Experimentation and Innovation Lead

About Star Stable Entertainment

Once upon a time in 2011, the founders of Star Stable Entertainment had a vision. They wanted to create a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry. Fast forward to today, and our dream has come true tenfold - Star Stable Online stands as one of the most popular MMORPGs globally! At our HQ on Södermalm, our 140 employees are thrilled to continue to welcome players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. It’s wonderful to see that our dream resonates with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

The position

In order to keep up the pace and take innovation to the next level we're looking for a dynamic and pragmatic leader to spearhead Star Stable Labs, our new game experience experiments team.

Responsibilities

This role demands a unique blend of creativity, organizational skills, and business acumen. We believe that you are:

• Curious Visionary & Hands-On: You love to drive bold experimentation with a "go fast" mindset, balancing creative flair with a practical, results-driven approach.

• Strategic Executor: You thrive when managing multiple parallel tests, and know when to pivot or move on. Killing darlings comes naturally to you.

• Exceptional Communicator: You foster transparency, articulating exciting visions and easily convert experimental outcomes into clear player and business value, inspiring both the wider Star Stable team and leadership.

• Empathetic & Firm Leader: You get energy from motivating, adapting, and keeping the Labs team happy and focused while navigating complexity and maintaining high standards.

We think you

We believe that previously in your career you have been and done the following:

• Entrepreneurial Game Developer: You have extensive hands-on experience from startups or similar environments, demonstrating the ability to rapidly prototype and iterate with limited resources, while validating towards the target audience..

• Proven Innovator & Shipper: You have a game director mindset with a track record of shipping new games or bringing innovative features to market/scaled development, ideally within live-ops and F2P/subscription models.

• Creative Team Leader: You have led diverse, creative teams through the full development cycle, from ideation to delivery, with documented successful outcomes.

Perks for joining us?

• A pretty sweet mission. We are developing the world's best horse-riding game for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.

• 30 vacation days (+ 3 additional squeeze days).

• A pension and insurance plan that mimics ITP1 and a parental pay top-up @90%.

• Private Healthcare insurance and free therapy through Euro Accident

• Health allowance at 5000 SEK per year.

• Hybrid working model - combine WFH and being together with the team at our new office located right amidst Södermalm GameDev cluster (Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65)

• Fitness discount of 18% at SATS gym + company workout classes.

• A dog room at the office! Bring your furry friend to work!

Are you ready to be a chapter on this magical journey? Apply now! We can’t wait to hear your story!

Due to Vacations the interviews will start in August.