About Us:
Making fans - That’s what we’re all about! Since our humble beginnings in 2011, these two words have driven Big Viking Games to become the successful company it is today. We are focused on making our mark as a next-generation, live operations games company.
We believe that each Viking is unique and brings exponential value to the company. In return, we provide Vikings with the opportunity to solve problems through continuous learning and fostering feedback, ultimately mastering their craft. By investing in our Vikings and in new technologies, we can continue our success for years to come.
We are embarking on an adventure and rely on our team of skilled, enthusiastic, and collaborative Vikings to turn our ship towards a new horizon.
About the Role:
This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, and execution within a creative, product-driven company. You’ll help bring structure and accountability to how Big Viking Games plans, prioritizes, and delivers, ensuring the organization runs with financial discipline and operational clarity.
You’ll lead and coordinate the company’s core operational areas: Finance, People, Legal, and Business Operations. That includes oversight of FP&A and monthly business reviews, serving as a key thought partner on cost management and financial analysis. You’ll partner with and manage the Head of People & Culture to ensure HR practices, performance systems, and organizational design support growth. You’ll also oversee Legal and Compliance at a high level, guiding external counsel and risk management with seasoned judgment. In Business Operations, you’ll assist in bringing structure to cross-functional collaboration, IT systems, and internal processes that enable teams to execute effectively.
Beyond day-to-day operations, you’ll play a critical role in corporate development, driving buy-side acquisition integration planning. You’ll also help facilitate long-term strategic planning with the senior leadership team, helping translate 1-, 3-, and 5-year company goals into clear, measurable priorities.
Requirements
- Based in the Greater Toronto Area (or willing to relocate) and able to work 3-4 days per week in our downtown Toronto office
- 5+ years of experience in consumer software
- Prior experience owning budgeting end-to-end for a 30+ FTE organization
- 2+ years of experience leading internal operations or having it roll into you in a $10M+ revenue organization, either directly or through your direct reports
- 2+ years of experience leading legal/compliance or having it roll into you in a $10M+ revenue organization, either directly or through your direct reports
- Preferred: buy-side M&A experience, both from an operations/integration perspective as well as a transaction perspective
- Preferred: free-to-play games experience
Benefits
This is a full-time position. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and an Employee Stock Option Plan.
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Big Viking Games is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment for all candidates. We welcome applications from individuals of all abilities and will provide accommodations throughout the hiring process as needed. If you require any accommodations, please email [email protected] so we can work with you to support your needs.
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What We Do
Since our humble beginnings in 2011, these two words have driven Big Viking Games to become the successful company it is today. We are focused on making our mark by building awesome free-to-play mobile and social games. We’re one of the largest independent mobile and social game studios in Canada and a pioneer in mobile HTML5 games!
The company has grown profitably to a team of over 70+ Vikings across two studios in Toronto and London, ON. Prior to 2020, we had 2 studios, but we’ve now converted to a 100% remote company!
From our beginnings with hits like FishWorld and YoWorld, we strive to become a leader in live operations. Our titles are played by millions of people on iOS, Android, Facebook, and the web.
