Monetization & LiveOps Strategy Manager

2K Games, Inc.; Novato (CA); On-site; USD 108,900 - 161,160; Full time

Job summary

2K Games, Inc. in California is seeking a Manager, Commercial Strategy to define how our games are launched, monetized, and supported post-launch.

You'll build monetization models, forecasting tools, and dashboards while partnering with product, design, and analytics. This role sits at the intersection of business and game design, requiring strong Excel skills, strategic thinking, and experience with live service economics.

Qualifications

• 4–6+ years in a strategy, finance, consulting, or analytics role, ideally within gaming, entertainment, or a digital consumer business.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills; comfortable building models from scratch.
• Strong understanding of live service game economics and the gaming market landscape.
• Ability to distill complex data into clear narratives and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Experience collaborating with data teams and familiarity with data tools (e.g., SQL, Tableau, Looker) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Modeling & Business Case Development: Build and maintain Excel-based financial and strategic models to support business cases, investment decisions, and scenario planning.
• KPI Frameworks & Forecasting: Create and deliver forecast and reporting packages, showcasing key business metrics and financial results, to the broader Business Unit leadership teams.
• Continuously refine the free-to-play monetization framework, including virtual currency, battle/season pass, cosmetics, bundles, offers, etc.
• Define and maintain the monetization roadmap in partnership with product and design, always balancing revenue against player experience, fairness, and long‑term retention.
• Stand up commercial reporting and dashboards in partnership with the data / analytics team so the business has a single source of truth.
• Live Services P&L Support: Develop a clear understanding of the drivers behind a live services P&L. Interpret weekly business performance, identifying trends and levers that can be pulled to optimize player engagement and profitability.
• Market & Competitive Analysis: Maintain a clear view of the F2P / live-service competitive landscape, including benchmarks, market sizing, and emerging trends. Translate findings into actionable recommendations to inform leadership and support strategic planning.
• Partner with the Product, Marketing & Analytics teams to design and prioritize strategic projects that provide deep commercial insight and inform product and marketing decisions.

Skills

Excel

Financial modeling

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Live service economics

Tools

Excel

Forecasting

Job description

2K Games, Inc. in California is seeking a Manager, Commercial Strategy to define how our games are launched, monetized, and supported post-launch.

You'll build monetization models, forecasting tools, and dashboards while partnering with product, design, and analytics. This role sits at the intersection of business and game design, requiring strong Excel skills, strategic thinking, and experience with live service economics.