Product Owner & Project Managment Game Development Manager

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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