Head of Third Party Publishing

Yield Guild Games; Remote; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming publisher is seeking a Head of Third-Party Publishing to own the end-to-end publishing function for their game portfolio. The successful candidate will manage the full P&L and drive commercial success while building and scaling the future of the company as a Web3 publisher. This is a fully remote role open to global candidates, requiring autonomy, leadership, and relationship management skills. Must be willing to travel for team meetings and industry events.

Qualifications

• Proven experience owning and managing the full profit and loss statement for a business unit.
• Deep expertise in free-to-play monetization and optimizing product performance.
• Strong understanding of blockchain infrastructure and decentralized gaming.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end publishing function for YGG Play's game portfolio.
• Define portfolio strategy and manage P&L for third-party publishing.
• Achieve budgeted revenue and profitability targets.

Skills

P&L Management

Monetization Expertise

Web3 Knowledge

Strategic Leadership

Relationship Management

Education

10+ years in gaming industry

Experience in high-growth publishing

Job description

MISSION

The purpose of this role is to own the end-to-end publishing function for YGG Play's third-party game portfolio. The Head of Third-Party Publishing will be responsible for defining the portfolio strategy, managing the full P&L, driving commercial success for partner studios, and strategically integrating ecosystem value, utility, and retention mechanisms into all publishing activities. This role requires decision-making to build and scale the future of YGG as a Web3 publisher.

OUTCOMES

Within the first 3 months (Establishment & Velocity):

• Strategic Audit & Roadmap: Deliver a comprehensive strategy document outlining the optimal portfolio mix, target acquisition criteria, and a prioritized 12-month publishing roadmap.
• Deal Flow Activation: Successfully close 2 new high-potential third-party game publishing deals, establishing strong foundational relationships with studio leadership.
• Operational Readiness: Take full ownership of all in-flight publishing projects, identifying and resolving any immediate blockers in the development-to-launch pipeline.

Within the first 6 months (P&L & Integration):

• P&L Ownership: Achieve all budgeted revenue and profitability targets for the managed third-party portfolio.
• Monetization Optimization: Implement and track concrete monetization strategies across at least 3 post-launch titles, demonstrating measurable increases in key metrics (e.g., ARPDAU, retention).
• Ecosystem Utility: Design and begin execution of a plan to better utilize core platform and user-driven mechanisms within publishing contracts and player engagement models, driving measurable increases in long-term player retention and ecosystem value.

Within the first 12 months (Scaling & Leadership):

• Process Scalability: Create and enforce standardized, repeatable publishing processes that enable the team to efficiently manage a portfolio of 10+ active titles annually.
• Team Development: Lead a small, high-performing publishing team.
• Market Leadership: Establish YGG Play as a top-tier publishing partner within the Web3 gaming ecosystem, evidenced by inbound deal quality and successful launch case studies.

COMPETENCIES

Executive Experience & Domain Knowledge

• 10+ years of progressive experience in the gaming industry, with significant experience in AAA or high-growth mobile/web publishing at a Director or VP level.
• P&L and Budget Management: Proven experience owning and managing the full profit and loss statement for a business unit or product line.
• Monetization Mastery: Deep expertise in free-to-play (F2P) monetization mechanics, tokenomics, live operations, and optimizing product performance based on data.
• Web3 Native: Strong understanding of blockchain infrastructure, NFT utility, community-owned economies, and the competitive landscape of decentralized gaming.

Strategic Execution & Leadership

• Visionary Decision-Maker: Able to move beyond management tasks to set long-term strategy, allocate resources effectively, and make high-stakes portfolio decisions.
• Founder's Mentality: Operates with extreme ownership, identifying complex, ambiguous problems and building the solution from the ground up, requiring minimal direction.
• Relationship Management: Exceptional skills in negotiating and maintaining executive-level relationships with third-party studio founders, C-level counterparts, and internal stakeholders.
• Risk & Opportunity Assessment: Highly proficient in evaluating games, analyzing market opportunities, and assessing the commercial and technical risks of partnership deals.

Collaboration & Communication

• Cross-Functional Executive: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with leadership peers across Marketing, Engineering, Data, and Legal functions to align publishing goals with overall company objectives.
• Clear & Compelling Storyteller: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills necessary to pitch YGG to potential partners, present strategic updates to the Board, and guide internal teams.
• Asynchronous Workflow: Highly effective in managing a global, remote team and communicating complex ideas clearly across time zones and asynchronous platforms.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

This is a fully remote position open to candidates worldwide. We are seeking someone who can operate autonomously and drive significant business impact.

• Must be willing to travel multiple times per year for team meetings, industry conferences, and partner visits.
• Flexible working hours with consideration for different time zones.