Head of Business Development - Build a Growth Pipeline

Gamebreaking; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Gamebreaking Studios seeks a Business Development Manager to build and scale our BD pipeline across co-development, full development, and tools sales. You will cultivate relationships with AAA studios and publishers, negotiate deals, and report to leadership.

This role emphasizes long-term network development and strategic growth within a fully remote Bay Area-based team. You will lead end-to-end BD activities, attend industry events, and collaborate with founders and directors to shape our

Qualifications

• 5+ years in games and entertainment industry.
• Strong game industry network.
• Experience as a founder, business developer, or similar with deals/funding experience.
• Curiosity about meeting people and understanding their work.
• Strong understanding of the video game industry, development cycles, dynamics.
• Comfort influencing founders and senior executives.
• Proven negotiation skills and deal closing experience.
• Publisher and IP holder relationships are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with studios and publishers/IP holders to drive revenue across co-dev, full-dev, and BespokeCI tools.
• Attend industry events in SF Bay Area and conferences globally on a regular cadence.
• Own the BD pipeline from end-to-end.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with clients, partners, publishers.
• Develop and present business proposals and sales materials.
• Strengthen relationships with existing partners and seek new partnerships.
• Maintain reporting on BD activities and progress.
• Collaborate with leadership to shape BD strategy.
• Contribute to a positive culture at Gamebreaking.

Skills

Experience in games

Industry network

Founders/BD background

Negotiation skills

Executive relationships

Publisher/IP relationships

Job description

Gamebreaking Studios seeks a Business Development Manager to build and scale our BD pipeline across co-development, full development, and tools sales. You will cultivate relationships with AAA studios and publishers, negotiate deals, and report to leadership.

This role emphasizes long-term network development and strategic growth within a fully remote Bay Area-based team. You will lead end-to-end BD activities, attend industry events, and collaborate with founders and directors to shape our