Studio Management Director - Lion Studios

Who are we? Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios. Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users. Tripledot’s guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others. We’re building a company we’re proud of. One filled with driven, incredibly smart and detail-orientated people, who LOVE making games. Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started. The role is working within our studio: Lion Studios About Lion Studios We're looking for a Director of Studio Management to lead our global studio management team. The team currently has 10 managers who collectively partner with around 40 external studios. This is a remote role, with a preference for candidates based in Europe, reporting to the Senior Director of Publishing and Business Development. You'll be the bridge between our studio managers, cross-functional leads, and the finance and legal teams that keep our publishing department running. The Impact You'll Make: Lead and support a team of studio managers, helping them sign premium studios, build strong developer relationships, and hit their goals. Recruit, grow, and shape the team as the business scales, including org design and calibrating roles across regions. Support the BD side of the team's work. Studio managers act as business development leads, and you'll help them win and keep top studios by understanding what partners need. Develop and implement BD strategies at both the regional and global level, tailoring the approach to each market while keeping the overall portfolio aligned. Oversee the company's game pipeline, with a focus on moving titles from prototyping to soft launch on time and clearing blockers early. You'll be accountable for pipeline velocity and studio-signing targets. Create, update, and manage contracts alongside the TDS Legal team. Stay proactive about keeping terms in line with industry standards and partners’ requirement. Work closely with Game Design, Data, Intelligence, Product, and Growth leads to understand how the teams operate and make changes that help them work better together. Keep a solid understanding of the company portfolio's P&L. You should be able to explain how costs are structured and attributed, and work with the TDS Finance team on accuracy and improvements. Review the publishing process and KPIs regularly, and update benchmarks and workflows as the company needs change. Turn shifting company priorities into practical changes to internal workflows and processes. Represent the studio management function to leadership, reporting on team performance and helping shape publishing strategy at the exec level.