Studio Management Director - Lion Studios

OpenKrill; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tripledot Studios is seeking a Director of Studio Management to lead our global studio management team. This remote role prefers candidates based in Europe and reports to the Senior Director of Publishing and Business Development.

You will bridge studio managers with cross-functional leads and finance/legal teams to keep the publishing department running and aligned with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in studio management, business development, or product/project management in mobile gaming.
• 3+ years managing teams and leading partner studios or developers.
• Hands-on experience with publishing contracts and game pipelines from concept to launch.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with P&L, KPIs, and pipeline data across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of studio managers, helping them sign premium studios, build relationships, and hit goals.
• Recruit, grow, and shape the team across regions with org design and role calibration.
• Support BD by helping managers win and retain top studios with partner insights.
• Develop and implement BD strategies regionally and globally while aligning with the portfolio.
• Oversee the game pipeline from prototyping to soft launch, ensuring velocity and signings.
• Create, update, and manage contracts with the TDS Legal team and keep terms aligned with standards.
• Collaborate with Game Design, Data, Intelligence, Product, and Growth to improve operations.
• Understand and explain the portfolio’s P&L; work with Finance on accuracy and improvements.
• Review publishing processes and KPIs; update benchmarks as needs change.
• Translate shifting priorities into practical changes to workflows and processes.
• Report to leadership on team performance and help shape publishing strategy at the exec level.

Skills

Studio management

Team leadership

Business development

Publishing contracts

P&L & KPIs

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Who are we?

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.

We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.

Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users.

Tripledot’s guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others.

We’re building a company we’re proud of. One filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who LOVE making games.

Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started.

The role is working within our studio: Lion Studios

About Lion Studios

We're looking for a Director of Studio Management to lead our global studio management team. The team currently has 10 managers who collectively partner with around 40 external studios. This is a remote role, with a preference for candidates based in Europe, reporting to the Senior Director of Publishing and Business Development. You'll be the bridge between our studio managers, cross-functional leads, and the finance and legal teams that keep our publishing department running.

About the Role

The Impact You'll Make:

• Lead and support a team of studio managers, helping them sign premium studios, build strong developer relationships, and hit their goals.
• Recruit, grow, and shape the team as the business scales, including org design and calibrating roles across regions.
• Support the BD side of the team's work. Studio managers act as business development leads, and you'll help them win and keep top studios by understanding what partners need.
• Develop and implement BD strategies at both the regional and global level, tailoring the approach to each market while keeping the overall portfolio aligned.
• Oversee the company's game pipeline, with a focus on moving titles from prototyping to soft launch on time and clearing blockers early. You'll be accountable for pipeline velocity and studio-signing targets.
• Create, update, and manage contracts alongside the TDS Legal team. Stay proactive about keeping terms in line with industry standards and partners’ requirement.
• Work closely with Game Design, Data, Intelligence, Product, and Growth leads to understand how the teams operate and make changes that help them work better together.
• Keep a solid understanding of the company portfolio's P&L. You should be able to explain how costs are structured and attributed, and work with the TDS Finance team on accuracy and improvements.
• Review the publishing process and KPIs regularly, and update benchmarks and workflows as the company needs change.
• Turn shifting company priorities into practical changes to internal workflows and processes.
• Represent the studio management function to leadership, reporting on team performance and helping shape publishing strategy at the exec level.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years in studio management, business development, or product/project management in mobile gaming, including 3+ years managing teams.
• Track record building and managing external studios or developer relationships, ideally signing and keeping premium partners.
• Hands-on experience with publishing contracts.
• Experience overseeing game pipelines from concept to launch across multiple titles.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical people.
• Comfort working with P&L, KPIs, and pipeline data, and the tools behind them.
• Experience managing across regions, markets, and time zones.
• Organized and analytical, comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good grasp of current trends and metrics in mobile gaming.
• Experience working with finance and legal teams in a publishing setting.
• Familiarity with portfolio or game-level P&L, including how costs are structured and attributed.
• Startup or high-growth experience.

Join us to shape the next generation of hit mobile games — where creativity meets performance, and innovation drives results.

Ready to lead the pride?