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Publishing & Operations Platform\nBuild the analytics and operations platform that powers Amanotes' game and app business, targeting 3-5x productivity uplift across teams.\nUA, Creative, and Ads Ops automation systems with auto and smart bidding\n\nCreative production support and management (from idea to result)\n\nHolistic A/B testing system covering full lifecycle: ideation, hypothesis, conclusion, and report aggregation\n\nAdvanced product analytics with proactive anomaly detection and trend monitoring\n\nApp publishing flow, app store management, and compliance automation\n\nLicensing management and standardized song analytics\n\n2. 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Data Infrastructure\nOwn the foundational data infrastructure that enables all capability building, ensuring data quality, accessibility, and actionability.\nRobust data collection and cleaning pipelines with operation logs integration\n\nDemocratized data access: enabling anyone to explore data without dependency on DA team\n\nProactive monitoring systems with anomaly detection and predictive models\n\nProduct testing environment with sandboxed, isolated testing capabilities\n\nData governance and quality frameworks ensuring reliability for all downstream systems\n\nKEY EXPECTATION OF THE POSITION\n1. Strategic Clarity & Coherence\nDefine and maintain clear product roadmaps that directly connect to Amanotes' 2028 strategy and business goals\n\nEnsure strategic alignment using impact-effort prioritization and projected ROI validation\n\nManage dependencies across platforms and coordinate with game divisions on adoption timing\n\nEstablish clear success metrics and early signals for each capability component\n\n2. Technical Product Capability Building\nBuild and lead a high-performing technical product team (Product Owners, Data Scientists, Analysts)\n\nEstablish product management practices that balance speed with quality and learning\n\nDrive build vs. buy decisions, evaluating third-party solutions against in-house development\n\nFoster an AI-first mindset and ensure the team stays current with emerging technologies\n\nCreate measurement frameworks to track actual impact and drive continuous improvement\n\n3. 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R&D Labs & Music Innovation:\nHost and lead R&D labs that push the boundaries of music-technology innovation, creating a space f2or cutting-edge experimentation that feeds into Amanotes' product pipeline.\nEstablish and manage an R&D lab focused on emerging music technologies (AI music generation, audio analysis, real-time audio processing)\n\nRun structured innovation cycles: ideation sprints, rapid prototyping, and validation experiments with clear go/no-go criteria\n\nExplore cutting-edge applications: AI-generated music variations, audio-based CNN for song analysis, dynamic musicalization of gameplay\n\nBridge research to production: create pathways for successful experiments to graduate into platform capabilities or game features\n\nFoster external partnerships with universities, research institutions, and technology partners for cutting-edge exploration\n\nAllocate dedicated innovation budget and team capacity (10-30%) for experimentation without immediate ROI 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