Game Design Manger

Product Pulse; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Product Pulse in Paris is seeking a Game Design Manager to elevate design quality across live games and mentor a growing team of designers. You will partner closely with the Game Director, drive coaching, foster data-driven decision making, and guide progression systems, retention and monetization for free-to-play mobile titles.

This hybrid Paris-based role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, staying tuned to market trends, and continually refining tools, workflows, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing F2P mobile games
• Experience as a Lead Designer or Design Manager
• Strong understanding of progression systems, economies, retention, and monetization
• Supportive and coaching mindset
• Curiosity for the market and new tools
• Experience on running live casual games
• Strong analytical skills and using data in design decisions
• Interest in evolving casual games toward deeper midcore systems

Responsibilities

• Lead design quality and consistency across live games
• Coach a talented team of designers, helping them grow their skills
• Great collaboration, playtesting habits, and clear design practices
• Market awareness and fresh inspiration from the best games in F2P
• Improve the tools, workflows, and processes that make the design team more effective
• Providing thoughtful feedback on features, balance, and player experience

Skills

Lead design management

F2P mobile games

Data-driven design

Coaching mindset

Collaboration

Job description

We are looking for a Game Design Manager, someone who is strong on design quality, support and can grow designers. This position partners closely with the Game Director.

We are looking for a Game Design Manager, someone who is strong on design quality, support and can grow designers. This position partners closely with the Game Director.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead design quality and consistency across live games
• Coach a talented team of designers, helping them grow their skills
• Great collaboration, playtesting habits, and clear design practices
• Market awareness and fresh inspiration from the best games in F2P
• Improve the tools, workflows, and processes that make the design team more effective
• Providing thoughtful feedback on features, balance, and player experience

What we are looking for:

• 8+ years of experience designing F2P mobile games
• Experience as a Lead Designer or Design Manager
• Strong understanding of progression systems, economies, retention, and monetization
• A supportive and coaching mindset
• Curiosity for the market & new tools
• Experience on running live casual games
• Strong analytical skills and using data in design decisions
• Interest in evolving casual games toward deeper midcore systems

Based Paris along with a hybrid working model