This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Head of Publishing based in Italy.
This is a hands-on leadership opportunity to build a publishing function from the ground up.
You will own the strategy, deal flow, commercial economics, portfolio, and team development.
In the early stages, you will act as a player-coach, personally sourcing studios and negotiating the first deals.
You will establish a structured greenlight process to validate and scale promising mobile game titles.
As the portfolio grows, you will build and lead a dedicated publishing team, starting with the first Publishing Producer hire.
You will work closely with senior leadership and have a direct mandate to shape the direction of the function.
The role combines entrepreneurial ownership, industry relationships, commercial decision-making, and hands-on execution in a remote-first environment.
Accountabilities
- Build and own the publishing function, defining its strategy, operating model, priorities, and growth roadmap.
- Develop a strong deal flow by sourcing external studios, managing the pipeline, leading negotiations, and closing publishing partnerships.
- Personally lead the first studio discussions and transactions, leveraging an established industry network and market reputation.
- Define deal structures and economics, including revenue-share models, unit economics, profitability assumptions, and payback forecasts in collaboration with analytics.
- Establish and operate a clear greenlight framework for evaluating titles through testing, soft launch, and scaling stages.
- Oversee the publishing portfolio alongside the Publishing Producer, including roadmaps, LiveOps initiatives, performance management, and studio relationships.
- Recruit and develop the publishing team, beginning with the hiring of a Publishing Producer and expanding the function as the portfolio grows.
- Deliver the first-year objectives, inc
📌 Head of Publishing (Italia)
🏢 Lever
📍 Italia