Game Director

Jam City Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Vacation

Employer Paid Benefits

Additional Flex Healthcare Spending

Parental leave and Kin care

RRSP Matching

Company Events such as movie night, tr

Job summary

Jam City is seeking an experienced Game Director in Toronto to lead the vision and performance of Bingo Pop, balancing player satisfaction with business results. You will define strategy, prioritize investments, and guide a cross-functional team to deliver revenue growth and long-term franchise health.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in mobile free-to-play gaming, strong LiveOps leadership, and proven ability to drive engagement and monetization through data-driven decisions and clear

Qualifications

• 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 mindset.

Responsibilities

• Product Vision and Strategy: defining quarterly and annual objectives aligned with 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.
• LiveOps Leadership: lead LiveOps strategy including events, promotions, 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: set annual revenue and budget goals with leadership.
• Managing KPIs and metrics (revenue, bookings, DAU/MAU, Retention, monetization).
• Monitoring performance against target and adjusting strategy to improve results.
• Team Leadership: foster high-performance culture and coach leaders.
• Fostering an environment where creativity and data-driven decisions coexist.
• Partner with central leaders to align game objectives and execution priorities.
• Player Experience: understand motivation, improve onboarding, progression, social features, reducing friction, engagement.
• Game Communication: present strategy, performance, and roadmap to executives; communicate risks and opportunities.

Skills

LiveOps leadership

P&L ownership

Mobile free-to-play

Data-driven decision making

Team leadership

Job description

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.

We are seeking an experienced Game Director to lead the vision, strategy, and performance of Bingo Pop, a leading mobile casual casino game. This role is accountable for the long‑term health and growth of the product, balancing player satisfaction with business performance while leading a cross‑functional team.

The ideal candidate combines strong product instincts, exceptional leadership, analytical rigor, and a deep understanding of the free‑to‑play mobile gaming market. As Game Director, you will define the product strategy, prioritize investments, and make high‑impact

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…

Responsibilities

Product Vision and Strategy

• 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

• 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

• 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

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

Game Communication

• 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.

Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.