MANAGER, PUBLISHING OPERATIONS
Remote - US & Canada
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for a Manager, Publishing Operations to lead our project management team and help ensure that thatgamecompany's publishing efforts are organized, aligned, and delivered effectively.
This role oversees the project management function across integrated marketing campaigns, live operations, and ongoing publishing initiatives. You'll manage and develop a team of project managers that oversee storefront submissions, ASO, and marketing creative, establish consistent planning and delivery practices, and maintain visibility across the publishing portfolio to ensure priorities, dependencies, resources, and risks are understood.
Working across Brand, Creative, Communications, Community, User Acquisition, Storefront, Game Development, and external partners, you'll help connect the work happening across teams and ensure complex initiatives move forward with clarity and accountability. You'll partner closely with publishing leadership to identify delivery risks, resolve cross-functional challenges, and provide a clear picture of progress, capacity, and upcoming decisions.
We're looking for someone who can move comfortably between the details of individual projects and the broader needs of the organization. You're an experienced project management leader who knows how to coach a team, navigate competing priorities, build effective processes, and earn the trust of creative and operational partners. You understand that good project management isn't about adding layers of process; it's about creating clarity, anticipating challenges, and giving talented people the space to do their best work.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM LEADERSHIP
- Lead and develop the project management team, establishing clear expectations for project ownership, communication, planning, and delivery.
- Provide coaching, feedback, and professional development to help project managers strengthen their skills and grow in their roles.
- Oversee project assignments and workload distribution, balancing team capacity, project complexity, and organizational priorities.
- Ensure project managers have the context, tools, and support needed to manage their work effectively and independently.
- Establish consistent standards for project plans, milestone tracking, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
- Review project health across the team, helping identify issues that require additional support, cross-functional alignment, or leadership intervention.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, proactive problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
PORTFOLIO PLANNING & DELIVERY OVERSIGHT
- Maintain an integrated view of publishing initiatives, including launches, campaigns, live operations, and partner projects.
- Ensure project plans align with publishing priorities, realistic timelines, resource availability, and key dependencies.
- Monitor delivery health across the portfolio, identifying schedule conflicts, capacity constraints, and risks that span multiple projects.
- Partner with publishing leadership to assess competing priorities, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend adjustments to scope, sequencing, or resourcing.
- Provide clear, concise reporting on portfolio progress, major milestones, risks, and decisions requiring leadership input.
- Ensure project managers proactively identify and communicate changes that may affect other teams, campaigns, or launch commitments.
- Help maintain a realistic and coordinated view of upcoming publishing demands so teams can plan ahead rather than react to avoidable surprises.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COORDINATION
- Serve as a senior operational partner across Brand, Creative, Communications, Community, User Acquisition, Storefront, Production, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure project managers establish clear ownership, timelines, dependencies, and decision-making processes across their initiatives.
- Help resolve…