F2P Mobile Product Manager: Live Ops & Monetization

Hidden Variable Studios LLC; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobile Wrangler

Job summary

Hidden Variable Studios LLC is seeking a Product Manager to launch and optimize the F2P economy, systems, and live ops for upcoming mobile titles. You will own retention, engagement, and monetization KPIs, shaping the product direction from early concept to live services.

The role blends in-office hours at our Pasadena headquarters with flexible work-from-home time, reporting to the Chief Creative Officer and collaborating with Design, Engineering, and Art teams.

Qualifications

• Actively developed, released, and/or supported at least one F2P or GaaS title within a team.
• Deep knowledge of F2P mobile trends and title exploration.
• Experience maximizing live-ops engagement and ongoing player needs.
• Proficient with analytics tools and data-driven revenue improvements.
• Clear, compelling communication for roadmaps and strategy.
• Ability to produce clear data visualizations.
• Desire to launch new features and iterate quickly.
• Self-motivated, able to work autonomously or with a team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define long-term product and marketing strategy for F2P mobile titles, with initial focus on an upcoming unannounced title.
• Create and maintain product roadmaps aligned with business objectives and user experience.
• Own the metrics stack for our products and understand audience and competitors.
• Ensure retention, engagement, and monetization KPIs through data-driven recommendations.
• Identify monetization and growth opportunities, running experiments to validate hypotheses.
• Design and guide economy-centric content for live operations under partner guidelines.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on product features with the team.
• Partner with Design, Engineering, and Art to shape economy and live-ops features.
• Support hiring and onboarding for additional product team roles.

Skills

Completionist

F2P Mobile Fanatic

Smooth Operator

Data Driven

Raconteur

Infographically Inclined

Mad Scientist

Bootstrapper

Job description

Hidden Variable Studios LLC is seeking a Product Manager to launch and optimize the F2P economy, systems, and live ops for upcoming mobile titles. You will own retention, engagement, and monetization KPIs, shaping the product direction from early concept to live services.

The role blends in-office hours at our Pasadena headquarters with flexible work-from-home time, reporting to the Chief Creative Officer and collaborating with Design, Engineering, and Art teams.