2016 →
Superheart Studios — Founder
Cozy cross-platform games for mobile and PC. Design, code, art direction, release.
Paulo Brandao
Product Leader · AI, Games & Platforms · Full-stack builder
linkedin.com/in/paulobrandao1
Westlake Village, CA · Remote
“I prefer showing the prototype over telling a pitch, then empowering teams to take it further than planned.”
Eighteen years of product across mobile games, video, and ad tech. I set the roadmap, prototype in code, and lead cross-functional teams from 0→1 through launch — App Store day one, rewarded video, playables, and now AI-native tools and live ops.
Currently building
2025 →
MAGLEV Games & Tech — Platform Innovation & AI
PULSE, a live game ops and backend platform. Product vision, architecture, global launch.
Track record
2025–26
TiltedWindmill Agency: Stride Inc — Technical Product Manager
Contract · May 2025 – Sept 2026
- — Technical PM on a new mobile app: ran dev sprints in Jira and Confluence, wrote specs, and drove releases through the App Store and Google Play.
- — Owned third-party integrations, analytics instrumentation, QA, and post-launch support.
2020–22
InMobi DSP — Senior Product Manager
- — DSP product lead for creative, gaming, and platform UX. Revenue grew 500% with performance metrics up across the board.
- — Hackathon 2x finalist; shipped the Expresso creative generator and over a dozen improved dashboard features.
2016–24
AppOnboard / Buildbox — Product Lead, then Advisor
Product Lead 2016–19 · Advisor 2019 → · Consultant 2023–24
- — PM lead on the playable ads and no-code game creation platform through 2019: iOS/Android SDKs, AppOnboard Studio, analytics, dashboard, Google Play Instant Apps, Snapchat playables beta.
- — Returned as consultant to help launch Buildbox 4 and research AI capabilities for the creation toolchain.
2011–14
AdColony — VP of Product Innovation
- — Created mobile rewarded video (V4VC) alongside Instant-Play and HTML5 endcards. $100M run-rate in three years; acquired for $300M.
- — Led prototyping and new product development across SDKs, APIs, analytics, dashboard, and the creative studio ad builder.
- — Published demo apps for the sales team that drove 300% revenue growth.
2008–11
Jirbo Games — Sr Producer, VP of Products
- — On Apple's App Store launch day with 15 games, then grew the portfolio to 100+ games and apps across iOS and Android.
- — Built the beta ad stack and SDK for video and banner ads; platform PM for global high scores, analytics, and mediation.
- — Shipped early F2P titles with in-app purchases and rewarded video, plus branded games for sports, music, and film — ESPN, Sony, Universal, Paramount, Lionsgate, Interscope.