Category Lead - Gaming

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JD - Category Lead - Gaming, Indus Appstore

Responsibilities:

● Build out the Gaming category for Indus Appstore
● Deep understanding of the gaming markets - local & global, casual & real money and
trends to shape the strategy
● Establish and manage partnerships with Gaming companies and other ecosystem
players at a strategic level
● Ownership of commercials and business metrics for the respective category
● End to end ownership of user experience for the category along with product team
● Participate in community building for Indus Appstore for the Gaming companies
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams- design, data science, product, engineering,
marketing, business finance and finance to lead category specific initiatives
● GTM strategy, new product launch, portfolio marketing strategy and execution,
positioning, messaging, pricing, competitive research and internal communication
● Actively monitor and drive commercial performance - onboarding, advertising P/L and
payments P/L for the category
● Manage regulatory and/or compliance interaction with regulatory entities & internal
teams
● Manage business operations with strong oversight and focus on automation and process
excellence
Preferred qualifications and ideal background:
● An entrepreneurial drive to open up new opportunities of growth and strong execution
rigour to follow it up. Someone who loves to go through the ‘idea-> pilot -> measure ->
scale’ loop
● A good mix of intuition & analytical decision making. Ability to balance long-term vision
with short- and medium-term goals
● Prior experience of working with and leading highly skilled cross- functional teams
● 10+ years of experience in Account Management domain with exposure to Gaming as a
category
● MBA from a Tier 1 institute
● Thrive at building relationships, influencing cross-functional teams and leadership teams
on strategic execution of key projects
● Ability to forge and nurture leadership relationships with external stakeholders (CXOs)

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
• Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
• Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment 
• Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

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