Suguru Kitabatake

Suguru Kitabatake is a seasoned Senior Game Designer at Niantic, Inc., with previous experience as Lead Game Designer at GREE, Inc., where significant contributions included leading the design team for the successful F2P game "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Memories" and directing the development of "AFTERLOST." At GREE, Suguru also played a key role in automating LiveOps to reduce costs. In addition to game design, Suguru served as Product Manager for Contactless Order & Payment at dinii, enhancing operational methods and significantly boosting sales in CRM features. Suguru holds a Bachelor's degree in Environment and Information Studies from Keio University.