Release Manager (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Release Manager (Gamedev): Ensuring predictable, stable, and excellent releases for the Monopoly GO! game with an accent on coordinating with QA, Engineering, Production, and Incident Management. Focus on risk mitigation planning, release health reporting, and process improvements.

Location: Remote within the US & Canada or in our Culver City studio hub.

Salary: $91,300 - $140,000 USD (CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA)

Company

hirify.global is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences.

What you will do

• Guide new features through the release process, ensuring they proceed from scope lock to post-release care.
• Coordinate with pod owners, Production, and QA to close bugs before key release milestones.
• Communicate daily release status, release priorities, and schedule changes to stakeholders across the game team.
• Manage platform releases, from kicking-off builds to rollout monitoring.
• Actively participate in risk mitigation planning for upcoming releases and go / no-go decisions.
• Complete regular release health reporting and postmortems.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, with experience applying them in multicultural & remote working environments.
• 3+ years of experience as a project manager, QA manager, or release manager working on mobile games as a live service.
• A passionate builder and player of mobile games, with an interest in the casual game genre.
• An autonomous, self-starter that is able to proactively identify and mitigate risks while sharing findings out to a broader team.
• A new team member who is committed to growing their skills and contributing their knowledge to improve the people and processes around them.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with build orchestration tools, live monitoring tools, and test case management tools.
• Familiarity with Testflight, AppStore Connect, and the Google Play Developer console.
• Experience applying AI and/or automation to improve existing business processes.
• Experience performing risk assessments for mobile game releases.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package.
• Benefits include healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid hirify.global free days, and unlimited paid time off.