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Kateryna Karpenko

@katerynakarpenko

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Senior Product and Project Manager with 17+ years delivering 35+ games across PC, mobile, and web.

Ukraine

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role in game development where I can drive full-cycle projects, scale teams, own product strategy, and deliver commercially successful games with strong collaboration.

Experienced Game Producer and Project Manager with a strong background in full-cycle development, team leadership, project architecture, and stakeholder communication. Skilled in building and scaling game development teams from scratch and leading cross-functional collaboration in both in-house and outsourcing environments.

Over the past 17+ years, I’ve successfully launched 35+ games across PC, mobile, and web platforms, including casual (HOPA, match-3, time management), hyper-casual, adventure, shooter (FPS/TPS), board games, and F2P titles. Whether working full-time or remotely, I bring structure, ownership, and flexibility managing full production or driving specific features as needed.

My focus is to build engaging, commercially successful games that resonate with players. I deliver results on time, on budget. I lead teams effectively, drive collaboration, and stay hands-on with live ops, monetization strategy, and core/system design.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

CEO / Producer

Current

Playzzy Games

Jul 2012 - Present (13 years 3 months)

Led Playzzy Games' studio operations and full-cycle game production, managing a 15+ person team, budgeting, partnerships, and delivering multiple PC and mobile titles with commercial monetization systems.

Studio Management Production Planning Budgeting Monetization Product Strategy

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Project Manager

Current

Freelancer

Oct 2007 - Present (18 years)

Provided end-to-end project and production management for 35+ released games across mobile, PC, and web, delivering projects on time and on budget while coordinating cross-functional and outsourced teams.

Project Management Game Production GDD Writing Monetization Team Leadership QA

Project Manager

Cookies Games

May 2019 - Aug 2020 (1 year 3 months)

Managed development and release of mobile titles including match-3 and hyper-casual games, coordinating design, production, and release processes from May 2019 to August 2020.

Project Management Game Design Match 3 Games Hyper Casual Release Management Team Coordination Roadmapping

Project Manager

GoKids!

Oct 2017 - Jun 2019 (1 year 8 months)

Led multiple family and F2P mobile projects, overseeing production, design, and publishing coordination while ensuring quality and timely updates between October 2017 and June 2019.

Project Management F2P Child Friendly Games QA Team Collaboration

Product Manager

Eleet LP

Feb 2015 - May 2017 (2 years 3 months)

Managed product lifecycle for Eleet Private Messenger across iOS, Android, and PC, defining features, specs, and coordinating releases from February 2015 to May 2017.

Product Management Cross Platform Development Release Management UX Writing Team Coordination

Product Manager

EnglishDom

Jul 2015 - Jun 2016 (11 months)

Owned product strategy and implemented gamification for an online English learning platform, improving engagement and defining UX, monetization, and core product flows from July 2015 to June 2016.

Product Strategy Gamification UX Writing Monetization A B Testing Team Management Analytics

Project Manager

Dragon Altar Games

Mar 2010 - Dec 2010 (9 months)

Managed game projects and design tasks for PC titles, coordinating production and releases during March 2010 to December 2010.

Project Management Game Design Production Coordination QA

Game Designer

Freelancer

May 2008 - May 2010 (2 years)

Delivered game design services across multiple projects (levels, mechanics, balancing, GDD) for indie and studio clients between May 2008 and May 2010.

Game Design Balancing Prototyping UX