Fast Track Your Career: Strategic Move to an Individual Contributor Role at Voodoo

Transitioning from a managerial role to a position as an expert within a leading company can accelerate your career growth. Gaining technical expertise makes you a key stakeholder in innovative projects, offering unique advantages for career advancement. In this article, we explore why joining Voodoo as an individual contributor can fast-track your career.

Skill Development and Specialization

At Voodoo, in our quest for an efficient organization, we strive to adopt the most "lean" approach possible by minimizing hierarchy. We give equal, if not greater, importance to experts compared to managers because we recognize that our profession is based on processes and technical excellence. It is precisely this approach that enables us to rise among the best in our field.

“With 10 years of professional experience, including a Head of position at a Tech company, I chose to join Voodoo as an expert. Transitioning to a more operational role empowered me to reclaim autonomy and ownership, while directly influencing my work. At Voodoo, exceptional performance and competitive compensation presented a pathway for rapid career growth, inspired by colleagues who had themselves achieved remarkable expertise and career progression.”
Benjamin Ledoux, Head of Growth - Core Team

Career path at Voodoo

We value both managerial roles and expertise tracks equally, acknowledging diverse strengths. Managerial positions offer leadership and vision, while expertise tracks drive innovation and success, through specialized skills and knowledge. Our goal is to ensure that all our managers remain hands-on, rather than simply overseeing teams of 20+ people. That's why we encourage them to go through the expertise track, which helps enhance their technical skills. By taking this path, they can become better managers who utilize a coaching approach, rather than simply overseeing subjects from a distance. We believe that leads who actively engage and guide their teams bring more value than managers who only scratch the surface.

Exposure to Advanced Projects and Technologies

As an individual contributor in leading companies like Voodoo, you have direct access to transversal projects across Product, Tech, Data, Growth or any new company’s initiative related to innovation and development. This expands your skillset, broadens your experience, and establishes you as a valuable asset through your work on groundbreaking developments with state-of-the-art technologies.

"After leading and directing a Growth team in my previous company, taking a step back to fully understand the processes and tools utilized at Voodoo has given me the opportunity and ability to both take a deep dive into the most up-to-date day-to-day hurdles that a UA Manager needs to tackle, while also making an impact on solving outstanding pain points and providing input for improving processes to achieve above & beyond what is already working. Having a deep understanding of the way an individual contributor operates opens the path to being able to resolve issues that actually have an impact on the way we work. This could be anything from best practices for networks and how to utilize them to their fullest potential to utilizing various automation tools to increase the effectiveness and output of the team."
Eren Demir Alpasal, Lead User Acquisition Manager

Mentorship and Learning from Experts

An individual contributor with expertise will collaborate on cross-functional projects with talented individuals from other business units, leveraging our matrix organization and emphasizing soft management skills. This approach holds significant value as it allows for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and diverse perspectives. By working on such transversal projects, our expert contributors gain exposure to different areas of the organization, enhancing their own skills while also contributing valuable insights to the projects. This collaborative and multidisciplinary approach fosters innovation and promotes a culture of continuous learning, ultimately benefiting both the individual contributors and the organization as a whole.

Building a Strong Foundation

We highly value progress in both tracks as we strive to have experts who can develop our talents as managers. We believe that in order to achieve this, it is essential for our experts to possess deep knowledge and expertise. By being subject matter experts, they can effectively guide and nurture the growth of our talent pool. We understand that the ability to excel as a manager goes hand in hand with being an expert in one's field. Therefore, we place great emphasis on fostering expertise as a fundamental aspect of our talent development approach.

"Starting on a fully operational role gave me the chance to go into the depths of processes, automation and what made Voodoo great at user acquisition. Here at Voodoo, a thorough understanding of the ins and outs of our UA operations is essential for all levels in the company. Now this helps me influence future changes in how we work.

This also helped me fill a gap regarding product launches: most companies have a couple of launches a year or so. The high speed and always iterating environment of Voodoo sent me through a huge diversity of games of variable complexities with lots of opportunities for new experiences."
Juan Antonio Monti, UA Lead - Live Games

Demonstrating Adaptability and Versatility

At Voodoo, there are many opportunities and pathways that bridge the managerial and individual contributor tracks. We firmly believe that one's career journey is not set in stone, and individuals have the freedom to transition between tracks in either direction. The boundaries between managerial and individual contributor roles are fluid, allowing for exploration and growth based on individual strengths, aspirations, and evolving interests. We encourage and support individuals who choose to pursue different tracks, recognizing the value and diverse perspectives they bring from their experiences. Our organization is committed to fostering a dynamic environment where individuals can chart their own career paths and seize the opportunities that align with their passions and capabilities.

Moving to an individual contributor role at Voodoo accelerates your career through skill development, exposure to advanced projects, mentorship, and building a strong foundation. By carefully evaluating the potential benefits and aligning yourself with your aspirations, make an informed choice that sets you on the fast track to a successful and fulfilling career.

Finally, as David Ribero,VP of Growth, supports: “Regardless of their career move, performing people always find a role within the Growth organization or in Voodoo to succeed and create maximum business impact.”

Would you like to join the Voodoo UA team? You can directly apply here on our careers page!