[Hiring] Live Ops & Production Manager @Hire Overseas

Role Description

We're looking for a Live Ops and Production Manager to own day-to-day execution and content delivery for a remote team building a mobile football game. This role combines sprint management, Live Ops calendar ownership, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, design, art, and QA.

• Keep momentum high and ship updates on schedule.
• Ensure work does not stall between disciplines.
• Hands-on Live Ops experience in mobile free-to-play games.
• Ability to keep a distributed team moving without losing quality.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5+ years of experience in production or project management within mobile casual or free-to-play games.
• Hands-on Live Ops experience including scheduled events, content releases, and offer management.
• Strong understanding of F2P fundamentals including events, retention loops, and monetization cadence.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams in a fast-moving environment.
• Clear written communication and strong async collaboration skills across distributed teams.
• Experience using Linear or comparable project management tools.
• High ownership mindset with strong follow-through and a bias toward action.

Requirements

• Own the Live Ops calendar and coordinate event, offer, and content releases end to end.
• Ensure assets, builds, QA gates, and approvals are aligned before every launch.
• Build repeatable checklists and release processes that reduce last-minute risk.
• Monitor event performance and flag issues or optimization opportunities quickly.
• Own sprint planning, execution, and retrospective cadence.
• Translate product priorities into clear sprint scope with defined definitions of done.
• Maintain backlog clarity and ticket quality with strong acceptance criteria.
• Keep workstreams aligned and moving across all disciplines.
• Drive dependencies and handoffs across engineering, art, design, and QA.
• Surface risks early and escalate blockers before they become delays.
• Maintain alignment across time zones and functions without creating unnecessary process overhead.
• Coordinate build readiness and own go or no-go decisions before each release.
• Support structured bug triage and prioritization.
• Maintain release documentation, update logs, and post-launch reviews.
• Operate inside Linear as the single source of truth for project status.
• Enforce clean boards, clear workflows, and consistent documentation standards.
• Use AI tools to accelerate documentation, ticket writing, and process hygiene.

Benefits

• You will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th).
• Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy.
• Observance of Holidays per company guidelines.
• 100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive.
• High ownership role embedded directly with product, engineering, and creative teams.
• Work on a globally licensed football gaming platform with real player impact.
• Timezone: This role requires availability during Central European Time with overlap into Pacific Time for cross-team collaboration.

Nice to Have

• Experience working on licensed IP or sports-related mobile games.
• Familiarity with build and release pipelines.
• Exposure to automated QA processes.
• Comfort reading analytics dashboards and validating event performance.
• Experience balancing feature development with ongoing Live Ops simultaneously.

How to Apply

Please include:

• Your updated resume.
• A short Loom video (1 to 2 minutes) describing your Live Ops experience, what a typical release cycle looked like in your last role, and how you kept a cross-functional team aligned during a high-pressure launch.

Only candidates who submit a Loom video will be moved to the next step of the hiring process.

Application Process Overview

Our comprehensive selection process ensures we find the right fit for both you and our clients:

• Initial Application - Submit your application and complete our prequalifying questions.
• Video Introduction - Record a video introduction to showcase your communication skills and work experience.
• Role-Specific Assessment - Complete a homework assignment tailored to the position (if applicable).
• Recruitment Interview - Initial screening with our talent team.
• Executive Interview - Meet with senior leadership to discuss role alignment.
• Client Interview - Final interview with the client team you'd be supporting.
• Background & Reference Check - Professional reference verification.
• Job Offer - Successful candidates receive a formal offer to join the team.

Each stage is designed to evaluate your fit for the role while giving you insights into our company culture and expectations. We'll keep you informed throughout the process and provide feedback at each step.