Arkadium

General Manager

Arkadium  •  Lisbon, PT (Remote)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

About Arkadium

At Arkadium, our purpose is simple- to have fun while creating fun. For 25 years, we’ve been behind some of the world’s most-played games, from the classic Solitaire that came with Windows to hundreds of web and mobile games enjoyed by millions of players around the globe.

As a proud Evergreen business, our values of Fierce Drive, Positive Energy, and Living Full Lives guide how we build products, lead teams, and grow sustainably. We are founder-led, privately held, and consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work, in other words, we’re not your typical games company.

Interested in becoming an Arkadian? We’d love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

Own Arkadium's consumer games business end-to-end as a true General Manager. You'll have full P&L accountability, report to the CEO, and lead the strategy across portfolio development, platform expansion, and growth—both organic and inorganic.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll work alongside a capable team and set the bar for what excellence looks like across game development, distribution, monetization, and outstanding execution.

What You'll Own

  • P&L & Commercial Strategy Full ownership of consumer games revenue (ads, subscriptions, mtx, and distribution partnerships)
  • Portfolio & Game Development Define what we build, license, and retire-across first-party, second-party, and third-party titles
  • Platform & Product Drive the arkadium.com product roadmap, engagement features, retention mechanics, monetization, and UX
  • New Platforms Lead our expansion into new and emerging distribution channels (i.e. mobile apps, Instant Games, Reddit, etc.)
  • Inorganic Growth Shape our M&A strategy-studio partnerships, IP deals, catalog acquisitions
  • Team Development Lead director-level talent across Games, Platform, Creative, and Analytics

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

    • VP/GM/Head of Studio experience with direct P&L ownership in consumer games
    • Proven track record shipping quality games that retain players and drive revenue (casual/mid-core preferred)
    • Experience owning or overseeing a consumer-facing web platform or gaming website
    • Deep expertise in ad-monetized models and player-first product decisions
    • Experience leading multidisciplinary teams across design, product, creative, and analytics
    • Strong conviction about what makes games worth playing

Preferred

  • Web casual game experience, especially with 35+ audiences
  • Platform expansion experience (mobile, social platforms, new distribution)
  • Comfort building for players who value craft and quality over trends

Why This Role Matters

You'll shape the future of a beloved brand at an inflection point-where strategic discipline meets real growth opportunity. If you're energized by P&L ownership, platform-level thinking, and building teams that ship great games, let's talk.

Benefits

Why You’ll Love Working at Arkadium

We offer:

    • Competitive compensation with structured performance and career development check-ins
    • Health insurance
    • Additional budget for conferences you are interested in
    • Personal development budget to fuel your passions and desire to learn (Arkadians are taking classes in not only Excel and leadership, but also interior design and even swimming!)
    • Time off from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day so we can all enjoy the holidays
    • A unique culture of transparency, true teamwork and fun
    • Summer Fridays: Fridays off throughout the Summer to have more fun in the sun!

Work Location & Hybrid Model (Portugal)

  • In Portugal, we operate under a hybrid work model that blends remote and in-office work. Employees may work from home or from the office depending on team and individual needs, ensuring both flexibility and strong collaboration.
  • If you reside in the Lisbon metropolitan area: you will be expected to work onsite one to three times per week. If you are based outside of Lisbon: a different onsite cadence will apply.
Arkadium

About Arkadium

Brands and advertisers turn to us when they need to create the superior word, card and casual games or reach the millions of people that play those games.

Publishers turn to us when they want to drive engagement, loyalty and additional revenue by adding a fully managed gaming portal to their web properties.

We’re privately held (aka stable and reasonable about growth), founder-led (aka passionate about our craft) and we consistently rank as a “Best Place to Work” (aka not your typical games company).

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
New York, NY
Year Founded
2001
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