General Manager, Squad Busters

About the Role:

We are looking for an inspiring and business savvy General Manager to lead and grow our newest globally launched game, Squad Busters as it transforms from an emerging game to a live game. Squad Busters is a casual action RPG that brings all of the beloved Supercell IPs under one roof and the latest entry to Supercell’s lineup of global hit games. As the General Manager, you will be the linchpin ensuring the game's continued growth, both in terms of revenue and player engagement and satisfaction. This is an opportunity to have a massive impact for Supercell as a company and for millions of players across the globe. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership & Accountability: Own the game’s end-to-end business, product and team performance.
• Strategic Planning: Drive the long, mid, and short-term strategy for the game, ensuring alignment with a focus on long term business growth, product vision and player experience .
• Leadership: Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing, cross-functional game team, fostering a culture of high performance, innovation and excellence.
• Execution: Working closely with the game’s team leads to realizing the game's vision, ensuring an unparalleled gaming experience for our players.
• Collaboration: Engage with GMs of Supercell's other renowned live games and function leaders across the organization, sharing insights and best practices.
• Reporting: Directly report to the Head of Live Games, providing regular updates and strategic recommendations to the Supercell leadership team. Lead a cross-functional leadership team made up of game development, liveops and monetization and marketing leaders.

Who You Are:

• Passionate about gaming, with a deep understanding and care for players.
• An inspirational leader with a proven track record in successfully growing live games.
• Business minded and an adept strategist with a solid analytical mindset who can drive both player satisfaction and revenue growth.
• A team player that builds and nurtures high-performing teams with an emphasis on fostering creativity and innovation while driving business results.
• A collaborative spirit, with the ability to work seamlessly with teams across different units.
• You lead through setting context and empowering people, not by control.
• You shoot for the moon and are unafraid of taking calculated risks and having difficult conversations.
• Humble and aware of your own shortcomings.

What we expect you to have:

• 15+ years of work experience, with at least 7+ years in a leadership role with product (and P&L ownership).
• Prior experience on a free-to-play mobile game that has been operated for multiple years with a strong track record of driving sustained growth.
• Passion for building and scaling up high-performance teams and organizations.
• Understanding of game development and how to effectively drive collaboration within a cross-discipline game team, including design, engineering, UI/UX, art, and other key functions.
• Ability to effectively drive change in an organization and deal with conflict when needed.
• Strong understanding of live operations, monetization, and economy and how these capabilities interact with one another and contribute to business success.
• Experience in partnering with marketing and community leaders to drive long term growth and fandom.
• An unwavering passion for games, coupled with an obsession for delivering the best player experience.
• Ability to hire, retain and develop the best talent.

Benefits and Compensation
Luring you in with glitter, glamour, and gems is not what we seek to do. We develop Supercell as an employer for you to do your best work and to call this the best experience in your professional life.
We want you to enjoy your time here fully, so we structure our compensation and benefits to serve this purpose. It starts with perceiving you as a human being, not a resource. Read More

About Supercell
We are a game company based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since our launch in 2010, we've released six games globally – Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, and Squad Busters.
To make six games, we've killed dozens along the way. That's because we're obsessed with quality. Our mission is to create great games that as many people as possible play for years and that are remembered forever. To achieve this goal, we put together the best possible teams and give them the freedom and independence to succeed. Read More

You Might Love It Here...
If you love games, Supercell is the place for you. We're made up of proactive, independent teams that have the freedom to do what they think is best for their players, our games, and the company.
We know it takes more than trust and independence to make great games, so we also take good care of our people, providing them with the compensation, work environment and resources they need to succeed and have fun while at it. Read More

This position is in Helsinki, but you're not?
Luckily, moving to Helsinki is easier than you might think. No matter where you would be moving from, our dedicated people will help you from beginning to end. We're here to ensure the process is as smooth as possible for you, your family and whoever and whatever you bring along. In addition to cats and dogs, we've even relocated a horse. Read More

Not sure if you should apply? 
Do it! You might feel like you don't tick all the listed requirements with stellar scores. That's fine! We're here to help you succeed. Also, we're happy to learn about any specific accommodations you might require to fully engage in our recruitment process.

And here's a video about what we do. (Best enjoyed with salmiakki and rye bread)