Lead Product Manager
Job Description
Tripledot Studios is hiring a Lead Product Manager for its PeopleFun studio. In this hybrid role based in Dallas, you will help drive audience growth, monetization, retention, and engagement across the game portfolio, including Wordscapes. You will own and prioritize the product roadmap and key KPIs, using data and player insights to improve game performance within a cross-functional pod.
What you will do
- Lead product management and cross-functional pod execution for Wordscapes.
- Take responsibility for game growth, with a focus on improving new user retention.
- Own and prioritize the product roadmap to align player needs with business goals.
- Own key game KPIs, proactively identifying opportunities and driving initiatives to improve performance.
- Collaborate with studio stakeholders to define, design, and manage features that support engagement, retention, and monetization.
- Design and balance game economies to create compelling player experiences while improving retention and monetization.
- Run game analytics and translate player behavior and performance data into product decisions and priorities.
- Develop data-backed hypotheses, define success metrics, and use test results to iterate, scale, or deprioritize initiatives.
- Analyze competing games and share relevant competitive insights and references.
- Use liveops tools, A/B testing, and local/push notifications to optimize player experience and support business objectives.
What you bring
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance, or a related field (a graduate degree preferred).
- 3+ years of experience in a game product management role.
- Proven experience increasing user retention.
- Passion for building innovative, fun, and compelling games.
- Understanding of free-to-play and other mobile game business and monetization models.
- Proactive, self-directed approach with a track record of identifying opportunities and driving them forward without waiting for direction.
- High data literacy, including the ability to form hypotheses, analyze player and game performance, and translate insights into product decisions.
- Experience with A/B and multivariate testing.
- Strong prioritization and decision-making skills, with the ability to focus teams on the highest-impact opportunities.
- Critical thinking, attention to detail, and communication skills.
- Ability to travel to the Dallas office 3–4 times per year.
Tools and technologies
- A/B testing
- Multivariate testing
- Local/push notifications
- Liveops tools
PeopleFun studio context
- PeopleFun is an award-winning creator of mobile games played by players across the globe.
- PeopleFun is part of the AppLovin studios family, a publicly traded company.
- PeopleFun is a Dallas-based game studio founded and maintained by game industry veterans.
- PeopleFun games are played by over 25 million players each month.
- PeopleFun has a number of mid-core and casual games in development.
Compensation and location
- Location: Dallas, TX (hybrid).
- Base salary range: CAD 135,000–155,000 per year.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage (extended health, dental, and wellness benefits).
- Wellness Spending Account ($500 annually).
- Generous vacation time (25 vacation days annually, in addition to statutory holidays).
- Parental Leave & Family Support (generous parental leave program).
- RRSP Matching (100% match up to 3.5% of annual salary).
- Employee Assistance Program (confidential support and resources).
- Hybrid work environment (in-office Monday through Thursday; flexible work-from-home day on Fridays; complimentary breakfast, lunch and evening snacks on all office days).
- Team events & celebrations (social events and celebrations).
- Professional Development (ongoing learning and professional development opportunities).
Interview process note
As part of the interview process, Tripledot Studios may use AI-enabled tools to assist with note-taking and summarizing conversations. These tools are used only to support recruiters and interviewers, and they are not used to screen applications or make hiring decisions. Candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by people.
Equal opportunity
Tripledot Studios is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,