Studio Strategy & Operations Lead — Hybrid

IGT; Las Vegas (NV); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

IGT in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a Head of Studio Operations & Content Strategy to drive long-range content direction and day-to-day studio operations across Studios, Product, and Technology. This leader serves as a strategic advisor, ensuring alignment on vision, priorities, resources, and processes.

The role requires deep experience in game development, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to unify executive priorities with execution, governance, and organizational design in a

Qualifications

• 15+ years in game development, studio operations, production leadership, product strategy, technology operations, or management consulting.
• Proven experience working across creative, product, and technology organizations.
• Strong understanding of game development processes, portfolio management, and resource planning.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders, lead cross functional initiatives, and drive organizational alignment.
• Exceptional communication, narrative, and synthesis skills.
• Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable in complex, fast moving environments.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership & Content Strategy: Partner with Studio Leadership to define organizational priorities, long range goals, and content direction.
• Drive content strategy processes: prioritization, resourcing, scenario planning, innovation strategy and investment evaluation.
• Convert long range strategies into operational plans with clear milestones, KPIs, and cross functional alignment.
• Studio Operations & Organizational Excellence: Own the day to day operational rhythm for the Studio organization, including reporting, communications, and business cadence.
• Participate quarterly in annual planning cycles, ensuring alignment between Studios, Product, and Technology.
• Establish operational frameworks that enhance predictability, decision-making, and visibility across all studio teams.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, communication flows, cross studio collaboration and AI advancements.
• Cross Functional Integration: Studios + Product + Technology: Facilitate information flow between creative, technical, and commercial teams, proactively removing friction points and accelerating delivery.
• Lead cross functional governance to ensure content decisions consider Product strategy, Studio capacity, and Technology opportunities.
• Create and maintain a unified view of roadmap health, risks, and cross functional impacts.
• Anticipate cross team risks, surfacing issues early and orchestrating collaborative mitigation plans.
• Executive Partnership & Decision Support: Act as a strategic partner to Studio Leadership by providing insights, structured thinking, and options to support high quality, timely decisions.
• Prepare strategic briefs, business cases, operational updates, and narrative documents for leadership and key stakeholders.
• Represent Studio Leadership in meetings and forums as needed, ensuring clarity on decisions, actions, and follow ups.
• Synthesize insights across Studios, Product, and Technology to maintain cohesive executive prioritization and planning.
• Leadership, Communication & Culture: Drive clear and consistent communication of priorities, portfolio direction, and operational expectations across the studio ecosystem.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across Studios, Product, Technology, Publishing, Finance, HR, and other partner functions.
• Support org design, talent planning, and workforce strategy with HR and Studio Leadership.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement across all teams.

Job description

IGT in Las Vegas, NV is seeking a Head of Studio Operations & Content Strategy to drive long-range content direction and day-to-day studio operations across Studios, Product, and Technology. This leader serves as a strategic advisor, ensuring alignment on vision, priorities, resources, and processes.

The role requires deep experience in game development, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to unify executive priorities with execution, governance, and organizational design in a