Lead UA Manager

About the Role

If you want to build develop and see your impact join Skillz and level up your Career!

Skillz the first publicly-traded mobile eSports platform that hosts billions of casual mobile gaming tournaments for millions of players worldwide is revolutionizing the gaming industry. By fostering social competition within games the Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling real-money activity in their games and providing operational support while connecting players through fair enjoyable and meaningful competition.

At Skillz we understand the thrill of achievement and the satisfaction of overcoming challenges. Want to join a team made up of alums from Apple Amazon Google Microsoft Tesla Twitter (X) Roblox Zynga Samsung Lyft EA Riot Nexon Gameskraft PlayStation Unity Scopely Tinder Intel Deloitte EY Twitch DraftKings Wynn Resorts and more Learn more to see if Skillz is the right fit for your next career move!

Responsibilities

• Own and scale paid user acquisition across mobile platforms managing strategy execution and optimization across channels geos and titles.

• Set UA goals and KPIs aligned to revenue LTV retention and payback and ensure consistent performance tracking and reporting.

• Lead budget allocation and forecasting optimizing spend efficiency across networks creatives and platforms in a privacy-first environment (SKAN Privacy Sandbox).

• Partner closely with Creative Analytics Product and Finance to drive experimentation improve funnel performance and unlock growth opportunities.

• Stay ahead of UA ecosystem trends and translate industry changes into actionable strategies for Skillz.

Key Competencies

• Deep expertise in mobile UA channels and platforms (Meta Google DSPs MMPs BI tools).

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions at scale (Excel Tableau; SQL a plus).

• Proven ability to manage and optimize large complex UA budgets across multiple dimensions.

• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability in a fast-paced performance-driven environment.

• High ownership accountability and stakeholder communication skills.

Experience

• 5 years of experience in user acquisition performance marketing or media buying for mobile apps.

• 2 years managing $1M/month UA budgets with demonstrated impact on efficiency and growth.

• Experience running structured A/B tests across creatives channels geos and app store optimization.

• Prior experience working closely with Creative and Analytics teams to drive performance outcomes.

• Background in consumer tech; gaming or competitive entertainment experience strongly preferred.

Starting Base Compensation: $130000

Location:Hybrid San Francisco

Travel Requirement: 10-20%

Why Skillz

• Culture of Impact: Join a united team of builders creators innovators and entrepreneurs driven by the desire to win. At Skillz we create value obsess over our product and make a difference in the world.

• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our comprehensive benefits package which includes 100% coverage for medical dental and vision expenses for both you and your dependents. Additionally take advantage of our 401K matching equity incentives pre-tax benefit options and more.

• Wellness Support: Enhance your well-being with our array of wellness initiatives including meditation and mental health resources physical fitness coaching and classes family planning assistance health and parenting guidance virtual therapy sessions and more.

• Time off: We offer competitive paid time off (PTO) & company holidays including a company-wide shutdown between Christmas and New Years to help you recharge and pursue your passions.

• Las Vegas Headquarters: Skillz strongly believes in a five-day a week collaborative office environment at our 36000 square foot headquarters. Enjoy free daily breakfast and catered lunch snacksa full-size gym with showers commuter benefits insurance team bonding events and many more.

• Recognized Success: Skillz has earned recognition as one of Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies CNBCs Disruptor 50 San Francisco Business Times Best Places to Work Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000 list and many more.

• Development Opportunities: We hold our employees to high standards while providing them with professional growth opportunities. We operate like a startup and encourage all of our employees to collaborate and voice feedback about our product and ways we can improve as a business. We believe in never settling and that also pertains to your growth.

Join Skillz and Lets Redefine the Boundaries of Gaming!

Together well create a world where skill passion and innovation thrive. We look forward to having you on board!

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce we do not discriminate on the basis of age race sex gender gender identity color religion national origin sexual orientation marital status citizenship veteran status or disability status and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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