Live Ops & Production Manager

We're looking for a Live Ops and Production Manager to own day-to-day execution and content delivery for a remote team building a mobile football game. This role combines sprint management, Live Ops calendar ownership, and cross-functional coordination across engineering, design, art, and QA. You are responsible for keeping momentum high, shipping updates on schedule, and making sure work does not stall between disciplines. If you have hands-on Live Ops experience in mobile free-to-play games and know how to keep a distributed team moving without losing quality, this role is a strong fit. Why You'll Want to Join You will be paid in USD (bi-monthly: every 15th and 30th) Paid Time Off in accordance with company policy Observance of Holidays per company guidelines 100% remote setup so you can work wherever you're most productive High ownership role embedded directly with product, engineering, and creative teams Work on a globally licensed football gaming platform with real player impact Timezone: This role requires availability during Central European Time with overlap into Pacific Time for cross-team collaboration. What You'll Work On Live Ops Execution and Planning Own the Live Ops calendar and coordinate event, offer, and content releases end to end Ensure assets, builds, QA gates, and approvals are aligned before every launch Build repeatable checklists and release processes that reduce last-minute risk Monitor event performance and flag issues or optimization opportunities quickly Sprint and Delivery Management Own sprint planning, execution, and retrospective cadence Translate product priorities into clear sprint scope with defined definitions of done Maintain backlog clarity and ticket quality with strong acceptance criteria Keep workstreams aligned and moving across all disciplines Cross-Functional Coordination Drive dependencies and handoffs across engineering, art, design, and QA Surface risks early and escalate blockers before they become delays Maintain ali...