Product Owner Meta (Game Development)

Location: Tbilisi; hybrid or office-based work

Company

hirify.global is an independent game studio developing the GlobalState project and building a new meta-vertical.

What you will do

• Own and manage the backlog of 10–20 major meta systems, including progression, economy, social systems, clans, and LiveOps.
• Define priorities across quarterly roadmaps and align scope, resources, and feasibility with the Meta Producer and development teams.
• Coordinate System Game Designers and Feature Owner Game Designers, while aligning meta decisions with the core gameplay team.
• Ensure delivered features meet scope requirements and have measurable success criteria.
• Track backlog status, report risks, and coordinate with other product verticals.
• Analyze post-release performance to identify what worked and what needs improvement.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Product Owner in mobile F2P or live-service projects.
• Experience managing backlogs of large-scale meta systems rather than isolated features.
• Ability to distinguish systems, features, and epics and break them down effectively.
• Experience working with development and game design, including reading GDDs and technical documentation.
• Ability to work with metrics, define feature success criteria, and use basic analytics tools such as SQL and dashboards.
• Experience defending scope, negotiating estimates, and shipping live products as a Product Owner.

Nice to have

• Expertise in at least one domain: economy, progression, social systems, or LiveOps.
• Experience working with product teams managing backlogs of 10+ systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Minimal bureaucracy and regular constructive feedback.
• Flexible hours with the option to take days off.
• Sick days without salary loss.
• Support during difficult life situations.
• Professional growth opportunities, regular performance-based salary reviews, and a promotion system.

Hiring process

• Application and CV review.
• HR interview followed by technical interviews and, in some cases, a test assignment.
• Final interview, offer, and onboarding.