Lead Producer

4 months, 1 week ago
Full-time
Lead
Product Management
Blackbird Interactive

Blackbird Interactive

Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is an independent game development studio based in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 2010 by industry veterans, BBI is known for creating immersive strategy and adventure games like Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and Hardspace: Sh...

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2010

Description

  • Establish and maintain the product schedule and roadmap and define, drive, and own milestones and project deliverables.
  • Manage overall project scope and quality, proactively assess and mitigate risks, and prepare contingency plans.
  • Manage resource requirements, establish dependencies, balance priorities, and maintain daily scope and capacity for cross-discipline feature teams.
  • Partner with technical and creative leadership to ensure project vision, feature goals, and deliverables are met on time and on budget.
  • Evaluate development processes for success, iterate processes as the team and product evolve, and champion production practice improvements across the studio.
  • Establish and manage relationships and processes with key stakeholders, publishers, and external partners and coordinate dependencies with stakeholders.
  • Oversee cross-discipline feature teams through all project phases, including post-launch, and ensure deliverables are met.
  • Mentor, coach, and support producers and other team members to build team capability and execution consistency.
  • Establish and maintain regular communication channels with feature teams and stakeholders to keep alignment and transparency.
  • Apply appropriate project management methodologies, tools, and frameworks to drive effective execution across complex projects.

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in a producer/project manager capacity across full-cycle projects.
  • Proven track record of successful shipped releases and experience leading medium to large development teams.
  • Strong understanding of the game development cycle from pre-production through release and post-launch.
  • Demonstrable ability to develop and manage clear, adaptable project schedules and delivery plans using project management methodologies and tools.
  • Adept at preparing mitigation and contingency plans and steering production through different development stages.
  • Experience working directly with external partners and publisher stakeholders.
  • Effective communication skills across all levels and disciplines and ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic, collaborative environment.
  • Passion and enthusiasm for games and game development.
  • Preferred: university degree or equivalent professional experience, experience in cross-platform development environments, and at least 2 shipped AAA game projects.
  • Preferred: experience with AzureDevOps, Hansoft, JIRA or other project management tools, and Lean/Agile certifications.

Benefits

  • Four-day work week implemented as a permanent option.
  • Flexible work arrangements: in-studio, remote within Canada, or hybrid.
  • Competitive salary range: $125,000 - $160,000 a year.
  • Opportunities for long-term career growth and to work on world-class IPs as well as original projects across multiple genres.

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