Head of Product - Game Backend AI Platform

This is a senior individual-contributor-turned-leader role at a startup within a larger portfolio company (FIRY/Skillz). It's a rare "founding PM" opportunity at a company that already has resources and an ecosystem behind it — lower existential risk than a pure seed-stage startup, but still 0-to-1 product work.

Compensation: The $212,625 base + bonus + equity is competitive to slightly above market for a Head of Product / VP Product at a Series B-equivalent gaming infrastructure company. Senior PMs at comparable companies in the US typically earn $180K–$230K base, so this sits solidly in the upper band. The equity component could be meaningful if Beamable scales within the FIRY ecosystem.

Skills You’ll Develop:

• End-to-end platform product strategy in the high-demand gaming infrastructure/B2D (developer tools) space
• AI/ML product integration — one of the most sought-after PM skill sets in 2024–2026
• Go-to-market execution: pricing, packaging, launch milestones — transferable to any PLG or SaaS company
• SQL-driven data fluency and metrics ownership at a business level

Green Flags: Sole PM with direct CRO access; real ownership of vision and roadmap; exposure to industry events (GDC, Gamescom); strong benefits package including 100% medical coverage.

Red Flags to Consider: Being the only PM means no peer mentorship or PM team culture. The role sits under a recently acquired brand (Jan 2026), which introduces integration risk. The "10+ years required" bar is high, suggesting this needs an experienced operator — not a growth path for mid-level PMs.

Work-Life Balance: Startup pace with frequent customer-facing commitments suggests intensity, though remote work and