ABOUT MOD.IO

At mod.io, we believe that UGC is the heart of enduring game engagement and longevity. We provide a robust API, SDK, and engine plugins that enable seamless mod integration, content curation, and even facilitate in-game marketplaces for paid UGC. Backed by leading investors like Tencent, Makers Fund, and LEGO Ventures, we’re dedicated to fostering vibrant creator communities and helping studios unlock the full potential of their player base.

REQUIREMENTS

For this role, we need someone who has a deep understanding of the video game industry and (hopefully) UGC, who has a track record of delivering services or products for game development studios, and can speak to the challenges studios face when adopting and supporting UGC.
This role will join the leadership team at mod.io, and contribute as a member of a high performance team, which has a clear understanding of what they are doing, why it is important with regards to our roadmap and vision, and that we are set up to do it effectively and efficiently.
Success means mod.io is the UGC service players, creators, studios and publishers demand and can easily pick up and use, because our community, safety features, usability and ease of implementation is the best in the industry.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 8+ years of experience in product management or design, ideally with at least 3+ years in a senior leadership role (e.g., Head of Product, VP Product, Director of Product, Head of Design, Design Director, Game Director) in a tech company, developer tools, or platform-as-a-service (PaaS) or within a videogame development studio.
• Proven track record of defining and launching successful products/games that have achieved significant market adoption and business impact.
• Understanding of user-generated content (UGC), modding ecosystems, and the broader gaming industry.
• Experience with API-first products and developer platforms is highly desirable.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and develop product teams.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong business acumen and a solid understanding of revenue models (e.g., SaaS, transaction-based).
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic scale-up environment.

YOUR PURPOSE - HEAD OF PRODUCT

As our Head of Product, your clarity of vision, stakeholder-ship and objectivity, drives our product strategy and feature roadmap. You enable us to deliver industry leading features at the right time for greatest impact, across our entire product offering. You champion our product and business vision, and can marry that with the needs of our customers, creators and players. You own our Product Roadmap and work with all stakeholders across the business to help us make sure we’re focused on the right priorities at the right time. You champion the user experience and always push us to deliver the industry leading solution to make UGC success massive and repeatable for every game using mod.io.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Product Strategy & Vision: Define and champion the overall product vision, strategy, and roadmap for mod.io, ensuring alignment with company objectives and market trends. Work closely with our CEO and Founder to translate his vision into outcomes in our products future roadmap.
• Roadmap Execution: Oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle, from ideation and research to development, launch, and post-launch iteration. Ensure timely delivery of high-quality products and features.
• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing product team, including Product Managers, and UX Researchers/Designers. Foster a collaborative and empowering environment, working cross functionally in a complex product environment.
• Market & User Understanding: Deeply understand the needs of game developers and the modding community. Work closely with our Communications and Community team to conduct market research, competitive analysis, and user interviews to identify opportunities and pain points.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Engineering, Business Development, Marketing, and other teams to ensure seamless product development and go-to-market strategies.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize data and analytics to inform product decisions, measure success, and identify areas for improvement. Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and track product performance.
• Innovation & Future-Proofing: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and evolving user behaviors to identify new product opportunities and ensure mod.io remains at the forefront of UGC.
• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate product strategy, progress, and outcomes to internal and external stakeholders, including the development team, customer studios and verified creators.