Group Development Director

Founded in 2011 by gaming industry veterans, Ghost is a new EA studio focusing on making a new generation of games on the Frostbite 3 engine. At Ghost, we are committed to delivering great games that connect gamers. We have an open and constructive communication and we respect individuals. We aim for the highest quality in everything we do, and that colours our everyday workspace and way of working. The studio is located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. To be a part of our talented team you need to be passionate about games and committed to being the best in the world at what you do. Apply now and join our talented team.

The right candidate will join the senior leadership team of the studio and partner with the GM to develop the studio culture, environment and work with individuals in support of their careers. This position is critical to ensure timely and efficient project implementation and delivery to meet our aggressive goals for success.


Responsibilities:

Work with one or more teams to manage project planning. Responsible for day-to-day implementation and milestone delivery
Proactively maintain clear risk inventories for projects and develop mitigation strategies
Provide development status tracking and reporting to studio leadership
Design, drive and maintain key tracking documents and roadmaps
Facilitate communication and collaboration across the game team and studio
Identify and remove roadblocks that prevent the team from performing to their highest potential
Manage key personnel on the team, providing feedback and assisting in career development
Work with studio leadership on continuing skills development for team talent.
Recruit and develop talent. Evaluate staff strengths and weaknesses and drive change
Create and drive studio and team process and best practices
Responsible for planning and managing headcount within approved project and studio budgets

Required Qualifications:

Experience working with a distributed team spread across multiple locations
Able to manage engineers, artists and game milestones and deliverables

Solid project management skills (task planning, scheduling, progress tracking, reporting)
Familiarity with agile project management
Strong process perspective
Experience delivering product with a short lifecycle
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with all disciplines (Leadership, Design, Development, Art, and QA)
Solid understanding of the software development process
Demonstrated ability to deliver exceptional results within schedule constraints
Experience keeping complicated, multi-disciplinary projects on schedule

What skills does EA look for?

An EA Sr Development Director is expected to possess:
- 5+ years Project Management experience; 3 years of leadership experience (line management);
- Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills;
- Effective communication skills across all levels of an organization.