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2. Role 1: Strategic Product Leader (Contract Perm) Core Objective Define where and how KWS should build automationled QA products for B2B gaming customers. Help the business move from servicesled delivery to a productised / SaaSstyle offering. Key Characteristics CTPOlevel profile (senior, credible, boardfacing). Strong Product Management fundamentals. Deep QA / testing / automation background. Ideally from a gaming or interactive entertainment environment. Clear understanding of B2B customers (selling into studios, publishers, enterprise clients). Stakeholder Exposure Presenting directly to: Board EQT (PE sponsor) Working closely with: CEO Group Transformation Officer CDO (particularly on pitches) Will primarily engage with 3 business divisions, with emphasis on the Globalise division. Delivery Reality High political complexity internally. Business does not yet know where to build (tech, geography, ownership). Contractor required initially to: Stay neutral Cut through politics Shape strategy without longterm internal bias Contract Structure 6month contract, strong likelihood of extension / contracttoperm. Budget exists but sits within 2026 planning. 3. Geography & Operating Model Challenges Distributed engineering teams: Melbourne, Australia Montreal, Canada UK Key friction points: Melbourne team resistant to latenight calls (e.g. 9pm local). Montreal + UK teams operate on more traditional overlap hours. One of the Product Leader''s challenges will be to: Link Australian and Montreal engineers Establish workable collaboration models without forcing unsustainable hours. 4. Commercial & Cultural Considerations Selling technologyled services into creative organisations: Internally (within Keywords studios) Externally (B2B customers) Requires someone comfortable operating between: Engineers Creative teams Senior commercial stakeholders Must translate technical automation value into commercial and creative outcomes. Job Specification: Product & GTM Director (AuQA) (Contractor) Strategic Context: Keywords Studios is transitioning from a traditional B2B service provider to an AIfirst Digital Products leader. The AuQA initiative (Mighty TestBot & TestBuddy) is the spearhead of this transformation. This role is tasked with delivering a 20% productivity uplift across our 13,000strong specialist base, moving the needle from "selling hours" to "selling outcomes." The Mandate: Operational Excellence: Realise a $13M$14M productivity impact by integrating Autonomous QA tools into the Globalise division''s core workflow. Commercial Evolution: Pivot the business from Time & Materials (T&M) to OutcomeBased Pricing (e.g., cost per automated test suite, cost per bugfree build). Global Orchestration: Manage the "Golden Triangle" of stakeholders: Melbourne (Engineering), Montreal (Pilot Ops), and UK/US (Strategic Clients). Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Productivity Target: Evidence of a 20% reduction in manual effort for automated tasks within 12 months. Commercial Conversion: Secure at least three "Platinum" client partnerships for the AuQA productised offering. Roadmap Velocity: Successful transition of "Mighty" tools from internal prototypes to marketready SaaSlite products. Candidate Requirements (The "Dan" Criteria): Zero Learning Curve: Must have led similar global digital transformations in B2B service or gaming sectors. Communication Mastery: Ability to navigate the "unsociable hours" required to sync Australia and Canada from a UK base without losing strategic focus. Financial Literacy: Deep understanding of how digital efficiency impacts the P&L and the ability to articulate "ValueBased Pricing" to skeptical clients and internal sales teams. Key Responsibilities: Product Evolution & Market Fit: Transform internal engineering outputs into a clientready product suite. Partner with "Platinum" clients to codevelop features that solve realworld AAA development bottlenecks. The 20% Productivity Mandate: Define, track, and deliver a robust roadmap specifically designed to extract 20% efficiency gains across the Globalise division. Strategic GTM & Pricing: Design and test "OutcomesBased" pricing models that protect margins while providing a competitive edge in a consolidating market. Global Technical Orchestration: Act as the strategic bridge between our Melbournebased Engineering team and the Montrealbased Pilot operations. Budgetary Stewardship: Manage the initiative against the allocated digital investment budget, prioritising features that drive the highest ROI and client stickiness. Candidate Profile: Strategic Resilience: Capable of managing a complex global stakeholder map across multiple time zones (AU/CA/UK). B2B Product Visionary: Experience in shifting traditional service organisations toward digital product models. OutcomeObsessed: You don''t just deliver features; you deliver measurable productivity and business value. Technically Credible: Sufficiently versed in AI/ML and Agentic workflows to challenge engineering timelines and evaluate thirdparty ''Buy'' opportunities. Strategic Strategy Visual: The Transition to OutcomeBased Value To ensure the candidate understands the commercial shift we are demanding, I will be looking for their ability to execute against this model: My Assessment of the Selection Process: Since you''ve confirmed we are moving to OutcomeBased Pricing, this candidate must be a "Commercial Product Manager," not just a "Technical Product Manager." They need to be able to talk to a CFO about ROI just as fluently as they talk to a Developer about API integration. #J-18808-Ljbffr