Product Manager - Maternity cover

Outplay; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic gaming studio seeks a Product Manager for its Product Management & Insights team. This role involves leading live operations and driving product launches, focusing on casual puzzle games. Candidates should have experience in mobile gaming, strong stakeholder management skills, and a solid understanding of performance data analysis. Outplay offers a flexible hybrid work model, excellent benefits including private medical care, and emphasizes a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Private medical and dental care

33 days of holiday

Employee assistance package

Bonus Scheme

EMI Share Option Scheme

Comprehensive Well-Being Package

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Management, Live Ops, or related roles in mobile gaming.
• Proven track record of taking products to market and post-launch optimization.
• Hands-on experience in experimentation to improve player engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead live operations strategies for key titles.
• Drive product launches from concept to market release.
• Collaborate with analytics to interpret performance data.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Statistical literacy

Communication skills

Job description

Join our Product Management & Insights team and play a central role in shaping the success of our games. You’ll take ownership of live operations, guide products from launch to market, and use data-led experimentation to maximise performance across our key titles with a particular focus on casual puzzle games.

You’ll collaborate across Production, Analytics and Game Development teams, building alignment and momentum around product strategies. You’ll analyse trends, test hypotheses, and deliver feature and event plans that drive engagement, retention, and monetisation.

Your ability to manage stakeholders — from developers to executives — will be key in championing ideas, presenting your rationale with clarity, and guiding the studio toward the most impactful solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Lead live operations strategies for key titles, including content planning, event optimisation, and performance tuning.
• Drive product launches from concept through to market release, aligning teams and ensuring strong commercial outcomes.
• Design, run, and analyse experiments and A/B tests to validate ideas and optimise player experiences.
• Collaborate with Analytics to interpret performance data and spot trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across disciplines, clearly communicating recommendations and securing buy-in.
• Stay on top of player behaviour patterns, competitor strategies, and market developments in the casual puzzle genre.

About You

• Experience in Product Management, Live Ops, or related roles in mobile gaming, ideally in Free-to-Play.
• Proven track record of taking products to market, from pre-launch strategy through to post-launch optimisation.
• Strong statistical literacy and confidence working with performance data to make evidence-based decisions.
• Skilled in stakeholder management — able to balance perspectives, maintain momentum, and keep decisions aligned with goals.
• Hands-on experience in experimentation and applying results to improve player engagement and monetisation.
• Knowledge and understanding of casual puzzle games, including player motivations and monetisation loops.
• Excellent communication skills — clear, persuasive, and collaborative.

About us

At Outplay, we are passionate about creating exceptional gaming experiences that captivate players around the world. Our dedicated team of talented professionals is committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation, design, and storytelling within the gaming industry.
With a commitment to creating the best games, our studio has proudly developed a range of critically acclaimed and award-winning titles.

We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and at Outplay, we foster a supportive environment where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. We value diversity and inclusion and actively promote an inclusive workplace that celebrates different perspectives and experiences.

Join our vibrant and dynamic team and become an integral part of shaping the future of mobile gaming.

We also offer the following benefits:

· Private medical and dental care

· 33 days of holiday

· Employee assistance package

· Bonus Scheme

· EMI Share Option Scheme.

· Comprehensive Well-Being Package

We have a flexible hybrid work model at Outplay, prioritising flexibility, inclusion, health and enjoyment. With our work model, our roles can be fulfilled with the flexibility to choose to relocate to work fully onsite in Dundee or in a hybrid mode, either locally or from anywhere in the UK or European work locations.

At Outplay, our mission is to create limitless fun for everyone who plays our games, and we value every individual who helps make that goal a reality. We are committed to remaining an equal opportunities employer and providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who works here irrespective of age, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, physical appearance, body size, and sexual orientation. All our employees are treated with dignity and respect.