Lead Product Manager

Punt; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Massive impact on product surfaces

Direct access to founders

Culture of shipping fast

Growth path to Head of Product

Job summary

Punt, a rapidly scaling social gaming company in the United States, is seeking a Lead Product Owner to own high-impact growth initiatives across our gaming platform. You will sit at the intersection of Product, Marketing, Data Analytics, BI, CRM, and Engineering, ensuring every initiative is measurable and business-focused.

This is a high-autonomy role driving activation, retention, and monetization, partnering with founders, and leading cross-functional squads to deliver rapid, high-quality

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years in Product Ownership or Product Management in high-growth environments.
• Experience in social casino, mobile gaming, fintech, real-money gaming, online sports betting, daily fantasy sports, prediction markets, or live operations.
• Proven track record of driving measurable outcomes, not just shipping features.
• High product intuition and strong analytical ability — comfortable working with data dashboards, funnels, A/B test results, and real-time metrics.
• Experience integrating and optimizing behavioral analytics vendors
• Experience improving user experience, monetization flows, or retention loops.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery at scale — can run high-performance squads
• Exceptional communication skills — crisp, concise, and able to align teams quickly.
• Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with high expectations.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision for your domain and translate it into actionable roadmaps.
• Make decisions based on KPIs, data insights, and player behavior patterns.
• Partner directly with founders on product strategy and prioritization.
• Lead a high-output Agile squad (engineering, design, QA, data).
• Write clear, detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Manage sprint goals and ensure the team consistently ships with urgency.
• Guarantee that releases meet quality standards, functionally and experientially.
• Optimize funnels for activation, retention, and purchases.
• Lead A/B tests and experiments with quick iteration cycles.
• Continuously evaluate performance metrics and refine prioritization.
• Work with Performance Marketing, CRM, VIP, Marketing, and Data teams to integrate product features with segmentation and personalized journeys.
• Collaborate with Compliance on multi-jurisdictional requirements.
• Maintain alignment with internal stakeholders through proactive, transparent communication.
• Drive retrospectives that lead to real, meaningful improvements.
• Champion best practices in product, experimentation, and Agile execution.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and always question the status quo.

Skills

Product ownership

Growth analytics

Agile delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Mixpanel

Amplitude

Looker

GA4

Job description

We are a rapidly growing portfolio of gaming, sweepstakes, prediction, and skill-based entertainment products. We are one of the fastest-scaling social gaming ecosystems in North America, with millions of users, thousands of daily concurrent players, and an aggressive roadmap spanning:

• Global expansion into the U.S., Canada, UK, EU, Australia & more
• New verticals including prediction markets

We iterate fast. We ship constantly. We experiment relentlessly. If you're looking for slow, layered product organizations - this isn’t it.

We are building an elite product team, and we’re hiring a Lead Product Owner to own high-impact initiatives and drive measurable outcomes across our core user experience and growth funnels.

Role Overview

As our Lead Product Owner, Growth & Engagement, you will own the product strategy, execution, and measurement framework for key growth initiatives across our gaming platform.

You will sit at the intersection of Product, Marketing, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, CRM, and Engineering, ensuring that every growth initiative is measurable, data-driven, and optimized for business impact.

This is a highly analytical product leadership role responsible not only for delivering features but also for defining how success is measured, creating visibility into player behavior, and partnering with BI and Marketing teams to drive acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization outcomes.

This is a high-ownership, high-autonomy role where you will:

• Drive the roadmap for major initiatives
• Own KPIs related to activation, retention, conversion, purchase behavior, & feature engagement
• Lead cross-functional squads to deliver rapid, high-quality releases
• Influence product strategy and collaborate directly with founders
• Define and evolve systems that impact millions of players

You must thrive on solving ambiguous problems, prioritizing ruthlessly, making fast decisions, and shipping with urgency. This is not a backlog-administrator role. This is a builder, strategist, optimizer, and owner role.

What You Will Own

You will take leadership over one or more of these high-impact product areas:

• Activation metrics & LTV growth
• Friction analysis & funnel A/B testing and optimization
• User flows, UI/UX, navigation, personalization
• Trigger-based popups, nudges, and in-session offers

Gamification & Rewards Systems

• Daily streaks, wheels, chests, scratchers, seasonal events
• Loyalty, VIP, rakeback programs, bonus systems & payout mechanics
• Sweepstakes and promotional mechanics: raffles, refer-a-friend programs, free spin/free play offers
• Multi-Currency economy design and redemption flows
• Intelligent reward delivery based on user behavior

Key Responsibilities

• Own the product vision for your domain and translate it into actionable roadmaps.
• Make decisions based on KPIs, data insights, and player behavior patterns.
• Partner directly with founders on product strategy and prioritization.

Execution & Delivery

• Lead a high-output Agile squad (engineering, design, QA, data).
• Write clear, detailed user stories with acceptance criteria.
• Manage sprint goals and ensure the team consistently ships with urgency.
• Guarantee that releases meet quality standards, functionally and experientially.

Growth & KPI Ownership

• Optimize funnels for activation, retention, and purchases.
• Lead A/B tests and experiments with quick iteration cycles.
• Continuously evaluate performance metrics and refine prioritization.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work with Performance Marketing, CRM, VIP, Marketing, and Data teams to integrate product features with segmentation and personalized journeys.
• Collaborate with Compliance on multi-jurisdictional requirements.
• Maintain alignment with internal stakeholders through proactive, transparent communication.
• Drive retrospectives that lead to real, meaningful improvements.
• Champion best practices in product, experimentation, and Agile execution.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and always question the status quo.

Qualifications

Required

• 5-10+ years in Product Ownership or Product Management in high-growth environments.
• Experience in social casino, mobile gaming, fintech, real-money gaming, online sports betting, daily fantasy sports, prediction markets, or live operations.
• A proven track record of driving measurable outcomes, not just shipping features.
• High product intuition and strong analytical ability — comfortable working with data dashboards, funnels, A/B test results, and real-time metrics.
• Experience integrating and optimizing behavioral analytics vendors
• Experience improving user experience, monetization flows, or retention loops.
• Deep understanding of Agile delivery at scale — can run high-performance squads
• Exceptional communication skills — crisp, concise, and able to align teams quickly.
• Thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with high expectations.

Preferred

• Experience with Mixpanel, Amplitude, Looker, GA4, or similar analytics tools.
• Familiarity with gamification mechanics or rewards systems.
• Agile certifications (PSPO/CSPO) are a bonus, not a requirement.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• The chance to own massive product surfaces used by millions.
• Direct access to founders & ability to influence the roadmap company-wide.
• A culture of shipping fast, thinking big, and pushing boundaries.
• The opportunity to grow into Principal Product Owner or Head of Product as we scale.

This is a career-defining role for someone who wants to build at the intersection of gaming, growth, and consumer entertainment at massive scale.

If you’re someone who:

• Thrives when given autonomy
• Loves building and optimizing user experiences
• Wants to own core product metrics end-to-end
• Moves fast and expects the same from your team
• Wants to have direct, meaningful impact on millions of players - then you will love working here.