Executive Producer (Live Service Mobile Games)

Location: Tokyo, Japan; in-office work required three days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Company

hirify.global is a global video game and interactive entertainment company creating, publishing, and operating mobile, web, PC, and console games, including Pikmin Bloom.

What you will do

• Lead planning and execution across the game organization, including the product roadmap and LiveOps.
• Translate game vision and strategy into actionable roadmaps, milestones, operating plans, and production rhythms.
• Build alignment across Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing, Analytics, distributed teams, and external partners such as Nintendo.
• Develop and scale a high-performing Production organization and improve transparency, predictability, and execution.
• Identify risks, remove organizational blockers, drive decisions, and report project health and mitigation plans to senior leadership.
• Implement AI-powered workflows, custom tools, and automation for planning, communication, documentation, risk management, and production visibility.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading production for a successful live service mobile game.
• Experience establishing production practices and leading globally distributed development teams and external partners.
• Strong understanding of software development methodologies and modern game production practices.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, influencing, and risk-management skills.
• Experience designing and implementing AI-native workflows, custom tools, and automation that improve execution and team efficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Japanese.

Nice to have

• Experience with globally operated free-to-play mobile games, seasonal LiveOps, experimentation, and continuous content delivery.
• Experience working with major entertainment or gaming IP holders.
• Experience building or scaling Production organizations during significant growth.
• Familiarity with geolocation-based or outdoor gaming experiences.
• Experience with player-first product development and long-term live service operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with globally distributed teams operating across Japan and the United States.
• Collaborate with a broad network of internal functions and major external IP partners.
• Support a player-centric development approach based on iterative planning, playtesting, and continuous improvement.
• Build scalable operating practices for a global live service game.