Senior Producer, Vanilla Gameplay

As Senior Producer for Minecraft Vanilla Gameplay, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver delightful gameplay experiences to our global player community. You are responsible for driving all aspects of production with your two scrum teams, ranging from roadmap updates, quality validation, and milestone and sprint planning. You will coach other leaders, foster empowered and autonomous teams, and ensure alignment across a complex stakeholder landscape.

You will work closely with the product manager for your product area, as well as an engineering manager and a creative manager in the daily leadership of your teams. Reporting to one of our senior product managers, you will translate the overarching product vision for your area into actionable work for your teams, track production status in relation to the overall roadmap, and take decisive action to address deviations from the plan of record.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the team backlog. Lead and manage the development team to deliver high-quality game content on time.
• Collaborate closely with the engineering and creative managers to foster an empowering, collaborative and productive work environment.
• Ensuring transparent and consistent communication with internal and external stakeholders around the production status and dependencies.
• Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure smooth project execution.
• Continuously evaluate and improve production processes to enhance efficiency and quality.

Required Skills:

• Project Management: Proven experience in managing complex game development projects from concept to launch.
• Team Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a diverse team. As senior producer, you ensure the team understands the project's planning and priorities to enable them to execute delivery successfully.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey project status and requirements to stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to anticipate and address potential issues proactively.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of game development lifecycles, quality assurance processes, and platform compliance requirements.
• Self-leadership: Thorough and analytical, and assertive when considering additional workload in relation to commitments.
• Confident in speaking and writing in English, even on production details, technical and business terms.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in game production, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead role.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality game content on time and at quality.

This is a full-time role with a hybrid remote working model, where we work from the office two days a week. Please note that we are only considering candidates currently based in Sweden.

Important note on resumes

Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we’d hate to miss out on an awesome candidate! Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck!