Senior Development Manager

51 Minutes ago • 1-8 Years • Game Production

About the job

Summary

Remedy Entertainment seeks a Senior Development Manager for their Max Payne remake project. Responsibilities encompass managing developer teams throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring on-time delivery, identifying and mitigating production risks, prioritizing tasks, and facilitating communication across teams and locations. The role requires strong project management skills, experience with production management software (Jira), proficiency in Excel and business intelligence tools, and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing teams in game development, particularly within PC/console projects, and experience with audio is beneficial. This is a hybrid role with offices in Helsinki and Stockholm.
Must have:
  • Solid Development Manager experience (PC/console game shipped)
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Experience leading teams using agile methodologies
  • Proficient in Jira, Excel, and business intelligence tools
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Audio experience
  • Experience with Power BI or Tableau
  • Experience working with distributed teams
Perks:
  • Hybrid work model
  • Extensive employee benefits
  • Annual bonus system
  • Relocation assistance
  • Up to 5 weeks paid vacation (Finland/Sweden)
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  • Hybrid

Remedy Entertainment, the creator of Control®, Max Payne®, Alan Wake® and one of the leading independent game studios in the world is looking for a Senior Development Manager to join our Max Payne project. 

As a Senior Development Manager, you'll take part in all phases of our high-quality game projects and, together with the team, get to contribute to Remedy's future success. 

In our upcoming and exciting Max Payne remake project, you will be the main producer for some of our teams, including those distributed across different locations. This role emphasizes coaching, guiding, and supporting team members. You will work in close collaboration with the project's production team and other Senior Development Managers. 

We enthusiastically welcome diverse viewpoints and backgrounds. At Remedy, we value and are committed to ensuring an inclusive and safe work environment for all our team members.

WHAT YOU GET TO DO

  • Manage a team of developers, supporting them through their project life cycle stages.
  • Be accountable and drive the delivery of your strike teams and assigned key processes.
  • Plan and consistently deliver against project schedules, identify production risks or constraints, and troubleshoot dependency problems.
  • Plan and prioritize tasks, and clearly communicate them to the teams you are responsible for.
  • Facilitate communication between the project teams, leads and the other producers.
  • Actively optimize and improve work methods and best practices to drive team efficiency.
  • Stay up to date with industry standards, both in terms of methodology and quality, and help team members stay on par or ahead of them when necessary.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

  • You have solid experience as a Development Manager/Producer with at least one PC/console game project shipped. It's beneficial if you have experience working with Audio.
  • You have excellent project management skills and hands-on experience leading teams using methodologies and frameworks.
  • You are experienced in using production management software tools, such as Jira.
  • You are proficient in Excel and business intelligence tools. Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms are a plus.
  • Your mindset is geared towards long-term planning, problem-solving and critical thinking.
  • You are used to collaborating with colleagues across different locations and departments, and you can communicate and present your ideas in a clear and coherent way.
  • You thrive working in a team environment, sharing ideas and learning from others. As a team member, you are dedicated to contributing towards a friendly and inclusive work environment. 
  • You can also work independently, being organized and able to document your work. 

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

  • At Remedy, you get to work on awesome, memorable gaming experiences for our players in a studio where your input is valued, and your creative freedom is encouraged.
  • We offer a collaborative environment that values both individual and teamwork, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard and workloads stay manageable. We believe in and support work-life balance—happy people work better!
  • We offer an extensive set of employee benefits and an annual bonus system as well as opportunities for you to develop your skills further. On top of this, in Finland and Sweden you get up to 5 weeks of paid vacation, in addition to public holidays and other special occasions.
  • We have two offices, one in Finland, in the Helsinki metropolitan area, and one in Stockholm, Sweden. Both locations are well known for their exceptional quality of life, free education and pristine nature at your doorstep.
  • If you are not already in Finland or Sweden, our relocation service is there every step of the way to take care of you. You can concentrate on work, while we take care of everything else.
  • Our studio is embracing a hybrid work model that gives you the flexibility to work from home and have valuable face-to-face time with your colleagues.

To apply, please fill in the application form with your CV (in English) and other information relevant to the position. This position will be filled as soon as suitable applicants are found.

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About The Company

Remedy is an independent game developer founded in 1995 and primarily based in Espoo, Finland with an office in Stockholm, Sweden. 


Our highly acclaimed titles include Control, Quantum Break, the Alan Wake franchise and Max Payne 1 and 2.


Our mission is to create thrilling experiences you can’t find anywhere else.​ We bring imagination to life using our unique technology, creating worlds that are completely believable yet extraordinary. Then we invite you down the rabbit hole.​

Join us and you’ll discover a vibrant, connected universe filled with stories and characters that stay with you long after you switch off.​

Over the past 25 years we’ve built a unique, people-first environment where courageous creativity thrives. You might be surprised by the next thing we release,​ but you’ll have no doubt it’s Remedy.​

Welcome to our world.​

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