Development Director

7 Months ago • 5-10 Years • Game Production

Job Summary

Job Description

Fatshark seeks a Development Director to oversee production, ensuring efficient teams and timely delivery within budget. Must have strong project management, leadership, and communication skills. Experience in game development and Agile methodologies is essential.
Must have:
  • Proven Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Communication Skills
Good to have:
  • Similar Role
  • AAA Game Dev
  • Jira Experience
  • Technical Background
Perks:
  • Dog Friendly
  • Health Benefits

Job Details

We are Fatshark

We are a critically acclaimed Swedish game development studio with about 180 experienced and skilled employees. We are most well-known for developing the Warhammer: Vermintide franchise and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.

We have grown quite a bit over the last few years, but we still embrace the same values that we started with. We want to build the best first person co-op games together, in an approachable, fun and passion-driven way.

The role

The newly established role of Development Director is designed to oversee the broader aspects of production, ensuring teams are efficient and deliver on time and within budget. As a key member of the project leadership team, you will work closely with Directors, Producers, Team Managers, and the Executive Producer (EP). Depending on the size of the team or workload, you may also take on direct oversight of a Feature team as a Producer.

What we offer

Here at Fatshark, we do what we love most: design high-profile games for PCs and consoles. We offer you:

  • A playful, friendly and inclusive work place
  • Hands-on production environment with an emphasis on cooperative/multiplayer games
  • Opportunities for personal growth with varied projects, experienced co-workers and recurring hack weeks/days
  • Developing games with our own engine - Stingray
  • Regulated flex time and paid overtime
  • Occupational pension
  • Health benefits and health check ups
  • Bonus program
  • Dog friendly office located in central Stockholm

What you'll do

  • Ensure the development team is efficient
  • Help the team overcome obstacles to achieve project goals
  • Monitor team progress and performance indicators, identifying risks and optimizing productivity proactively
  • Encouraging transparency, feedback, and continuous improvement
  • Facilitate conflict resolution to ensure smooth operations
  • Collaborate with the EP, Directors, Producers, Team Managers and other stakeholders to align project goals and help create efficient project plans
  • Set processes to analyze team performance, implement improvements, and foster learning within the teams
  • Drive the adoption of methodologies and best practices
  • Promote cross-project collaboration, facilitate knowledge-sharing
  • Be aligned with EP on the cost of the development team and ensure it has the right staffing in place
  • Collaborate with other DD on resource sharing and optimizations
  • Lead and mentor Producers within a project, providing guidance and resources for efficient project execution and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
  • Manage performance and professional development of Producers


Required qualifications

  • Proven leadership experience in game development, entertainment, or tech industries
  • Strong project management and production oversight skills
  • Expert in development methodologies such as agile
  • Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple stakeholders
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken


Bonus qualifications

  • Experience in a similar role within a game development studio
  • Familiarity with tools like Jira and production tracking systems
  • Experience with AAA game development and knowledge of the gaming industry
  • A technical background in game development is a strong plus


Application details

We are following the policy of working 4 days in the office per week, with 1 day option to work from home. The onboarding is being done fully in the office.

We look forward to review applications and will be interviewing candidates continuously until the position has been filled.

Location: Stockholm (on-site)
Start: ASAP
Form of Employment: permanent, full-time

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About The Company

We are a Swedish game development studio located in Södermalm, Stockholm. With about 180 experienced and skilled employees, we develop and publish titles for both consoles and PC. 


We create unique game experiences with titles such as Lead and Gold, Krater, Bloodsports.tv, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide & Warhammer: Vermintide 2, as well as our upcoming game Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.


At Fatshark, we believe the best moments are experienced together, it’s what influences our work and us as a studio. In our games, you are given the freedom to succeed or fail trying as a group. And that’s exactly the way we like it.

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