Player Support Lead, Game Operations

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Operations • $60,000 PA - $270,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Netflix Games seeks a Player Support Lead to enhance the gaming experience on its platform. This role involves overseeing daily player support operations, managing KPIs, updating FAQs and help articles, preparing support vendors for new game releases, collaborating with developers and producers, managing support tools, and working with the community manager. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in player support in the gaming industry, expertise in managing support systems (Zendesk, Helpshift), and strong analytical and communication skills. Responsibilities include monitoring support metrics, improving support tools, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure excellent player support. The role requires proficiency in creating documentation, training materials, and reports and utilizing data to optimize player support KPIs.
Must have:
  • 5+ years player support lead experience in gaming
  • Experience managing internal/external support teams
  • CRM optimization (Zendesk, Helpshift)
  • Strong analytical & communication skills
  • Game development and content understanding
Perks:
  • Health Plans
  • Mental Health support
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Stock Option Program
  • Disability Programs
  • Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Family-forming benefits
  • Life and Serious Injury Benefits
  • Paid time off

Job Details

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with 283 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

Who We Are

Netflix Games is seeking a dedicated Player Support Lead to enhance the gaming experience on our platform. As a key member of our player support team, you will lead support efforts across our diverse game portfolio, establish support for new game launches, and manage support for existing titles. We are looking for someone who aligns with Netflix’s culture and values—selflessness, candor, curiosity, and resilience. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, business acumen, and a proven ability to build relationships with cross-functional partners. A passion for ensuring players have the best possible experience is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily player support operations, including monitoring support KPIs and App Store reviews, queue health, compile reports, follow up on tasks and projects.

  • Regularly update player support FAQs, text templates, and help articles to drive effective self-service and full automation.

  • Prepare support vendors for new game releases, updates, and live events to enhance player experience by creating game documentations, processes, etc.

  • Collaborate with producers, developers, QA to understand upcoming releases, features, known issues to support games effectively.

  • Manage and improve support tools, and working with PS PM optimizing PS CRM and App Store Review Tool with AI Replies, Tags, Smart Intents, bots, and full/partial automation.

  • Work closely with the Community Manager, if one is assigned to your game, to address game-specific issues and ensure transparent communication with players through both PS system and social channels.

  • Monitor agent performance and key metrics, collaborating with support vendor partners to exceed operational excellence and KPIs.

  • Maintain comprehensive support documentation for internal and external use.

  • Attend or book necessary meetings with cross-functional partners to ensure the support team is well-informed and prepared to provide excellent player support.

  • Use analytics to continuously evaluate and act upon KPIs—use data to inform what improvements are necessary to continue to achieve support excellence.

  • Contribute to player support strategies, processes, and tooling by collaborating with Head of Player Support, Player Support Program Manager, and others.



 

Skills and Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in player support as a lead or supervisor in the gaming industry.

  • Proven track record of managing multiple games and overseeing both internal and external support teams.

  • Advanced experience in setting up and optimizing support systems, including CRMs like Zendesk and Helpshift, with technical proficiency in managing FAQs, KPIs, Smart Intents, bots, and automation.

  • Experience writing documents to aid in developing support tools, processes, and agent training.

  • In-depth understanding of game development and content, preferably including live service and mobile games.

  • Working experience with Slack, JIRA, Confluence, CRM tools, Google Suite, and other support tools.

  • Understanding of mobile games and other platforms.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with experience creating presentations, training materials, documentation, and FAQs.

  • Proficient in compiling reports, and using data to analyze and optimize player support KPIs and advocate for fixes with the game studio.

  • Strong relationship-building skills, capable of establishing effective partnerships with stakeholders such as Game Studio, Production, QA, Product Marketing, and others.

  • Continuously seeks ways to improve and iterate on existing frameworks or build new ones for optimal results.

  • Can seamlessly prioritize multiple projects at the same time.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $60,000-270,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits .

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more .

is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.

Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

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