--- title: 'Head of Product (Game) at Amanotes' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/head-of-product-game-amanotes-ho-chi-minh-city-y13gcvw30aex' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Head of Product (Game) at Amanotes - **Company:** Amanotes - **Location:** Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/amanotes/891bd4bd-f98c-44c4-a7b9-27788e99b900 ## Job description ## Key objectives Amanotes Game COE (Center of Excellence) is the craft engine of Amanotes' Games Division. It gathers >30 specialists across five teams — Game Design, Art, Music, QC, and Game Solutions — serving every game unit from New Games to LiveOps. As Head of Product, you own this COE end to end: its strategy, its people, and its output quality. Your mission is to turn five specialist teams into one production system that raises the craft bar of every Amanotes title, while scaling AI-powered tooling so games ship faster and better. ## What you will do - Define the COE strategy, operating model, and capability roadmap aligned with the Games Division strategy - Lead five team leads and 32 specialists across Game Design, Art, Music, QC, and Game Solutions - Allocate COE capacity across New Games and LiveOps demand, with clear service commitments - Own the craft quality bar for game design, art, and music across the whole game portfolio - Direct the QC function for both LiveOps and New Games to safeguard every release - Drive the Game Solutions roadmap and production tooling - Build the COE talent pipeline through hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning for team leads - Report COE performance, capability progress, and resourcing plans to the Game Director ## Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Game Design, Computer Science, Business, or a related field - Have 8+ years in mobile games, including 3+ years leading multi-discipline production or product teams - Master the F2P mobile production pipeline across design, art, audio, and quality assurance - Proven record of building shared-service or platform teams that serve multiple game units - Practical experience applying generative AI to game content production at scale Soft skills - Influence senior stakeholders and align teams across divisions - Coach and grow experienced team leads - Communicate decisions clearly, backed by data ## Nice to have - Experienced in music or casual mobile games - Familiar with studio management or external development (outsourcing) operations ## Benefits At Amanotes, you will be enjoying the dynamic working environment with unique music culture many benefits as below: - - Competitive salary upon experience - 13th month salary - Annual Performance Bonus/ESOP (Employee Stock Options Plan) for people managers. - Flexible working time. - Personal learning and well-being budget - Team-building budget - Lunch and parking allowance - Various learning activities, including internal training & sharing, international conferences, and e-learning (Udemy, Linkedin Learning...). - Engaging music events: Music Night, Amasing Night, Music schools… - Employee Assistance Program to support mental health & well-being. - Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave. - 12 days working from home per year. Consent Notice for Personal Data Processing - By applying to any position at Amanotes, you acknowledge and agree that your personal data will be collected and processed for recruitment-related purposes. Please read the “Consent Notice for Personal Data Processing” carefully before submitting your application. - Thank you for your interest in joining Amanotes. ## About Amanotes We are Amanotes – a dynamic music game company that’s using cutting-edge technology to transform how people experience music. Since 2014, we’ve led the global simple music game market with over 3.5 billion downloads across 190+ countries, including chart-topping titles like Magic Tiles 3, Tiles Hop, Dancing Road, and Duet Cats. As the #1 Music Game Publisher worldwide and the #1 App Publisher from Southeast Asia by downloads, our ambition is clear: to create iconic, hybrid-casual music games that people love and play for years. What truly sets Amanotes apart is not just what we build — it’s how we grow and who we grow with: 🎓 We invest in your growth through learning budgets, coaching, and stretch opportunities. 🎶 We embrace a creative and dynamic culture, where everyone can play, share, and thrive. 🧘 We believe in work-life harmony — your rhythm matters here. 🏆 We recognize and reward impact, with competitive benefits and clear development paths. Come join our music-filled workplace, where innovation meets rhythm — and let’s create a magical music experience together. Amanotes – Where Everyone Can Music. How To Apply? Click the button or contact us at talents@amanotes.com. ## About Amanotes ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Amanotes is the world’s #1 mobile music game publisher, creating interactive rhythm experiences that have been downloaded over 4 billion times. - **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed) - **Headquarters**: An Loi Dong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (also offices in Singapore) - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Silver Nguyen (CEO & Co-founder) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Mobile gaming / Music technology - Target customers: B2C – global mobile gamers, casual and rhythm-game enthusiasts - Mission or purpose statement: “Delight people with interactive music experiences” / “Everyone can Music” ## Products & Services - **[Magic Tiles 3](https://products.amanotes.com)**: A rhythm piano game where players tap black tiles to the beat of popular songs. Free-to-play with in-app purchases. - **[Tiles Hop](https://products.amanotes.com)**: A music arcade game where players guide a bouncing ball across floating tiles in sync with the beat. - **[Dancing Road](https://products.amanotes.com)**: A music runner game where players control a rolling ball, matching colors to the rhythm. - **[Duet Cats](https://products.amanotes.com)**: A cute rhythm game where two cats sing and eat snacks to the melody. - **Cat Dash**: An action music game inspired by Geometry Dash, with a playful cat character. - **Tap Music**: Additional rhythm game offering. All products are free-to-play mobile apps (iOS/Android) monetized through ads and in-app purchases. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue approximately **$6.2M** (latest data); total funding not publicly detailed (a venture round with 1 investor in 2022). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors not named in public data. Partners include **Gameloft for brands** (in-game advertising network), **NCS** (music partnership for Phonk campaign), and **Reactional Music** (Amanotes invested in this Swedish startup). - **Growth Signals**: - 4+ billion total app downloads, 73+ million monthly active users - Ranked #1 mobile apps publisher from Southeast Asia and #1 music games publisher worldwide - Headcount grew 1.9% YoY (132 employees) - 34 active job postings (+240% YoY) - Won “Great Place to Work” certification and Vietnam Best Places to Work (3 years running) - Expanding distribution through alternative app stores (EIN Presswire, April 2025) ## Competitive Advantages - **Dominant position in music gaming**: #1 globally in the music games category, with a massive library of licensed and original tracks. - **Data-driven product development**: Extensive use of analytics, A/B testing, and live operations to optimize retention and monetization. - **Strong IP portfolio**: 30+ published titles, several consistently in top charts. - **Cross-platform reach**: High traffic from Vietnam (44%), US (14%), Thailand, India, Indonesia – diverse user base. - **Music industry partnerships**: Direct deals with record labels and artists to keep content fresh. ## Strategic Focus - **Live Ops & player engagement**: Investing in live operations teams to extend the lifecycle of existing hit games. - **Global expansion**: Penetrating alternative app stores and new geographic markets (e.g., US, Thailand, India). - **Monetization innovation**: Experiments with ad formats, in-app purchases, and branded partnerships (e.g., Gameloft for brands). - **Music tech investment**: Strategic investment in Reactional Music to explore adaptive music experiences. - **Talent growth**: Actively hiring across product, engineering, design, and marketing roles. ## Why Work Here - **Award-winning culture**: Recognized as a Great Place to Work in Vietnam for three consecutive years (2022–2025). - **Music-first environment**: Office culture revolves around music; employees are encouraged to “work and live with Music.” - **Data-driven engineering**: Tech stack includes Kubernetes, Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Apache Airflow, GCP, and modern CI/CD tooling – engineers work on products used by millions daily. - **Growth opportunities**: High internal mobility, mentorship, and continuous learning. Roles span product management, game design, full-stack development, data, and UA marketing. - **Work location**: Hybrid-friendly? Offices in Ho Chi Minh City (HQ) and Singapore. Roles are primarily on-site or hybrid (details per job posting). - **Perks**: Competitive compensation, recognition programs, work-life quality emphasis, and a “dynamic and open” environment. - **Typical titles for job seekers**: Product Manager, Senior Product Owner, Game Unity Developer, UI/UX Designer, UA Marketing, Data roles. ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com/company/amanotes](https://linkedin.com/company/amanotes) 2. [careers.amanotes.com](https://www.careers.amanotes.com/) 3. [jobs.lever.co/amanotes](https://jobs.lever.co/amanotes) 4. [products.amanotes.com](https://products.amanotes.com/) 5. [theorg.com/org/amanotes](https://theorg.com/org/amanotes) 6. [vnexpress.net](https://vnexpress.net/10-nam-dua-game-viet-vuon-tam-the-gioi-cua-amanotes-4765842.html) (2025-06-26) 7. 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