Head of Division (New Games - Hybrid Casual Games)

3 Months ago • 7 Years + • Game Production

Job Summary

Job Description

The Head of Division (New Games - Hybrid Casual Games) at Amanotes will lead the production and go-to-market strategy for hybrid casual music games. Responsibilities include defining division strategy, leading a team in game development (in-house and outsourced), managing projects from concept to release, setting and tracking KPIs, collaborating with other departments, and contributing to company strategy and culture. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in mobile game development (casual games), 5+ years in a game production leadership role, and a proven track record of successful game launches. Strong leadership, data-driven decision-making, and excellent change management skills are essential.
Must have:
  • 7+ years mobile game industry experience (casual games)
  • 5+ years game production leadership
  • Proven track record of successful game launches
  • Strong leadership and data-driven decision-making
  • Excellent change management skills
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • 13th-month salary
  • Annual Performance Bonus/ESOP
  • Flexible working time
  • Personal learning budget
  • Team-building budget
  • Lunch and parking allowance
  • Various learning activities
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Minimum 12 days paid annual leave
  • 12 days working from home per year
  • Attractive relocation package

Job Details

Head of Division (New Games - Hybrid Casual Games)

Management / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

ABOUT AMANOTES

  • We are Amanotes - a dynamic interactive music company that's using cutting-edge technology to transform how people experience music. Since 2014, we have dominated the global simple music game market with over 3 billion downloads and more than 100 million monthly active users. Our portfolio includes chart-topping music games like Magic Tiles 3, Tiles hop, Dancing road, Duet cats.
  • As the world’s top Music Game Publisher and top App Publisher from Southeast Asia by downloads, our ambition is to create the world's #1 interactive music ecosystem where “Everyone Can Music” in any way they want.
  • Come join our music-filled workplace and let's create a magical music experience!

ABOUT THE TEAM

  • Our New game division’s mission is to create new hit hybrid casual music games that make interacting with music fun and a part of everyone's daily life.
  • This division is responsible for coming up with ideas, developing new games through in-house game development or collaboration with partners, then publishing and continuously improving the marketability and product performance of the games until they meet the company benchmarks for transferring to operation phases.

YOUR MISSION

  • The Division Head is the frontline leader of Amanotes, you will lead the production and go to market of our hybrid casual music games, shaping an engaging music experience for millions globally. You will lead a team to develop, launch, and optimize new game concepts, ensuring they align with Amanotes' strategic vision.
  • You will report to the Chief Executive Officer.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

  • Division & Game Strategy
  • + Define the division's strategy, which should consider the market, company strategy, and team capabilities in depth.
    + Identify the needed capabilities and resources. 
    + Create different key scenarios for the plan
    + Break down the division strategy to the game level 
  • Team Leadership
  • + Recruit, Lead, mentor, and develop the game development team
    + Promote and uphold Amanotes' culture in the team as well as other principles of the division 
  • Game Project Management
  • + Oversee and support the team in bringing projects from concept to release to ensure alignment with strategy and effective use of resources and budget.
    + Depending on the types of projects, the team you manage would be a combination of in-house production teams, outsourcing, and publishing studios. 
    + The scope of these projects mainly covers new ideas to prove product-market fit. However, some cases also cover scaling and maintaining the games.
  • Performance management
  • + Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the game development team, projects, and the division.
  • Cross-team collaboration
  • + Working with other function departments and reviewing/defining the collaboration model that can fit well with the Division’s strategy and capabilities
    + Executing and continuously improving the collaboration model
    + Communicate with stakeholders, including other departments and external partners
  • Company strategy contributor
  • + Co-creating company strategy
    + Being the sounding board for each other to raise each other’s bar
  • Company Culture contributor
  • + Co-create, demonstrate, promote, and protect company culture

QUALIFICATIONS

  • 7+ years experience in the mobile game industry, especially in casual game  
  • 5+ years of experience in a game production-related leadership position 
  • Track record in leading the project delivery of casual or hybrid casual game projects from idea to market with solid commercial result 
  • Familiarity with working with in-house production team as well as publishing studios and outsourcing team
  • Good balance between data-driven and creativity 
  • Strong leadership skills: ability to challenge and influence a variety of stakeholders.Self-starter who can identify and solve problems.
  • Excellent change management skills, i.e., comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, yet able to set priorities and execute on commitments.
  • Possess passion, energy, enthusiasm to drive results; highly action-oriented

BENEFITS

  • At Amanotes, you will be enjoying the dynamic working environment with unique music culture many benefits as below:
  • Competitive salary upon experience
  • 13th month salary
  • Annual Performance Bonus/ESOP (Employee Stock Options Plan) for people managers.
  • Flexible working time. 
  • Personal learning and well-being budget
  • Team-building budget
  • Lunch and parking allowance
  • Various learning activities, including internal training & sharing, international conferences, and e-learning (Udemy, Linkedin Learning...).
  • Engaging music events: Music Night, Amasing Night, Music schools…
  • Employee Assistance Program to support mental health & well-being. 
  • Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave.
  • 12 days working from home per year.
  • Attractive relocation package (for several positions)

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About The Company

Amanotes is a leading music tech company with the mission of delivering the best music interactive experience to users.


Since 2014, 30+ music games and mobile applications were published under our name with 2+ billion downloads worldwide and 120+ million monthly active users. In 2019, we were proudly listed as the #1 mobile apps publisher from Southeast Asia, the #1 music games publisher in the world, and one of the top 20 mobile apps publishers in the world across all categories. 


If you love to work in a friendly and fun environment with music all around the corner, come join us!


Explore our products on Google Play and iOS App Store such as Magic Tiles 3, Tiles Hop, Dancing Ballz, and more than 30 others.

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