Headquartered in Montreal, Reflector, a company of the Bandai Namco group, is a new breed of studio working with top talents to create high-quality, compelling content for global audiences. By employing a true transmedia approach, where content is built outwards from fully fleshed “Storyworlds”, the company is able to tell richer, deeper stories that connect with fans everywhere.

Summary

Reflector Entertainment is seeking a highly motivated, experienced leader to serve as Technical Director. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Technical Director will help build and manage the development of the new game created by Reflector, leveraging key technologies and design breakthroughs.

Technology & Project Management

Prepare, plan and execute the strategy for the console generation change
Define and promote what the Next Generation AAA experience will be and build the technical vision to achieve it
Define the technology that is the most adapted to the project; understand the engine, the middleware and their constraints
With the Leads, manage the development progress and identify the programming tasks and time estimates
Ensure that the game is being built with the right methodology and best coding practices, tech briefs, code reviews, keeping in mind long term quality and potential future code sharing
Identify the project risks and the contingency plans to put in place with the team
Propose and develop the best tools and dev processes to guarantee team efficiency
Ensure the technology completion and success of each milestone target
Act as gatekeeper of the project, particularly near the end, to ensure a strong finish (Debugging, Optimization, TRCs etc.)
Take charge of all the technical discussions with first parties

Team Management

Show exemplary commitment and communication style, even in critical situations
Demonstrate leadership, charisma and enthusiasm
Take the role of coach, inspire and motivate rather than direct
Manage all the Tech Leads
Manage the performance of the development team staff
Ensure the recruiting, on-boarding, development and professional training of team
Ensure each Lead creates clear and challenging objectives for their team members
Make regular internal communications and maintain a great team atmosphere

Knowledge Sharing

Propose solutions to improve the development of the projects in the studio
Identify and promote the application of best practices
Grow the studio competencies and awareness, define the Platform architecture and specs for the games developed by Reflector
Share constructive experience, both internally and externally

Qualifications

10+ years of leadership experience in the video game industry
Relevant experience working on AAA titles, current and next-gen consoles
Advanced Knowledge in AI, VFX and Animation pipeline
Unreal Engine Expert
Excellent leader and communicator; able to motivate, influence, and inspire at all levels
Able to articulate a strong vision of technology as a means to customer value
Strong communication skills in French and English, both oral and written