Product Owner & Project Managment Game Development Manager

Axiosys; Aargau; Remote; CHF 90’000 - 120’000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Axiosys seeks a Product Owner & Project Management Lead for their game Mawforged, a strategic warfare title built in Unreal Engine. This role requires hands-on game development experience to oversee production workflows, manage a multidisciplinary team, and ensure timely delivery across the project lifecycle. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in game production and project management methodologies with a passion for innovative gaming. Join a founding team dedicated to creating a unique IP in the game industry while benefiting from remote work flexibility and a revenue-share compensation structure.

Leistungen

Remote work flexibility

Creative ownership

Revenue share or equity

Part of a founding team

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience as Product Owner, Project Manager, or Development Lead in a shipped or in-production game.
• Experience using project tracking tools (Jira, Trello, or OpenProject).
• Game production, design, or programming background preferred.

Aufgaben

• Own and maintain the game roadmap, milestone definitions, and release plans.
• Act as Product Owner: write user stories, manage sprint planning, prioritize backlogs.
• Facilitate daily coordination between art, design, programming, and narrative teams.

Kenntnisse

Game development experience

Agile methodologies

Unreal Engine workflows

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Tools

Jira

Trello

OpenProject

Jobbeschreibung

Product Owner & Project Managment Game Development Manager

Product Owner & Project Managment Game Development Manager

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This is currently a revenue-share/equity-based position as we finalize our initial funding rounds over the coming months. We're assembling a founding team of passionate professionals who believe in the long-term potential of Mawforged.

About Axiosys &

Axiosys is developing Mawforged, a dark fantasy, first-person strategic warfare game built in Unreal Engine. The game features faction-based PvP combat, deep crafting systems, large-scale logistics, and political intrigue—all set in a dangerous underground world known as the Maw.

Explore our vision at:

We are looking for a Product Owner & Development Lead with hands-on game development experience to lead the coordination, prioritization, and execution of Mawforged’s development. You’ll drive production workflows, align stakeholders, and manage delivery across a growing team.

This is not a theoretical or administrative role, we’re seeking someone with proven game development experience who understands engine workflows, team pipelines, and the day-to-day realities of building a game from the ground up.

️ Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the game roadmap, milestone definitions, and release plans
• Act as Product Owner: write user stories, manage sprint planning, prioritize backlogs
• Translate the creative vision into concrete development tasks and deliverables
• Facilitate daily coordination between art, design, programming, and narrative teams
• Use OpenProject (hosted on Nextcloud) or similar tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) for tracking
• Proactively identify blockers, resolve pipeline risks, and unblock team members
• Represent project status to external stakeholders (investors, publishers, partners)
• Support community engagement efforts (devlogs, site updates, and teaser rollouts)
• Contribute to investor-facing documentation and pitch support materials
• Game development experience (production, design, or programming background preferred)
• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Project Manager, or Development Lead in a shipped or in-production game
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies
• Strong understanding of Unreal Engine workflows, game production timelines, and inter-department dependencies
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team across remote locations
• Comfortable speaking to investors, grant bodies, and publishers
• Experience using project tracking tools (Jira, Trello, or OpenProject)
• Experience shipping or managing multiplayer, PvP, or live-service titles
• Familiarity with funding routes: Epic MegaGrants, Pro Helvetia, Innosuisse, etc.
• Past work in an indie or startup studio environment
• Comfortable analyzing and applying feedback from playtest KPIs or community data

️ IMPORTANT NOTE:

This is currently a revenue-share/equity-based position as we finalize our initial funding rounds over the coming months. We're assembling a founding team of passionate professionals who believe in the long-term potential of Mawforged.

About Axiosys & Mawforged

Axiosys is developing Mawforged, a dark fantasy, first-person strategic warfare game built in Unreal Engine. The game features faction-based PvP combat, deep crafting systems, large-scale logistics, and political intrigue—all set in a dangerous underground world known as the Maw.

Explore our vision at:

mawforged.com

We are looking for a Product Owner & Development Lead with hands-on game development experience to lead the coordination, prioritization, and execution of Mawforged’s development. You’ll drive production workflows, align stakeholders, and manage delivery across a growing team.

This is not a theoretical or administrative role, we’re seeking someone with proven game development experience who understands engine workflows, team pipelines, and the day-to-day realities of building a game from the ground up.

️ Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the game roadmap, milestone definitions, and release plans
• Act as Product Owner: write user stories, manage sprint planning, prioritize backlogs
• Translate the creative vision into concrete development tasks and deliverables
• Facilitate daily coordination between art, design, programming, and narrative teams
• Use OpenProject (hosted on Nextcloud) or similar tools (e.g., Jira, Trello) for tracking
• Proactively identify blockers, resolve pipeline risks, and unblock team members
• Represent project status to external stakeholders (investors, publishers, partners)
• Support community engagement efforts (devlogs, site updates, and teaser rollouts)
• Contribute to investor-facing documentation and pitch support materials

Requirements

• Game development experience (production, design, or programming background preferred)
• Proven experience as a Product Owner, Project Manager, or Development Lead in a shipped or in-production game
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies
• Strong understanding of Unreal Engine workflows, game production timelines, and inter-department dependencies
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team across remote locations
• Comfortable speaking to investors, grant bodies, and publishers
• Experience using project tracking tools (Jira, Trello, or OpenProject)

Bonus Points

• Experience shipping or managing multiplayer, PvP, or live-service titles
• Familiarity with funding routes: Epic MegaGrants, Pro Helvetia, Innosuisse, etc.
• Past work in an indie or startup studio environment
• Comfortable analyzing and applying feedback from playtest KPIs or community data

What We Offer

• A core leadership position in a dark fantasy game with a unique IP
• Remote work flexibility with asynchronous-friendly culture
• Creative ownership alongside technical leadership
• Revenue share or equity based on your contribution and role
• The opportunity to be part of a founding team and shape the direction of both Mawforged and Axiosys

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management and Marketing

• Industries

  Computer Games

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