Senior Director of Product Development

Description

We are currently looking to add a passionate Sr. Director of Product Development with a proven track record for developing and launching owned IP titles. As Sr. Director of Product Development, you will oversee internal development of a major game mode of our upcoming AAA title.

You will manage a team of creative and development personnel across multiple disciplines, act as the project relationship manager with all internal studio parties, use your experience on the front lines to improve production and organization processes, hire and mentor key talent, and act as the point person of accountability and ownership for all project needs to the Studio Executives.

Your responsibilities will include:

Provide management and leadership to development team while tracking mode development across all disciplines.
Help build and maintain the project schedule, looking to optimize throughout development and providing analysis to senior leadership
Lead the creation of project’s schedule, budget, production pathways, and overall plan; continue to provide leadership through the full product life-cycle
Provide creative direction and leadership to help drive the game mode to quality
Act as primary point of contact with Studio Executives and peer leaders within studio
Ensure the game pillar maintains creative and technical objectives
Be an internal advocate for the product
Manage, coach and develop staff to ensure growth and expand the talent base
Set clear goals for the team and hold employees accountable for deliverables; continually recognize and reward employees for strong performance
Create a culture that provides continuous feedback, support and empowerment
Establish model behavior that supports Sledgehammer Games’ standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethics
Help attract, hire, manage, and performance manage all levels of direct and extended team developers

Principal Working Relationships:

Studio Heads, Director of Operations, Director of Technology, Peer Executive Producers and Sr DDs, Key Studio Creative Directors

The skills and experience we’re looking for:

Bachelors degree required
15+ years of experience in the gaming industry
High business/financial acumen
Business owner/operator orientation
Shipped 10+ AAA titles
Proven track record of managing teams with different/competing priorities and ability to lead the team to strategic and tactical decisions
Expertise in managing complex/matrixed relationships and negotiating changes to commitments/requirements
Ability to frame concepts within the context of overall company/franchise/product strategy, to identify opportunities for alignment and to influence peers to align
In-depth knowledge of portfolio, businesses, functions and all relevant stakeholders to successfully drive decisions and recommendation regarding projects
Strong analytical skills regarding technical and project management issues
Ability to interact and communicate with senior executives and navigate matrixed organizations to ensure successful project delivery and acceptance
Demonstrated excellence in communications at all levels (verbal and written)
Ability to work with others across the organization to achieve goals via influence rather direct authority
Strong ability to provide clear creative direction, timely and helpful feedback to improve creative processes to keep work on quality, budget and schedule
Extremely results oriented

About Us:

Sledgehammer Games was founded with a singular goal: Achieve Excellence. We have a state of the art facility, an industry leading development team, and a studio culture built to promote and support worldContinue class game developers. We are actively recruiting top talent for our Call of Duty development team. If you are passionate and driven to do your best work, and have a desire to work on the most successful FPS franchise in the history of video games, please apply online.

Come take a closer look at our studio, our culture, and some of the worldwide press for our latest game, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, www.sledgehammergames.com.

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