Lead Development Director

Lead and manage a team of Development Directors, owning and driving all operational aspects of the project, including establishing and optimizing development frameworks and process, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, resource management, organizational design, budget, and gate reviews.

Requirements

• 7+ years of operations, development, or production leadership experience on an internal game development team.
• Proven experience leading 100+ sized distributed organizations.
• 4+ years of experience successfully managing multiple direct reports.
• Experience leading a game’s development from early production through launch, and managing a successful global live service.
• Expert knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and tools (Jira, Flow/Shotgrid), and an understanding of how and when to use or adapt each.
• Strong general communications, proactivity, and visible leadership capabilities.
• Able to shift effectively between strategic and tactical work.
• Strong emotional intelligence, resilience, adaptability, and effectiveness in ambiguous, complex, and challenging situations.
• Passion for mobile free-to-play games and a strong understanding of the market.
• Experience working with development partners and vendors internationally.

Benefits

• Paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)
• 80 hours per year of sick time
• 16 paid company holidays per year
• 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)