Project Operations Manager - China

Yodo1; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Device allowance

Annual bonus program

Work from anywhere

Flexible hours and unlimited PTO

Job summary

Yodo1 Ltd. is a fully remote company building Brands in Games (BiG) collaborations to bring top IPs into hit mobile titles. This role focuses on leading project coordination, IP review support, and fostering partnerships with brand owners and developers worldwide.

You will work across global teams to maximize revenue and brand impact through strategic IP collaborations, while staying aligned with licensing and publishing best practices. Fluency in English and Chinese is required.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience in mobile gaming.
• Proven success in project management, especially within game publishing or game operations.
• Native-level Chinese and strong spoken and written English.
• Familiar with ACGN culture in Europe, North America, Japan, or Korea.
• Self-motivation, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to learn quickly in a KPI-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with global IP holders about game crossover opportunities in China and worldwide, understand each brand’s values, and maintain strong partner relationships.
• Own project operations with game developers to maximize revenue and brand awareness through global IP collaborations.
• Drive project management, execute IP supervision, and support licensors and sublicensees to ensure smooth launches in target markets.
• Partner with the sales and business development teams to support effective brand integration in games.
• Continuously build your understanding of the licensing and gaming industries, stay informed on client and project trends, and help maintain strong customer relationships.
• Regularly evaluate project performance and clearly communicate results, insights, and learnings.
• Based on your understanding of both IP and games, propose practical integration solutions that help move collaborations forward.

Skills

Mobile gaming

Project management

Bilingual EN/CN

Cross-cultural communication

Tools

Collaboration tools

Job description

Forbes’ Top 30 Companies for Remote Jobs

Work From Anywhere

You will: Join Yodo1’s Brands in Games (BiG) team to help bring top global IPs into hit mobile games. In this role, you will drive cross-functional project operations, support IP collaboration and review, and help create successful partnerships between leading brand owners and game developers around the globe.

Must have: Professional experience in the gaming industry, including project management in game operations, a passion for games (especially mobile games), and fluency in both English and Chinese.

WHO WE ARE | WHAT WE DO

At Yodo1, we don’t just grow games—we help turn them into household names.

With billions of downloads across our portfolio, we’ve spent more than a decade shaping the growth of iconic titles. From helping first-time creators monetize their debut games to bringing world‑class IPs from Hasbro, Paramount, Legendary, and Sony Pictures into the hands of top studios such as Rivergame, Candivore, 37Games, and Tencent Studios—we’ve proven what’s possible when creativity meets global expertise.

Yodo1 Games is raising the bar: transforming great titles into lasting franchises that define gaming for generations. Drawing on experience with successes like Transformers: Earth Wars, Rodeo Stampede, and Ski Safari, we provide the systems, partnerships, and global reach that help visionary developers build worlds players will return to for decades.

Joining Yodo1 Games means more than a job—it means becoming part of a team that lives and breathes games, works with some of the most talented creators in the industry, and is driven by a mission to shape the future of gaming.

WHAT WE BELIEVE | HOW WE WORK

We believe in the future and power of the mobile gaming industry and that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to build a life they love through games — from anywhere in the world.

We believe you know when and where you do your best work. We are fully remote by design, and we WFA: Work From Anywhere. We don’t impose hours or limit time off.

We are driven by performance, and we experiment often. We care about impact, not titles.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Yodo1 is looking for a Project Operations Manager to join our Brands in Games Team, to lead project coordination and IP review support for stakeholders across the global licensing and gaming ecosystem, including top international brand owners and successful game developers in China and worldwide.

You will play a key role in helping licensors, sublicensees, and internal teams work together efficiently to launch high-quality collaborations that drive both revenue and brand impact.

You are:

• Focused on impact. You understand the 80/20 rule and focus on activities that matter.
• Performance-driven and growth-oriented. You have an intrinsic will to succeed while unafraid to try, fail, and learn by experimenting with new approaches and testing ideas.
• Cooperative. You help others succeed; you give and receive feedback well.
• Relentlessly curious. You ask questions.
• Humble. You ask for help; you are quick to admit and learn from your mistakes.
• SMART. You work and communicate in ways that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

WHAT WE EXPECT

You will:

• Communicate with global IP holders about game crossover opportunities in China and worldwide, understand each brand’s values, and maintain strong partner relationships.
• Own project operations with game developers to maximize revenue and brand awareness through global IP collaborations.
• Drive project management, execute IP supervision, and support all necessary tasks for licensors and sublicensees to ensure smooth launches in target markets.
• Partner with the sales and business development teams to support effective brand integration in games.
• Continuously build your understanding of the licensing and gaming industries, stay informed on client and project trends, and help maintain strong customer relationships.
• Regularly evaluate project performance and clearly communicate results, insights, and learnings.
• Based on your understanding of both IP and games, propose practical integration solutions that help move collaborations forward.

You must have:

• Extensive professional experience in mobile gaming.
• Proven success in project management, especially within game publishing or game operations.
• Native-level Chinese and strong spoken and written English, with the ability to work effectively across cultures.
• Strong passion for games, especially mobile games, and familiarity with ACGN culture in Europe, North America, Japan, or Korea.
• Self-motivation, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, KPI-driven environment.

You might have:

• Experience in digital IP operations and/or game publishing.
• Familiarity with remote working tools.
• Experience working with teams across different locations, cultures, and time zones.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows.
• Scalable thinking and strong ownership mindset in a fast-growing environment.
• Flexibility to accommodate some overlap with Beijing working hours.

WHAT WE OFFER

Compensation. We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. We provide an allowance to purchase your own device or equipment and offer variable compensation through our annual bonus program.

Growth. We offer an environment where you will have the trust and freedom to try, fail, learn fast, and make a real impact while accelerating your career, and where anyone with a great idea can pitch it directly to our management team.

WFA. Work from anywhere in the world, travel when and where you like, get paid in your currency of choice, and enjoy flexible hours and unlimited paid time off.

Community. Work with an energetic, fast-learning, supportive, and diverse team of Yodies across six continents and 30+ countries who share and support new ideas and get things done.

Ready to change the game for mobile game developers and build your career from anywhere?