Game Product Manager - HCM

Full-time

Competitive compensation, negotiable based on capability and performance

Ho Chi Minh City

Openings: 1

Product

Lead

About this role

Product Vision, Goals & Strategy: Research competitors, player insights, market trends, game genres, and potential opportunities in the mobile game market.
Define the product vision, objectives, and short-term/long-term strategy for assigned game products, aligned with Skylink Studio’s overall direction.
Identify key product priorities and development directions for each stage of the game lifecycle.
Translate business objectives into clear product goals and measurable outcomes with relevant stakeholders.
Continuously review market movements, player behavior, and product performance to adjust product direction when necessary.
Product Goal & Development Management: Take ownership of overall product goals and coordinate the development process to ensure the product achieves its defined objectives.
Coordinate resources across Game Design, Development, Art, QC/QA, Data, Growth, and related functions; ensure the right capabilities and sufficient resources at each development stage.
Review and provide recommendations on product development plans based on agreed product goals and strategy.
Define priorities, milestones, and expected outcomes for each development stage.
Monitor progress, identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies, and proactively coordinate resources to resolve them.
Provide the team with necessary knowledge, tools, processes, information, and resources to achieve product goals.
Ensure alignment among cross-functional teams and take ownership of product outcomes rather than task completion alone.
Product Performance & Data-driven Decision Making: Define and monitor key product metrics according to product stage and business objectives.
Analyze player behavior and product performance through relevant metrics such as Retention, DAU/MAU, Engagement, Session, FTUE, Level Funnel, ARPU/ARPDAU, LTV, IAP, and IAA performance.
Use data, player feedback, market insights, and product observations to identify problems and improvement opportunities.
Formulate hypotheses and coordinate product experiments/A/B tests where appropriate.
Make product decisions based on data while maintaining strong product judgment and player experience.
Continuously optimize product performance, player experience, retention, engagement, and monetization.
Team Leadership & Development: Participate in building and maintaining an effective team structure for assigned products, with clear roles, responsibilities, and collaboration mechanisms.
Coordinate with relevant Leads and HR in workforce planning and recruitment based on product development needs.
Participate in onboarding, performance review, competency development, and development planning for team members within the assigned product scope.
Coach, mentor, and provide on-the-job guidance to strengthen product thinking, ownership, and execution capability.
Build a high-performance team focused on quality, ownership, continuous improvement, transparency, and collaboration.
Proactively address collaboration issues or resource gaps that may impact product performance.

What we're looking for

Knowledge & Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience in Product Manager, Product Owner, Game Product, or equivalent roles within the mobile game industry.
Proven experience in developing and/or operating commercial mobile game products.
Strong understanding of mobile game product development and lifecycle, from R&D/Prototype to Production, Soft Launch, and LiveOps.
Strong game sense and understanding of player behavior, gameplay loop, progression, balance, and user experience.
Experience with mobile game monetization models, including IAA and/or IAP.
Experience working with cross-functional teams including Game Design, Development, Art, QC/QA, Data, and Growth.
Experience in Puzzle/Casual games is a strong advantage.

Skills

Product Management: Ability to lead cross-functional teams toward common product goals, maintain product quality, and coordinate development effectively.
Data-driven Decision Making: Ability to understand product metrics and player behavior and use data to identify problems and make optimization decisions.
Goal Management: Strong ownership and determination in pursuing product goals; proactively seek solutions and resources when facing challenges.
Resource Coordination: Ability to identify capabilities and resources required at different product stages and coordinate them effectively.
Stakeholder Management: Ability to align stakeholders, negotiate priorities, and resolve conflicts across teams.
Team Leadership: Ability to coach, support, and develop team members toward stronger ownership and performance.
Communication & Collaboration: Clear communication and effective collaboration across disciplines.
Ability to read and understand English documentation; good English communication is an advantage.

Benefits & perks

Attractive benefits for employees, including health insurance, company trips, team building activities, happy hours, birthday celebrations, and more.
Full employee benefits after the 2-month probation period in accordance with the Labor Law.
Annual leave and public holidays in compliance with the Labor Law and Company policies.
Social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance, and annual health check-ups provided after the probation period.
Opportunity to work in a young, dynamic, modern, and professional environment with strong career development prospects.
Access to training, coaching, and professional development opportunities.
Additional exclusive benefits in accordance with the Company's internal policies.