General Manager - Live Studios, Hybrid-casual Games
About the job
- Strong analytical skills with a detail- and data-oriented approach.
- Passion for mobile games.
- Experience in the mobile free-to-play market, including a track record with a successful mobile game.
- Ability to speak and write English.
- Understanding of game design.
- Knowledge of game user experience.
- Build the team and ensure that it reaches its goals.
- Lead, inspire, and motivate teams working on the games while maintaining enthusiasm for the project.
- Continuously improve the internal game-creation process.
- Push updates with gameplay, meta-features, and monetization A/B tests at a high pace.
- Follow and improve the company's management guidelines and onboarding processes.
- Manage the team's human resources to retain high-performing employees and help them grow.
- Share knowledge company-wide and help others develop their skills.
- Monitor and improve game metrics.
- Participate in all aspects of game development, including user interface, user experience, game design, and technical development.
- Excellent communication, organization, and execution skills.
About the company
Voodoo.io creates free, accessible mobile games and apps, mainly hyper-casual games, and earns revenue through advertising. It also provides advertising services to brands that want to reach a premium mobile gaming audience. The games run by displaying ads via partnerships with ad networks; data analytics help optimize user engagement and ad performance, with a focus on user consent, privacy controls, and avoiding data collection from anyone under 16. The company differentiates itself with a large in-house team of artists and developers for mobile marketing content, a broad U.S. user base, and an integrated approach that combines entertaining free games with brand advertising opportunities. Its goal is to reach millions of global users with free content while generating ad-based revenue and helping brands connect with mobile gamers in a privacy-conscious manner.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$493.6M
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2013
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Voodoo reported $778 million revenue in 2025, up 16%, with profitability intact.
- Tencent Cloud and WeTest partnered with Voodoo at Gamescom 2025 to speed releases.
- BeReal reached 40 million monthly users, with Japan growing and profitability targeted for 2027.
What critics are saying
- BeReal faces a CNIL privacy complaint over daily tracking prompts and GDPR dark patterns.
- BeReal layoffs after Voodoo’s acquisition exposed integration pressure and brittle monetization.
- A weak ad market breaks Voodoo’s cross-subsidy loop between games, BeReal, and Wizz.
What makes Voodoo unique
- Voodoo pairs hyper-casual distribution with consumer-app M&A, including BeReal and Wizz.
- Alexandre Yazdi transfers product, testing, and monetization playbooks across games and social apps.
- Voodoo’s scale stays massive: 150 million MAUs and $780 million 2025 revenue.
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Benefits
- Competitive salary upon experience
- Comprehensive relocation package
- Swile Lunch voucher
- Gymlib
- Premium healthcare coverage
- Child day care facilities
- Wellness activities in our Paris office
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Remote Work Options