Head of Product (Area)

Location: Belgium (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent or Freelance
Language: English
Level: Senior Leadership
Reporting to: Product Leadership

Koda Staff is working exclusively with GAMING1, a leading digital gaming and entertainment group, to hire a Head of Product for Engagement. 

This is a senior leadership role for an experienced product leader who can turn ambitious outcomes into reality—setting a clear north star, empowering Product Managers, and driving measurable impact on player experience and business performance.

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The Opportunity

As Head of Product, you will own a defined product area (Engagement), operating at portfolio level. You’ll bridge strategy and execution by aligning company objectives with empowered, outcome-driven product teams.

You will:

• Define and own the product vision for your area

• Translate strategy into multi-quarter objectives and outcomes

• Lead, coach, and grow Product Managers

• Represent your area in senior leadership forums

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments and is comfortable making high-impact decisions under ambiguity.

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Your Mission

• Set a bold, inspiring, and measurable product vision aligned with company strategy

• Translate vision into OKRs linked to customer and commercial outcomes

• Build an empowered, evidence-driven product culture

• Raise the bar for product craft, decision quality, and leadership

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Key Responsibilities

Product Vision & Strategy

• Define and evolve a clear product vision for your area

• Translate strategic objectives into multi-quarter OKRs

• Ensure initiatives deliver measurable outcomes (e.g. NPS, CSAT, GGR, retention)

• Represent your portfolio in senior leadership forums and influence decision-making

People Leadership & Product Craft

• Directly manage and coach Product Managers

• Set clear expectations, goals, and performance standards

• Drive hiring, onboarding, and career development for PMs

• Raise product craft through structured critique, discovery excellence, and prioritisation

Cross-Functional Leadership & Execution

• Maintain an outcome-driven roadmap balancing speed, scope, and value

• Partner with Engineering, Design, Data, and enterprise teams

• Advocate for experimentation and data-informed decision making

• Ensure alignment with company-wide planning cycles and processes

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What Success Looks Like

You’ll be successful if you can demonstrate:

• Clear, measurable impact on player experience and business performance

• High-performing, engaged Product Managers

• Strong alignment between strategy, execution, and outcomes

• Effective decision-making in complex, ambiguous environments

• Evidence-based product discovery and delivery at scale

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Experience & Skills

Required Experience

• 5+ years in Product Management roles

• 2+ years managing Product Managers across multiple squads

• Experience owning a portfolio, mission, or area-level scope

Highly Relevant Backgrounds

• Loyalty and Customer Engagement

• F2P (Free to play), Gamification, Social Casino

Key Skills

• Strategic product thinking with measurable outcomes

• Strong discovery and experimentation practices

• Data literacy (Power BI, Excel, analytics tools)

• Excellent stakeholder communication and influence

• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity

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Interested?

Koda Staff is managing this role exclusively on behalf of GAMING1.
Apply directly or reach out for a confidential discussion.