VP of Product & Monetization

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 & Monetization 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