Senior Manager - FP&A

skillzinc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily meals

Friday Happy Hours

Insurance

Paid time off

Company holidays

Job summary

Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform, is seeking a Finance leader for its India platform based in Bengaluru. The role focuses on retention economics, LiveOps incentive efficacy (CPIN), the payment funnel, and virtual-economy policy to drive Net Gaming Revenue across titles.

You will own the retention plan, partner with Product and Platform teams, and manage the FP&A Analyst - LiveOps, ensuring scalable incentives and sound financial discipline as Skillz grows in India.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial planning and analysis for live operations.
• Ability to model incentives and ROI for large pools.
• Strong cross-functional communication with product and platform teams.

Responsibilities

• Own retention economics and LiveOps ROI against a $40M pool.
• Shape the retention plan and influence product roadmap.
• Own payment-funnel conversion partnerships.
• Shadow virtual economy and matchmaking KPI.
• Manage FP&A Analyst performance and coaching.

Skills

FP&A Analytics

LiveOps

Retention Strategy

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

Join Skillz and Level Up Your Career!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join Skillz, the first publicly-traded mobile esports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide. Skillz is revolutionizing the gaming industry, providing the ultimate platform for competitive mobile games. By fostering social competition within games, Skillz empowers developers to create multi-million dollar franchises while connecting players through fair, enjoyable, and meaningful competition.

At Skillz, we firmly believe that everyone is born with unique skills and deserves to experience an epic win. We understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. That's why we passionately champion game developers and players alike, empowering them to unleash their full potential through the power of competition.

Life @ Skillz

Culture of Impact

Join a united team of builders, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz, we create value and make a difference in the world.

Comprehensive Benefits

Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package, which includes 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision expenses for both you and your entire family.

Wellness Support

Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives, including meditation and mental health resources, physical fitness coaching and classes, family planning assistance, health and parenting guidance, virtual therapy sessions, and more.

Perks

We believe in enhancing your work experience. Enjoy daily breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, Friday Happy Hours, insurance, and many more. We also offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

Why Skillz?

Pioneers of Skill-Based Competition: Skillz is not just any company in the gaming industry; we are the pioneers of skill-based competition, partnered with industry titans like UFC, NFL, T-Mobile, Buzztime, while also hosting renowned events like the Game Developer Conference (GDC). Join us in transforming the way people play games and building the home of competition for all.

Impact Beyond Gaming: Skillz harnesses the power of its platform to support nonprofit organizations such as Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, the NAACP, and more. By participating in Skillz tournaments, you can make a difference and contribute to causes you care about.

Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, CNBC's Disruptor 50, San Francisco Business Times' Best Places to Work, Forbes' Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list, and many more.

Talent Magnet: Join a team of talented professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our team includes experts from Meta, Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Tesla, Twitter (X), Roblox, Zynga, Samsung, Lyft, EA, Riot, Nexon, Gameskraft, PlayStation, Unity, Scopely, Tinder, Intel, Deloitte, EY, Twitch, DraftKings, and more.

The Future of Gaming Awaits!The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books combined, with over 3 billion active gamers playing monthly and over 25 million active developers worldwide. Mobile gaming, in particular, is the fastest-growing segment, projected to reach $300 billion by 2025. At Skillz, you have the opportunity to be at the forefront of this exciting industry and shape its future.

About the Role

This role owns retention economics, LiveOps incentive efficacy (CPIN), the payment funnel, and virtual-economy/matchmaking policy for Skillz's India platform business, from Bangalore. Incentive spend against a ~$40M pool only compounds retention and NGR when it's held to a CPIN discipline - incentive $ per incremental NGR $ vs. a randomized holdout - rather than just tracked after the fact. It also owns the retention plan itself and represents finance directly in Product's roadmap for owned titles, so retention economics shape what gets built rather than just measuring it after the fact. As the only seat in this structure with a formal direct report (FP&A Analyst - LiveOps), this role also carries people-management accountability: setting that analyst's KPIs, coaching their development, and ensuring incentive-efficacy work scales across titles without funneling every decision through Head of Finance.

Main Responsibilities

• Own retention economics (cohort D14/M1/M3+ curves) and LiveOps ROI & incentive efficacy (CPIN) against the ~$40M incentive pool.
• Own the retention plan and represent finance in the product roadmap for owned titles, ensuring retention-economics input shapes roadmap prioritization rather than just measuring its results.
• Own the payment-funnel conversion partnership with Platform & Key Services (deposits, withdrawals, gateways).
• Shadow virtual-economy and matchmaking policy KPIs with VP Strategy.
• Manage the Produc