Posted 46 months ago
Senior Business Development Manager [CA]
@ HoYoverse
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
HoYoverse is hiring a senior business development manager to join its North America-focused team in Canada. The role identifies and closes strategic partnership and IP licensing deals across the gaming industry and beyond. It is a full-time, remote-friendly position with benefits including employer-paid healthcare and retirement matching.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and research strategic partnership opportunities in North America
- Generate leads with endemic and non-endemic brands
- Manage deals from due diligence through post-launch integration
- Monitor market trends for new business opportunities
- Build relationships with internal teams and partners
Requirements summary:
- 3 to 5 years of gaming industry experience
- Track record of complex strategic partnerships
- Outbound IP licensing experience
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
- Passion for gaming, especially ACG
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- Employer posting date
- 2023-02-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-14
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business development |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Flexible hours |
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HoYoverse
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Full company description
HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content. Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills. Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields. In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.
- LinkedIn followers
- 124,786
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,217
- Reported office locations
- Singapore, SG
- Santa Monica, CA 92630, US
- Montreal, CA
- Tokyo, JP
- Seoul, KR
- Other recorded names
- HoYoverse
- Specialties
- Anime Style Mobile Game
- Online Gaming
- Marketing
- Distribution
- and Publishing
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content. Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer Games |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2021 |
| Specialties | Anime Style Mobile GameOnline GamingMarketingDistributionand Publishing |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 4 |
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Company Description
At HoYoverse, we are committed to creating immersive virtual world experiences for players around the world. In addition to game products such as Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse also launched the dynamic desktop software N0va Desktop, the community product HoYoLAB, and created a variety of products such as animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise around our original creative concept.
Adhering to our mission of Tech Otakus Save the World, we have always been committed to technology research and development, exploring cutting-edge technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cartoon rendering, artificial intelligence, cloud gaming technology, and other fields.
HoYoverse is actively engaged in globalization, with offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.
Job Description
We are expanding our North America-focused team and are searching for an experienced gaming industry expert to join the team in Canada and assist HoYoVerse achieve long-term success in the area.
- Identify and research new strategic partnership opportunities across the gaming industry in North America
- Generate leads at both endemic and non-endemic top brands in the North American market and formulate win-win deals focused on IP exposure and brand recognition
- Manage the deal execution process from due diligence, negotiation, all the way through post-launch integration
- Continuously monitor market trends to help identify new business and gaming opportunities in the region
- Establish and nurture relationships both internally and across our partners
- Work collaboratively with various internal teams to create effective solutions
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Qualifications
- 3~5 years’ work experience in the gaming industry
- Successful track record of structuring, executing and developing complex strategic partnerships that create significant value for all stakeholders
- Outbound IP licensing experience
- Flexibility and the ability to work remotely when needed
- The ability to work on multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent presentation, negotiation, and communication skills
- Self-motivated, well organized, and a team player
- Passionate about gaming, especially ACG
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your dependents
- Generous paid time off
- 401K/ RRSP plan
- Employer-paid life and disability insurance
- Team-building activities throughout the year
- Flexible working hours
Do We Support Flexible Work?
Yes, as a remote team across North American time zones, we embrace flexible working. You may choose to work remotely, in-offices or hybrid, for a more flexible lifestyle that suits you best. Our offices are located in downtown Montreal and downtown Santa Monica, surrounded by great restaurants, entertainment, and cultural venues.
We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you’re looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.
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