Business Development Manager
- Remote, United States
- Lead
- Posted 3 months ago
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First business development hire at a games studio, owning the deal pipeline across co-development, funded games and tools sales.
About the role
Pipeline ownership is the core of the job: taking a founder-run process and making it a system the leadership team works inside. Relationships come before signed deals, with a focus on publishers and IP holders.
At a glance
- Pay
- Not stated in the posting
- Remote scope
- Remote, United States
- Seniority
- Lead
- Skills
- Business development, Negotiation, Game development
- Posted
- 15 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 20 Oct 2026
What you will do
- Build and strengthen relationships with publishers and IP holders that lead to signed deals.
- Own the pipeline across co-development projects, full game funding in third-party IP, and tools sales.
- Grow the studio's network of AAA partners and publishers.
- Work with founders, directors and managers who close deals inside that pipeline.
What they look for
- Five or more years of professional experience in games or entertainment.
- A strong network across the game industry.
- Background as a founder or business developer who has closed deals or funding in the hundreds of thousands or millions.
- Grasp of game development cycles, market dynamics and distribution models.
- Negotiation skills and experience structuring and closing deals.
Nice to have
- Existing relationships with publishers and IP holders.
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Yes. The posting lists Business Development Manager as a remote role for candidates in the United States.
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What experience is needed?
It is a lead role. The posting asks for: five or more years of professional experience in games or entertainment; a strong network across the game industry; background as a founder or business developer who has closed deals or funding in the hundreds of thousands or millions. Skills it names include Business development, Negotiation, Game development.
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