DPS Games
Does the challenge of creating an exciting AAA Free to Play game at a new studio excite you? Here at DPS Games you have the chance to join a new creative project at the early stages of game development. You can leave your mark on the game and be part of creating something truly unique.
We are self-publishing our own title, and are fully funded by Wargaming.net, one of the biggest publishers of FTP games in the world. Our studio leadership are industry veterans, and we believe we’re building a great studio culture in the best studio space in Guildford. If you think you have the talent to join a world class team, we’d love you to come and look at our studio.
Job Overview
The development managers role is to support the studio needs, in terms of “what comes next”.
An essential link between Production, who hold the vision for the game, and Development, who are tasked with delivering on that vision.
Your focus is not on the tasks of today, but on the resources, team development and challenges that we need to be ready for tomorrow.
The Development Manager can work with and communicate with key stakeholders, understanding the intention, and able to turn that intention into high levels plans.
This is a role, where you are not merely following process and best practices, you have to be able to establish and drive best practice. You will need to use your experience to coach, mentor and lead a team, while also being able to build sound, effective working relationships with Discipline Directors, leads and team members.
A team player with in-depth knowledge of game development cycles.
We are looking for candidates that can demonstrate being driven, determined, focused on finding solutions, influential and the ability to forge strong relationships within the organization.
Reports To
The role reports to the Senior Development Manager.
What will you do?
- Responsible for mapping out future development needs and collaborating with colleagues to convert high level discussion points to actionable briefs.
- Anticipate bottlenecks, provide management escalation and prioritization reports.
- Coach, lead and mentor the project management team, and build effective working relationships across the studio.
- Review information provided by the Project Management and Production teams, and drive the project, constantly look for improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and quality goals.
- Support Senior Development Manager identify, mitigate and drive risk / issues toward resolutions.
- Ensure goals and objective communication runs smoothly between development management and Studio Management.
- Resolve issues, managing competing demands and priorities within the team in a collaborative way, ensuring team satisfaction and motivation.
What are we looking for?
- You have extensive games industry experience.
- Accustomed to working in rapidly changing environments.
- Excellent knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle.
- Demonstrated experience in working with broad cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Has project management experience and also understands how to prioritise and drive quality, not just timelines.
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Delivering legendary games since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the free-to-play MMO gaming industry with 4500+ employees and more than 20 offices globally. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms, including the massively popular World of Tanks and World of Warships.
Working in our company means always having interesting challenges and gaining valuable experience while working with top-class experts.
Take your place among our passionate and experienced team and bring out the best in yourself at Wargaming!
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