Strategic Lead, Live Ops & Monetization

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

Job summary

2K in California is seeking a Manager, Commercial Strategy to define the monetization model, forecast business outcomes, and guide live operations for new game launches. This is a ground‑up, 0‑to‑1 role that blends data, strategy, and creative thinking.

You will build Excel‑based financial and scenario models, establish KPI dashboards, and translate insights into actionable plans. You’ll partner with product, design, marketing and analytics to balance revenue with player experience and long‑term

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; familiarity with data tools (SQL, Tableau, Looker) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Modeling & Business Case Development: Build and maintain Excel-based financial and strategic models to support business cases and decisions.
• KPI Frameworks & Forecasting: Create forecast and reporting packages and dashboards for leadership.
• Refine monetization framework: including virtual currency, battle passes, cosmetics, bundles, offers.
• Define monetization roadmap: balance revenue with player experience, fairness, and retention.
• Stand up commercial reporting: dashboards with data/analytics team for single source of truth.
• Live Services P&L Support: analyze weekly performance to identify trends and levers.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Data storytelling

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Live services economics

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Job description

2K in California is seeking a Manager, Commercial Strategy to define the monetization model, forecast business outcomes, and guide live operations for new game launches. This is a ground‑up, 0‑to‑1 role that blends data, strategy, and creative thinking.

You will build Excel‑based financial and scenario models, establish KPI dashboards, and translate insights into actionable plans. You’ll partner with product, design, marketing and analytics to balance revenue with player experience and long‑term