Associate Product Manager / Associate Game Producer - Casino Games

Summary

Hard Rock Digital is building online sportsbook, casino, and social casino products for millions of consumers. The Associate Product Manager / Associate Game Producer will help create proprietary casino games across Slots, Card & Table, and Arcade categories, coordinating development from concept through launch and performance review. The role supports product management, game production, creative development, quality assurance, regulated-market delivery, and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Support the Full Game Lifecycle: Help manage casino games from early concept through design, development, QA, certification, launch, and post launch review
• Support Game Production: Maintain requirements, GDDs, development priorities, action items, game feedback, milestone plans, and production documentation
• Own Defined Game Workstreams: Take responsibility for specific features, smaller projects, game variants, or titles under the guidance of senior Studio leaders
• Contribute to Game Concepts: Research successful games, mechanics, themes, player behaviors, and industry trends to help identify new game opportunities
• Support Creative Development: Participate in reviews of gameplay, art, animation, audio, UI/UX, features, and overall game presentation
• Coordinate Development Partners: Work closely with external game studios and internal teams to track deliverables, feedback, decisions, and next steps
• Support Game Quality: Play and review games throughout development, identify issues, provide structured feedback, and help ensure games meet Studio quality standards
• Support Regulated Market Delivery: Help coordinate game documentation, testing, certification requirements, compliance feedback, and release readiness
• Track Game Performance: Work with Analytics, Casino Product, and senior Studio team members to understand how games perform after launch and identify learnings for future development
• Maintain Competitive Intelligence: Regularly play and analyze leading casino games and suppliers across Slots, Card & Table, and Arcade categories
• Keep Projects Moving: Help maintain project trackers, timelines, decisions, risks, and dependencies while following up with stakeholders to keep delivery on schedule
• Champion the Player Experience: Bring curiosity, player empathy, and attention to detail to every game

Skills

• **3 years+ of experience** in product management, game production, game development, casino content, gaming, or another relevant digital product environment
• **A strong interest in casino games**, including Slots, Card & Table, Arcade, social casino, mobile games, or related gaming categories
• **Some understanding** of the game or software development lifecycle from concept through testing and launch
• **Strong organizational and project coordination skills** with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• **Excellent written and verbal communication skills.**
• **A collaborative mindset** and comfort working with creative, technical, mathematical, and business teams
• **Strong attention to detail** and willingness to play, review, test, and critique games throughout development
• **An analytical mindset** with an interest in player behavior, game performance, market trends, and competitive intelligence
• **Ability to translate feedback and ideas** into clear requirements, actions, or documentation
• **A player first mindset**, strong curiosity, creativity, and a desire to continually improve
• **A sense of humor and genuine passion for games.**
• **Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Figma, wireframing, analytics tools, game development tools, or similar platforms is a plus.**
• **Experience with regulated iCasino, social casino, mobile gaming, game development studios, or casino operations is a plus.**

Qualifications

Must Haves

• **3 years+ of experience** in product management, game production, game development, casino content, gaming, or another relevant digital product environment
• **A strong interest in casino games**, including Slots, Card & Table, Arcade, social casino, mobile games, or related gaming categories
• **Some understanding** of the game or software development lifecycle from concept through testing and launch
• **Strong organizational and project coordination skills** with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• **Excellent written and verbal communication skills.**
• **A collaborative mindset** and comfort working with creative, technical, mathematical, and business teams
• **Strong attention to detail** and willingness to play, review, test, and critique games throughout development
• **An analytical mindset** with an interest in player behavior, game performance, market trends, and competitive intelligence
• **Ability to translate feedback and ideas** into clear requirements, actions, or documentation
• **A player first mindset**, strong curiosity, creativity, and a desire to continually improve
• **A sense of humor and genuine passion for games.**

Nice to Haves

• **Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Figma, wireframing, analytics tools, game development tools, or similar platforms is a plus.**
• **Experience with regulated iCasino, social casino, mobile gaming, game development studios, or casino operations is a plus.**

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits
• Flexible vacation allowance
• Flexible work from home or office hours
• Startup culture backed by a secure, global brand
• Opportunity to learn from experienced casino game leaders and development partners
• Opportunity to help build proprietary Hard Rock casino games played by millions
• Clear opportunity to grow into a Product Manager / Game Producer role as the Studio expands