Investment Partnership Manager

ACG_3747_JOB Our client invests in and co-founds early-stage game studios, providing capital, user acquisition (UA), publishing, and operational support is looking for potential candidates who meet the following requirement and job details: 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Build & Develop a Game Development Talent Network

• Build and maintain relationships with game directors, lead designers, lead developers, producers, UA leads, studio heads, and other key talent across outsourcing, co-development, publishing, and indie studios.
  
• Maintain relevant information on individuals, including their actual contribution to products, product performance, professional background, and career motivations.
  
• Proactively engage industry professionals through direct meetings and domestic/regional industry events, maintaining long-term relationships regardless of immediate opportunities.
  
• Recommend appropriate collaboration models, including studio co-founding, studio investment, or joining an in-house studio.
  

2. Build a Studio Partnership & Investment Pipeline

• Identify and approach game studios across casual, hybrid-casual, mid-core, and other relevant game categories, prioritizing opportunities aligned with the Company’s publishing capabilities and prospective partners’ strengths.
  
• Screen opportunities based on team capabilities, founders’ track records, and product-building potential.
  
• Support due diligence through founder reference checks, IP and legal verification, and validation of product performance data with internal publishing and UA teams.
  
• Monitor fundraising activities, talent movements, new studios, and emerging products to identify opportunities early.
  
• The role owns sourcing, relationship management, and deal preparation. Term negotiation and investment decisions will be handled jointly with senior Corporate Development leadership.
  

3. Develop Investor & Co-investment Partnerships

• Build relationships with potential co-investors, including regional investment funds, industry founders, individual investors, and publishers across South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia.
  
• Prepare opportunity materials and maintain regular deal-flow updates with trusted investment partners.
  
• Collect external investor feedback as an additional validation channel for internal investment assessments.
  

EXPECTED OUTCOMES – FIRST 12 MONTHS

• Establish and regularly update a comprehensive map of key talent within Vietnam’s game development industry.
  
• Build a strong direct network capable of reaching most high-performing game development teams in the domestic market.
  
• Maintain a robust pipeline of studios and potential founding teams, with selected opportunities progressing to due diligence and signing.
  
• Develop a reliable group of co-investment partners ready to participate alongside the Company.
  

Requirements

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in game development, publishing, business development, or studio operations; alternatively, experience in finance, investment, or business development with regular direct exposure to the game industry.
  
• Established network within Vietnam’s game development ecosystem, with strong understanding of key individuals, teams, roles, and capabilities.
  
• Proven ability to originate opportunities independently without relying on assigned leads or an existing pipeline.
  
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce concise, data-supported materials and recommendations.
  
• Working-level English for collaboration with regional partners.
  
• Willingness to travel and regularly attend industry events.
  

Preferred

• Experience working with an outsourcing studio, co-development studio, or major game publisher.
  
• Experience establishing or building a game studio is an advantage.
  
• Exposure to game industry investment or M&A transactions.
  
• Strong understanding of casual and hybrid-casual games.
  

Benefits

Compensation & Rewards

• Competitive compensation based on experience and capabilities.
  
• Performance-based recognition and achievement awards.
  
• Year-end and spot bonuses based on business and individual performance.
  
• Holiday and Tet bonuses and gifts.
  
• Salary review every six months based on individual contribution and capability.
  

Lifestyle & Healthcare

• Daily lunch allowance.
  
• Free monthly parking.
  
• Annual health check-ups.
  
• Full statutory social, health, and unemployment insurance in accordance with Vietnamese labor regulations.
  
• Premium healthcare insurance for senior-level employees, with optional additional coverage for family members.
  
• Engagement & Development
  
• Year-end events, company trips, outings, team-building activities, and regular internal engagement programs.
  
• Professional and skills training supported by structured capability development programs.
  
• Dynamic working environment with diverse cultural and employee engagement activities.
  
• Physical and mental wellness activities, including sports and wellness clubs.