About the role
Role Overview
- Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department: Marketing / PR / Biz Dev
- Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
- Work Model: Hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 days remote)
- Reporting Line: Chief Publishing Officer
As Head of Commercial and Insights, you own the commercial engine behind Crytek's portfolio. You lead two connected disciplines: commercial strategy (storefront and platform strategy, pricing, promotions, revenue performance) and insights (analytics capability, dashboards, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making). You are responsible for providing publishing leadership with a trustworthy view of the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Own commercial strategy across the portfolio: pricing, promotions, storefront positioning and revenue performance.
- Lead relationships with digital storefronts, platform holders and distribution partners.
- Own portfolio forecasting and the commercial planning cycle, and report performance to the Chief Publishing Officer.
- Build and lead the insights function, including analytics, dashboards, forecasting models and post-launch reporting.
- Set the KPI framework that governs go-to-market planning, campaign delivery and live operations.
- Partner with the Economy Designer on monetization design and in-game economy performance.
- Ensure commercial and player data is reliable, accessible and used in decision-making.
- Grow a small, senior team across sales, economy design and insights.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Experience: 10+ years in commercial, sales or business operations roles in games or digital entertainment, including team leadership.
- Platform Knowledge: Deep knowledge of digital storefront ecosystems and platform commercial models.
- Forecasting: Strong forecasting, pricing and revenue planning capability, with the rigour to defend a number.
- Analytics: Experience building or materially improving an analytics or insights capability.
- Commercial Acumen: Commercial contract literacy and partner negotiation experience.
- Monetization: Comfort working with economy design and live-service monetization.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills in English and the ability to make data legible to non-analysts.
- Relocation: Willingness to relocate to Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Benefits and Perks
- Career Development: Established career plan to help progress towards professional goals and objectives.
- Relocation Support:
- Relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.
- Assistance with visa, work permits, and communication with authorities.
- Help settling into Germany (bank accounts, government agencies, schools, landlords, apartment hunting).
- Company Housing: Fully furnished company apartment provided for the first three months.
- Commuting: Free public transport pass for bus, tram, and metro.
- Health and Wellness: Membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First.
- Office Environment: Modern office in central Frankfurt with open areas, quiet zones, and top-tier facilities.
- Language Support: German language courses offered for you and your family.
- Company Events: New starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, and annual trips to Gamescom.
- Time Off:
- 24 days of vacation per year.
- Tenure-based increase: +1 day every 2 years (up to a maximum of 28 days).
- Approximately 10 public holidays per year on top of vacation days.
Equal Opportunity
- Crytek maintains a workplace where everyone belongs.
- Global team environment with employees from over 42 countries.