Product Lead – Live Strategy Games (m/f/d)

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager / Product Lead to own the product vision and roadmap for Goodgame Empire and Empire: Four Kingdoms - two of Europe's most established strategy games with over 200 million players and more than 1 billion € in lifetime revenue. These are live service products with active player bases, real revenue, and decisions that matter immediately.

We need someone who can hold the vision, read the numbers, and make the hard calls on what the product should be - then drive a cross-functional team to get there. If you are a senior product manager looking for a role with real ownership and long-term ambition, this role is for you.

YOUR MISSION

• Own the product roadmap for both Empire titles: set priorities, communicate rationale, and ensure strategy translates into shipped results
• Be the final product voice on feature scope, economy design, and Live Ops direction
• Lead and develop a multi-functional product team covering Game Design, Live Ops, and CRM

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Translate the product strategy into a clear, outcome-driven roadmap and keep all stakeholders aligned on priority and reasoning
• Define feature requirements, success metrics, and measurable outcomes; create the structured briefs and documentation that enable efficient execution
• Approve concepts from Design, Live Ops, and CRM - and make sure offers, campaigns, and sales calendars are in service of the roadmap and business targets
• Maintain deep KPI fluency: read retention, revenue, and player behavior patterns and turn those insights into product decisions
• Spot opportunities and risks across the full product funnel - from acquisition to late-game engagement
• Provide disciplinary leadership and development-focused feedback to your product team members

YOUR BACKSTORY

• Proven track record in senior product management for live F2P games
• Strong product sense: you understand what drives player behavior, how F2P monetization and economies work, and how to evaluate feature impact before shipping
• Experience with Live Ops and CRM as product levers, not just operational tasks
• Ability to create stakeholder alignment and drive confident decisions - you don't need consensus to move
• Clear, direct communicator who writes crisp requirements and can translate complex tradeoffs into simple choices for others
• Experience leading or developing a product team, with a genuine interest in people development
• Comfortable navigating data without being dependent on analysts for every answer

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

Product is the core of what the Empire Family does - and this is the role that connects long-term strategy to what ships every week. You report directly to the Product Director, have real decision authority from day one, and work inside the product rather than alongside it. The Empire Family is in an active development phase with meaningful long-term projects on the horizon: a platform transition, a new continent launching in 2027, and a serious bid for renewed growth. There is real work here, and the scope to do it properly.

WHAT WE OFFER

• remote work within Germany
• 30 days of vacation
• Flat hierarchies and direct access to senior leadership from day one
• A stable, profitable product with real scope for long-term impact

About Goodgame Studios

Goodgame Studios is known for data-driven game development and successful live service strategy titles. We self-publish our games in-house with all relevant disciplines under one roof. Our studio is based in Hamburg, Germany. We welcome applications from international candidates - English is our working language. As part of Stillfront Group, we combine long-term IP growth with a sharp focus on execution excellence.