Ensure monetization strategies maximize revenue while protecting long-term player trust and retention
• Make clear, decisive calls when trade-offs arise between revenue, retention, and player sentiment

Monetization and Analytics

• Own pricing strategy, offer design, segmentation, and monetization experimentation
• Lead analytics-driven decision-making across DAU, retention, churn, ARPDAU, and LTV
• Drive a disciplined experimentation culture using A/B testing and cohort analysis
• Translate insights into concrete changes to live ops execution and roadmap priorities

Cross-Functional Leadership and Culture

• Lead and develop department heads across Product, Art, Content, QA, Production, LCM, Community, and Support
• Build a high-performance, accountable culture focused on output, quality, and learning
• Resolve conflicts across creative, technical, and commercial priorities
• Hire, mentor, and evaluate leaders with a bias toward ownership and results
• Own performance management and leadership development across all reporting functions, with clear goals and measurable outcomes

Engineering Partnership and Technical Stewardship

• Partner closely with Engineering leadership to balance feature delivery, infrastructure work, and technical debt
• Advocate for necessary migrations and foundational investments without sacrificing business continuity
• Make informed prioritization decisions that protect long-term platform health

Operational Efficiency and AI Enablement

• Drive operational efficiency initiatives across content creation, QA, and production pipelines
• Leverage AI and automation pragmatically to increase throughput, reduce costs, and shorten cycle times
• Focus on measurable impact, not experimentation for its own sake

Player Experience and Brand Stewardship

• Own external-facing KPIs including player satisfaction, engagement, and retention
• Ensure Community and Player Support reinforce product strategy and brand voice
• Oversee lifecycle management to deliver a consistent, high-quality player journey

Required Qualifications (Must Haves)

• Extensive Tech/Software Experience: 8+ years of experience in a technology or software environment.
• Product Leadership: 3+ years in product management or product marketing.
• P&L Ownership: Direct accountability for the Profit and Loss (P&L) of one or more active products.
• Data-Driven Approach: Strong background in analytics, including direct ownership of real-world experimentation.
• Executive Presence: Proven ability to communicate effectively at the highest levels, including with executive leadership, CEOs, and Board members.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Haves)

• Live Operations Expertise: Hands-on experience designing and executing live operations calendars.
• Monetization & Economy: Demonstrated success in developing monetization strategies and managing game economies.
• Resourcefulness: Proven track record of operating successfully in fast-moving, lean, or resource-constrained environments.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams beyond the product function alone.
• Strategic/Financial Background: 3+ years of experience with a top-tier management consulting firm (MBB) or in Investment Banking.
• AI/Automation Focus: Proven use of AI or automation to enhance workflows in content creation, QA, or analytics.
• Portfolio Management: Experience managing multiple live products or a product portfolio.
• Talent & Succession: Track record of building scalable leadership and succession systems.

How We’ll Measure Success

• Financial & Player Trust: Achieve or exceed revenue targets while preserving or strengthening player trust.
• Operational Excellence: Maintain a predictable, high-quality, and data-driven live operations cadence.
• Team Performance: Ensure high levels of alignment and accountability across teams, driving efficient and timely shipping of features.
• Strategic Mindset: Operate the studio with a clear business focus, moving beyond simply being a feature factory.

Benefits

• Full health and wellness benefits
• Generous PTO and holidays