Aniruddh Datar

Product Manager

Pune, Maharashtra, India13 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

Expert in Live Operations and cross-functional team management.
Proven track record in P&L ownership and project delivery.
Strong background in game production and compliance management.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Game Production Specialist with expertise in Live Operations and cross-functional project management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Live OperationsProduct ManagementProject ManagementStrategic PlanningProduction ManagementCompliance Management

Other Skills

Live Ops executionP&L managementProject budgetsResource allocationVendor managementData insightsEvent planningMonetization featuresBusiness Project ManagementTask ManagementProject ImplementationProduct Road MappingCross-functional team leadershipProduction planningRisk assessment

About

Game Producer specializing in Live Operations, Product Development, and P&L ownership, with a strong track record of delivering end-to-end game experiences. I work as the glue that brings together Engineering, Art, Product, QA, Marketing, and Operations, ensuring alignment, clear priorities, and timely delivery across teams. My focus is on driving smooth execution, managing dependencies, and maintaining high-quality releases. Experienced in Live Ops planning and execution, including events, content cadence, monetization features, and player lifecycle management. I also handle project budgets, resource allocation, and vendor partnerships to support scalable and efficient production.

Experience

13 yrs 1 mo

Total Experience

2 yrs

Average Tenure

11 mos

Current Experience

Godspeed games

Game Producer

Jul 2025 – Present · 11 mos · India · Remote

Act as the central point of alignment across Engineering, Art, Product, QA, Marketing, CS/CM, Data, and Operations, ensuring all teams move in sync and deliver on time
Own end-to-end Live Ops execution, including event planning, content releases, and monetization features, with a clear focus on player engagement and business outcomes
Take responsibility for P&L performance, balancing revenue growth with cost efficiency while continuously optimizing game performance
Drive the product roadmap and execution planning, translating high-level goals into clear priorities, timelines, and deliverables across teams
Manage project budgets, resource allocation, and operational workflows, ensuring efficient use of time, talent, and cost
Lead vendor and external partner management, including onboarding, coordination, and performance tracking to support production needs
Use data insights and player behavior metrics to inform decisions, improve retention, and refine Live Ops strategies

Live Ops executionP&L managementProject budgetsResource allocationVendor managementData insights+2

Games2win india pvt ltd

2 roles

Project Manager

Dec 2024 – Jun 2025 · 6 mos

Business Project ManagementStrategic PlanningTask ManagementProject ImplementationProduct Road MappingProject Management

Project Manager

Mar 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

Managing multi-disciplinary teams & vendors for the project deliverables.
Managing production planning and execution for portfolio of projects.
Understanding the Sprint requirements, dependencies and deliverables and creating Production timelines and pipelines.
Collaboration with internal and external multi-discipline production teams to deliver the milestones within Scope, time and costing.
Managing production pipelines for multiple work streams with common goal for delivering the projects.
Assist and participate in vendor development activities by defining budget, work specifications and acceptance criterias.
Risk assessment for deliverables with respect to Cost, time and Scope for the milestones and tweaks

Production planningRisk assessmentVendor managementProduction ManagementProject Management

Ediiie - world's leading virtual reality & metaverse solutions company

Senior Project Manager

Aug 2024 – Nov 2024 · 3 mos · Jaipur, Rajasthan, India · On-site

Handling Project Management responsibilities for portfolio of NFT / Blockchain games for the clients.
Responsible for understanding product requirements from the clients and preparing product roadmap.
Project Planning, execution and delivery management for client portfolio.
Leading cross-functional teams inclusive of but not limited to (Producers, Game designers, Devs, Art, QA, LiveOps, Service vendors, Business development teams etc).
Ensuring delivery of projects within Project Management constraints (Time, budget and resources).
Preparing informative reports for key stakeholders.

Project ManagementProduct Road MappingCross-functional team leadershipProduct Management

Ubisoft indian studios

2 roles

Senior Compliance Specialist / Technical Project Coordinator

Apr 2015 – Mar 2023 · 7 yrs 11 mos

Working closely with Release management for Digital planning, concept creation, product types, offers recaps & MTX planning, Storefront aspects, Cross-platform mandates, Partner center configurations, Age Rating etc
Working closely with Production management, Technical Production teams, Dev-QA teams, and other technical teams to ensure the title adheres to first party requirements and policies for Microsoft, Sony, Stadia and Luna.
Ensuring proper planning for release types (Closed beta, Open beta, optional submission, gold master submissions, insider programs, trial, demo and post launch).
Identifying potential certification blockers during testing and work actively with production teams to have them addressed timely.
Help Release management into Partner center configurations for the titles.
Maintain expertise on all platforms to come up with universal solutions for cross-platform titles.
Drive technical discussions with 1st party representatives over forums and mails to get the designs validated.
Leading (Project) team of 30 people with cross-technical expertise towards one goal: delivering the gold master for Microsoft, Sony, Stadia, Amazon Luna, PC stores and Ubisoft Connect.

Release managementTechnical coordinationCross-platform complianceProject ManagementCompliance Management