Head of Production - Match Hotel!

SciPlay, is a global leader focused in providing an ever-expanding portfolio of robust iGaming and Social Casino solutions to the global gaming industry. To put it simply - we make Mobile and Facebook games that are fun to play, fun to make, and we're growing like crazy! SciPlay's reach is made possible by the expertise of our rock star teams and game makers. Want to be part of a fast-paced company that lands in the Top 1% of Social Casino games? See more details below!

Position Summary

We are looking for a new role as a Head of Production who will be responsible for Match Hotel! game. Experience driving and communicating a clear vision in a highly collaborative environment, managing and mentoring production, and being a true partner to Art, Design, Engineering, Production, and Quality Assurance is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the game forward through scoping of game initiatives throughout ideation and design, whether it’s product, tech, platform integration, or marketing/analytic needs to create a feature and release roadmaps helping to build the future vision of the game.

• Plan and execute a feature and release roadmap, overseeing cross-discipline teams to execute on time utilizing the quadruple constraints of scope, time, cost, and quality.

• Lead design and product teams to create short-term and long-term live operation plans, including feature and patch release cadences, as well as resource allocations and production processes for efficient quality, live services.

• Own the Game Team’s production processes and methodologies. Utilizing data to identify areas for improvement in Game Team performance, effectiveness, and quality. Champion learning through experience with action-driven postmortems and retrospectives.

• Coach a talented team of producers and others based on your expertise in project management, process management, methodology management, and data analysis.

• Identify areas for improvement for team efficiency, performance, and quality, and based on analysis be able to propose corrective actions.

• Actively work with the leadership team to engage and create a positive and inclusive team culture.

• Propose and supply teams with tooling and reporting to monitor team efficiencies regularly review data reports, ensure governance of data, and identify new opportunities for production data gathering. The team uses JIRA for tracking production so creating workflows, dashboards, and building reports is an expectation.

• Manage stakeholders keeping them informed by creating a transparent and open environment with supporting data to help make key decisions and build alignment with the leadership group.

• Responsible for managing the internal and external resourcing budget including identifying cost savings by utilizing alternative resourcing strategies while evaluating performance to ensure quality.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years’ experience in related fields.

• Experienced in managing production pipeline throughout the mobile game lifecycle, including live operations.

• Excellent leadership, project management, oral and written communication skills.

• Solid organizational skills and highly efficient time management.

• Proficient in people management skills to motivate and grow the team.

• Strong knowledge of the mobile game market and platforms.

• Hands-on experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Sprint practices.

• High proficiency with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence.

​Our team embraces a hybrid working model based in our Istanbul and Ankara offices, and the person in this role will be part of the same setup. #LI-Hybrid

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