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Wildlife Studios

Global mobile game developer and publisher

Product Manager - Live Games

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/21/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
In Person
ProductProduct Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A business degree or similar qualification.
  • Advanced analytics skills, such as statistics, artificial intelligence, or machine learning.
  • Strong familiarity with Wildlife’s games and mobile products.
  • Strong written and oral communication and organizational abilities.
Responsibilities
  • Work with the game leader throughout the product life cycle, from formulating product strategy and presenting measurable objectives to day-to-day tactical activities.
  • Participate in defining the game’s vision and maintain the product backlog, including the macro and micro product roadmap.
  • Own assigned responsibilities within the game end to end.
  • Coordinate actions within the core team and related engineering, art, distribution, and data science teams.
  • Provide product leadership within the product’s core team using experience, data analyses, benchmarks, and customer or expert interviews.
  • Drive solutions across development teams through market requirements, product specifications, and positioning.
  • Work with customers and stakeholders to drive alignment and communicate product updates.
  • Analyze potential product partner relationships and actively contribute to new product development.
Desired Qualifications
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.

About the company

Wildlife Studios develops and publishes free-to-play mobile games for smartphones. Its titles include Racing Penguin, Bike Race, Sniper 3D, Zooba, Tennis Clash, War Machines, Color by Number, and Midas Merge, and it earns revenue from in-game purchases and ads. With 500+ employees and offices in Brazil, the United States, Istanbul, and Helsinki, it distributes games globally and is backed by top investors. The goal is to deliver engaging, accessible games that reach a wide audience and to grow as a leading mobile game developer and publisher.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$180M

Headquarters

São Paulo, Brazil

Founded

2011

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What believers are saying

  • Paradise Paws launched August 2025, showing continued new-game output and portfolio renewal.
  • Bobbie Goods coloring games reached 1 million monthly users in August 2025.
  • Zooba received August 2026 balance patches and a Kung Fu Panda crossover, sustaining engagement.

What critics are saying

  • Wildlife cut 21% in February 2024 after prior 2023 layoffs, signaling unstable staffing.
  • The company killed non-mobile initiatives in 2022, making mobile hits its sole survival engine.
  • If Zooba and Tennis Clash fade in 2026, Wildlife loses most revenue concentration.

What makes Wildlife Studios unique

  • Wildlife ships only mobile free-to-play games, concentrating talent on hit operations.
  • It pairs in-house studios with affiliates like Team Tiger Games for faster genre expansion.
  • Licensed live-ops like Kung Fu Panda in Zooba extend titles without rebuilding core gameplay.

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Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Options
  • Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

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TI Inside
Feb 11th, 2026
Wildlife Studios announces Suel Ribeiro as Head of Creative Marketing, Influencers and Partnerships.

Wildlife Studios announces Suel Ribeiro as Head of Creative Marketing, Influencers and Partnerships. February 11, 2026 Wildlife Studios, one of the world's largest mobile game developers, announces Suel Ribeiro as its new Head of Creative Marketing, Influencers, and Partnerships. This strategic appointment aims to intensify the impact of the company's marketing initiatives, consolidating its presence and expanding global user engagement. In this role, he will lead a team responsible for developing high-performance creative assets for user acquisition campaigns across multiple markets, with a strong focus on the US audience. Additionally, he will drive the global influencer strategy and partnerships front, including IP licensing and sponsorships, collaborating closely with the Product, Data, and Growth teams to strengthen player engagement and expand the company's portfolio of highest-revenue titles. The executive brings to Wildlife Studios a market trajectory of over 15 years in the areas of marketing and market intelligence in multinational companies, high-growth startups, and entrepreneurship. Previously, he worked at companies such as iFood, Whirlpool Corporation, Solfácil, Nowle, and BRAINS, where he built and led teams in consumer intelligence, research, analysis, and category marketing. Suel holds a degree in Business Administration from Santa Cecília University, with postgraduate degrees in Philosophy (PUCRS) and Customer Experience Management (ESPM). He is an alumnus of the User Insights for Product Decisions program at Reforge. "My career path is geared towards understanding what drives behavior and transforming that into decisions and execution. At Wildlife, I have the chance to apply this logic on a global scale, in a market I've always dreamed of working in," says Suel Ribeiro. "I'm here to join a strong team and contribute to our continued growth with differentiation and profitability," he adds.

Wildlife Studios
Aug 8th, 2025
Wildlife Studios Launches "Paradise Paws": A Virtual Animal Care Sanctuary

Wildlife Studios, one of the world's leading mobile game developers, has officially launched Paradise Paws, a tropical simulation game where players build and customize an animal sanctuary while rescuing and rehabilitating endangered species.

PR Newswire
Aug 14th, 2024
The Evolution Of Match-3: Wildlife Studios And Team Tiger Unite Puzzle Mechanics With An Engaging Narrative Adventure In Secret Puzzle Society

Wildlife Studios is excited to announce the launch of Secret Puzzle Society, the first release from their affiliate studio Team Tiger Games. In this game, players are invited to search for hidden clues and uncover the truth about a secret society of puzzle-loving villains. To achieve this, they will need to conquer challenging levels and navigate rooms filled with dangerous traps!SAO PAULO, Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Tiger Games, owned by Wildlife Studios, is thrilled to unveil its debut game, Secret Puzzle Society (SPS), which was made available to the public for free on August 5th on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. Studio co-founders Mike Chera and Matt Wylds, who previously designed and led multiple hits the match-3 space, have partnered up to once again delight players with a fresh new take on the genre."We are massively thankful to Wildlife for their partnership and belief in our team. We are thrilled with the release of this first game and already looking forward to bringing our next ideas to life under the same creative freedom we have enjoyed so far", said Matt Wylds, Co-founder and Studio Director

Steel Media Ltd
Mar 4th, 2024
Tennis Clash developer Wildlife Studios lays off 133 staff

Brazilian games developer Wildlife Studios has laid off 21% of its workforce, affecting 133 employees.

Hardcore Droid
Nov 14th, 2023
Tennis Clash Releases ITF World Tennis eChampionship Updates

Last week, Wildlife Studios announced new content for the Tennis Clash ITF World Tennis eChampionship.