Vice President of Production
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Job Description
The Vice President of Production will lead and scale production across Xsolla’s game development studios. This senior leadership role requires a proactive, organized, and visionary production expert who excels in a dynamic, creative environment. Responsibilities include evaluating production pipelines, establishing KPIs, developing a strategic roadmap, implementing best practices, delivering releases on time and within budget, improving production visibility, overseeing day-to-day production, aligning teams with company objectives, building a high-performance production team, partnering with various departments, identifying risks, driving accountability, and championing a player-first mindset. The role involves managing multiple cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality game delivery.
Must have:
- 10+ years of game production experience, with 5+ in leadership roles.
- Proven track record of managing full-cycle game development projects.
- Deep understanding of production methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical, operational, and organizational acumen.
- Ability to balance creative ambition with technical and financial constraints.
Good to have:
- Experience in live service (GaaS) and free-to-play game development.
- Familiarity with international markets and localization workflows.
- Knowledge of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, or similar systems.
- Passion for gaming and deep familiarity with current industry trends.
15 skills required
Job Details
ABOUT US
At Xsolla, we believe that great games begin as ideas, driven by the curiosity, dedication, and grit of creators around the world. Our mission is to empower these visionaries by providing the support and resources they need to bring their games to life. We are committed to leveling the playing field, ensuring that every creator has the opportunity to share their passion with the world.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, Seoul, and beyond, we partner with industry leaders like Valve, Twitch, and Ubisoft to clear the paths for innovation in gaming. Our global reach spans over 200 geographies, offering more than 700 payment methods in 130+ currencies.
Longevity Opportunity Vision Enjoy the game!
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Vice President of Production to lead and scale production across Xsolla’s portfolio of game development studios. This is a senior leadership role for a proactive, organized, and visionary production expert who thrives in a dynamic, creative environment. You will oversee multiple cross-functional teams, ensuring high-quality game delivery across all stages of development, from concept through live operations.
As VP of Production, you’ll build and refine scalable processes, manage resource planning, and align studios with Xsolla’s strategic goals. You’ll bring deep production expertise, an eye for operational excellence, and a passion for empowering development teams to create exceptional games.
If you excel at building strong partnerships, driving production at scale, and love being at the intersection of creative and operational leadership, we’d love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a comprehensive evaluation of current production pipelines and studio partnerships.
- Establish baseline KPIs for delivery timelines, quality, and team performance.
- Develop a strategic roadmap to scale production capabilities across all studios.
- Implement operational best practices and tools to streamline production across multiple titles.
- Deliver consistent, on-time, and on-budget releases in collaboration with studio heads and executive leadership.
- Improve production visibility and forecasting accuracy by 30%+ through data-driven reporting and planning systems.
- Oversee the day-to-day production of multiple game development studios, internal and external.
- Align teams to company objectives, ensuring creative vision is matched by effective execution.
- Build and mentor a high-performance production team; establish training, standards, and leadership development.
- Partner with Product, Creative, Marketing, and BizDev to ensure cross-functional alignment and timely deliverables.
- Identify production risks early and implement proactive mitigation strategies.
- Drive accountability, agility, and clarity in game development workflows.
- Champion a player-first mindset and a culture of excellence.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of game production experience, with 5+ in executive or senior leadership roles.
- Proven track record of managing multiple full-cycle game development projects across genres and platforms.
- Deep understanding of production methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, hybrid).
- Experience working with and managing external/remote development teams and co-development partners.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical, operational, and organizational acumen.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance creative ambition with technical and financial constraints.
- Experience in live service (GaaS) and free-to-play game development, preferred.
- Familiarity with international markets and localization workflows, preferred.
- Knowledge of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, or proprietary production tracking systems, preferred.
- Passion for gaming and deep familiarity with current industry trends and technologies, preferred.
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About The Company
Xsolla's video game business engine helps game developers and publishers operate more efficiently and sell more games. Serving only the video game industry, Xsolla caters to businesses from indie to enterprise, with solutions that solve the complexities of distribution, marketing, and monetization so developers, publishers, and platform partners. Our goal is to increase your audience, sales and revenue.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices worldwide, Xsolla operates as a merchant and seller of record for major gaming entities like Valve, Twitch, Ubisoft, Epic Games, and PUBG Corporation.
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