At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…
Reporting to the Executive Producer, a Development Director 2 keeps the project schedule and helps move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication both on the immediate team and with other partner teams within the studio. A Development Director manages a variety of disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff. You will partner with production to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget.
This role is a full-time, on-site position based 5 days a week at our Downtown Vancouver studio.
In this role, you can expect to:Key Accountabilities
Leadership:
Takes on a more strategic role in partnership with the Senior Producer to shape the long-term vision and goals for live game development.
Provides senior leadership in managing and cultivating the project teams, focusing on studio-wide process improvement initiatives.
Leads the charge in advocating for employee career development and engagement, ensuring team members have opportunities for growth and advancement.
Drives and implements studio-wide process improvement initiatives, setting a high standard for operational excellence.
Project Management:
Collaborates closely with key project stakeholders to not only establish schedules and resource requirements but also contributes to defining and shaping the project's strategic objectives.
Proactively identifies dependencies and priorities between tasks, providing insights and recommendations to the project teams to optimize project execution.
Oversees project progress within assigned budgets, employing advanced project management strategies to manage changes, risks, and resources, and ensuring clear and effective communication throughout.
Development:
Takes a more hands-on role in developing the team's skills, processes, and best practices, actively participating in mentorship and training efforts.
Creates an environment where staff members are not only aligned with the company's goals but are empowered to innovate and take ownership of their work.
Solves complex problems with a focus on optimizing efficiency and achieving exceptional results through creative and strategic solutions.
Execution:
Assigns and aligns task goals with the project's defined objectives, emphasizing the broader strategic impact of each task on the project and company.
Manages and balances scope at a high level, ensuring that projects are delivered within timelines, budget constraints, and quality standards.
Collaborates closely with producers to optimize scope, timeline, and quality targets, working to ensure the successful delivery of projects while mitigating risks and challenges.
To be successful in this role, your background includes:
Bachelor’s degree in related field or certification in project management, with a focus on Agile methodologies.
8+ years of project management experience in entertainment and/or software development industry.
3+ years in a leadership role with strong people management skills.
Experience setting up and running project management tools such as JIRA, and also comfortable using resource management tools to track, model and analyze resource allocation.
Deep understanding of games as a service business model.
High degree of initiative and the ability to proactively identify opportunities to improve.
Knowledge of JIRA and other PM tools.
Effective communication skills with the proven ability to influence outcomes across all levels of organization.
Excellent change management skills, i.e., comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, yet able to set priorities and execute commitments.
Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.
We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!
About Kabam
Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.
Kabam’s games,
Marvel Contest of Champions,
Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.
Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.
Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
