Lead Product Designer: Mobile / Games

GTO Wizard; Porto; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Annual two-week bootcamp

Job summary

GTO Wizard is seeking a Lead Product Designer for PokerArena, a mobile poker game. You will own the design direction, lead the two-person game UX team, and stay hands-on while reporting to the Chief Product Officer.

You will design navigation, home screens, engagement and progression systems, and ship features rapidly. Expect to shape player experiences for hundreds of thousands of users and work fully remotely with a yearly bootcamp.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design in games, including mobile
• Expert knowledge of mobile game design patterns
• Understanding poker for casual players
• Clear, professional English communication
• Experience delivering at pace
• Experience designing products with AI assistance

Responsibilities

• Define and own PokerArena's design direction
• Lead navigation, home screen, engagement, and progression systems
• Mentor and develop the other game UX designer
• Hands-on problem solving for core experiences
• Engage with players weekly to gather needs
• Promote rapid iteration and learning over analysis

Skills

Mobile game design

AI-assisted design

Delivery at pace

Autonomy & ownership

English communication

Tools

AI design tools

Job description

• The Lead Product Designer is the design owner for PokerArena, our mobile poker game.
• This role covers everything the player touches - navigation, home screen, engagement and progression systems, and beyond.
• They will be the lead of our two-designer game UX team, setting design direction while staying hands‑on.
• This role reports to the Chief Product Officer.
• It is an individual contributor role without direct reports.

What You'll Be Doing

• Establish PokerArena's approach to product design.
• Own the design of navigation, home screen, engagement and progression, and other core game experiences.
• Foster professional growth of our other game UX designer.
• Get hands‑on to solve our most challenging design problems.
• Speak directly with at least one player per week to keep in touch with user needs.
• Contribute to an environment of rapid iteration: ship quickly and learn instead of analysis paralysis.

What You'll Bring

• Leads through authenticity.
• Elevates the quality and consistency of our designs.
• Develops a deep understanding of player needs and motivations.
• Sees AI tools as an opportunity to scale impact rather than a threat to be managed.
• Takes initiative to improve quality and efficiency teamwide.
• At least 7 years experience in product design for games, including mobile games, shipping new products and features.
• Expert level knowledge of mobile game design patterns, including engagement and progression systems.
• An understanding of poker at least to the level of a non‑professional enthusiast.
• Clear, professional English language communication skills (written and spoken).
• A proven history of delivery at pace.
• Experience designing products with AI assistance.
• Real impact: Your work will shape how hundreds of thousands of players learn and improve at poker.
• Strong product culture: We care about user value, not vanity metrics.
• Autonomy & ownership: You'll have the freedom to do your best work and take responsibility for it.
• Supportive Environment: Join a sharp, passionate team that values excellence without ego.
• Fully Remote: Work from anywhere all year long, just join our team in person for a two-week annual bootcamp.

About GTO Wizard

• GTO Wizard is the worldwide leader in training and education for serious poker players.
• We use AI to provide GTO solutions in seconds with comprehensive coverage of poker situations.
• We're expanding into casual poker gameplay for play money on the web and in mobile apps.
• Our team of under 100 people works fully remotely on a Central European Timezone schedule.