Director of Live Operations

JR United Kingdom; York; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company seeks a Director of Live Operations to drive performance and strategy for its Games & Competitions portfolio. This remote-first role invites strategic thinkers to lead initiatives across European markets, optimizing product engagement and overseeing monetization strategies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in live game ops, product portfolios, or competition management.
• Deep knowledge of real-time product engagement, monetization, and growth levers.
• Experience leading cross-market initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Advising market CEOs and product leads on new game launches and monetization.
• Rolling out testing and experimentation frameworks to drive continuous improvement.
• Defining and tracking KPIs to deliver on consumer growth ambitions.
• Creating a scalable portfolio across SMS, digital, and mobile formats.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Operational Excellence

Product Engagement

Monetization

Growth Levers

Job description

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? Remote (UK or Germany) | with international travel

Want to lead the charge on how Europe plays, engages, and competes? Bauer Media is seeking a Director of Live Operations to own the performance, strategy, and monetization of our Games & Competitions portfolio across markets.

You’ll be at the centre of it all:

• Advising market CEOs and product leads on new game launches and monetization
• Rolling out testing and experimentation frameworks to drive continuous improvement
• Defining and tracking KPIs to deliver on our consumer growth ambitions
• Creating a scalable portfolio across SMS, digital, and mobile formats
• Partnering with data, marketing, product and compliance teams across Europe

What we’re looking for:

• 10+ years in live game ops, product portfolios, or competition management
• Deep knowledge of real-time product engagement, monetization, and growth levers
• Experience leading cross-market initiatives
• iGaming, mobile gaming, or competitions background is essential

? This is a remote-first role with occasional travel. Bring your strategic mind and operational excellence — and help shape Europe’s most engaging competition platform.