Live Product Director (PAYDAY 3)

Hi 👋 I’m Luke, Talent Acquisition Manager here at Starbreeze, and I’m looking for a Live Product Director for PAYDAY 3 to join Craig’s Production team here in our crew.

This is a key leadership role to support our long-term commitment to and focus on the project and franchise. You will own and drive the product vision for PAYDAY 3’s live service, whilst inspiring and leading a diverse team. We’re looking for someone with extensive product and production experience in a live service environment, and who can lead by example with empathy, adaptability and accountability.

So, are you a liveops leader ready to steer the ship of PAYDAY 3? Then we want to speak with you!

Please note that this position is based onsite at our office in Stockholm 5 days per week.

What you'll be doing:

• 🚘 Drive live service: You'll define and drive how PAYDAY 3 functions as a service in line with our franchise strategy and goals. You’ll ensure it is updated as things change; whether it's due to new features, technical challenges, or feedback from stakeholders and players.
• 📢 Communicate the vision: You'll make sure everyone from the development team and marketing to our executives and external partners understands that vision.
• 🏃 Guide the team: You'll guide the team to make sure we deliver on that vision with high quality.
• 🎮 Get involved: You'll work closely with the team to scope the game, keeping it on time, on budget, and high quality.
• 🤝 Collaborate across the studio: You'll collaborate with leaders across the studio to build and inspire a high-performing team.
• 🏆 Champion best practices: You'll define and champion the best practices for quality, making sure everything we do prioritizes the overall player value.
• 🛠️ Partner with QA: You'll partner with our Quality Assurance team to measure the quality of the product at every stage.
• 🧳 Partner with Operations: You’ll partner with our Operational Services team to ensure development milestones are aligned with marketing and other commercial timelines.
• 📈 Use data: You'll team up with our Data & Insights team to define key performance indicators and use that data to drive product and development decisions.
• 🗓️ Talk strategy: You'll represent the game and franchise in long-term business planning and strategy discussions.
• 🫂 Go external: You'll build and nurture relationships with external partners like platform holders and licensors.

What we're looking for:

• Experience as a product-focused producer in a game studio in a live service environment.
• Experience leading development teams on multiple AA+ PC/console games.
• Experience leading and inspiring high-performing, quality-focused teams.
• Excellent communication, multitasking, and scheduling skills.
• Excellent time management and self organisation; you can juggle multiple objectives, assess risks, set priorities, and solve problems all while meeting deadlines.
• Solid understanding of game development, including team dynamics, common hurdles, game engines, and development milestones.
• Strong working knowledge of at least one bug-tracking software solution.
• A player-first mentality.

Bonus points if:

• You have some hands-on development experience in any area; such as art, design, programming, QA, etc.
• You have experience developing first-person shooter titles.

Interview Process:

• 30-minute Google Meet call with a member of our Talent Acquisition team.
• 1-hour interview with our Head of Production and the General Manager of PAYDAY.
• 1-hour interview with a Development Director and Production Manager.

Perks of the Job

We know that great work comes from happy people, so we've levelled up our benefits package:

• Flexible hours: Our core hours of 09:30 AM to 15:30 PM CET helps you to structure your day that is best and most productive for your lifestyle and for your team.
• Time off: You'll get 30 vacation days, plus an extra 5 days to use as you please, and even a paid moving day. That's all on top of public holidays!
• Pension: We offer a generous occupational pension plan through Nordnet.
• Insurances: We've got you covered with comprehensive private healthcare, life, and accident insurance.
• Wellness allowance: We offer a 5000 SEK annual wellness allowance to put towards whatever helps you feel your best; whether that’s a gym membership, yoga classes, swimming lessons, or whatever else you do for you!
• Bike to work: Enjoy tax-free bike leasing through Lease a Bike.
• SL card: 12 month travelcard can be bought through us, and paid monthly through salary.
• Relax and recharge: We offer free monthly in-office massage sessions to help you unwind and recharge.
• Fun and games: We're a team that loves to hang out; whether that’s Monday breakfasts, frequent fika, or our weekly Dungeons & Dragons club.
• A great new office: Our new digs are right in the heart of Stockholm, surrounded by great restaurants, gyms, and awesome spots for Friday after-work drinks.

About Starbreeze

At Starbreeze, we believe games are more than just entertainment, they’re a way to bring people together. From the pulse-pounding, cooperative heists of PAYDAY to our upcoming Dungeons & Dragons adventure, we create experiences that thrive on teamwork, strategy, and the thrill of emergent gameplay. Our mission is to build vibrant games that offer infinite replayability, allowing players to forge their own stories and adventures together.

Every Starbreeze employee helps shape this vision. Whether you’re crafting intricate game worlds or developing the systems that bring players together, your creativity and passion will drive the future of cooperative gaming. Join us in our journey to create innovative, immersive experiences that unite players and redefine what gaming can achieve.

Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

Ready to Join the Crew?

If this all sounds good to you, then we can't wait to hear from you! Send us your CV and a cover letter in English. We review applications continuously, so the sooner you apply, the better.

P.S. A heads-up for our friends in the agency world: we're handling this one ourselves, so please don't send us any unsolicited CVs to our TA team or managers.

What more do we offer? We're glad you asked!

• Flexible working hours, with core hours of 09:30-15:30 CET, to allow you to structure your day in a way that best suits you;
• 30 paid vacation days per year, plus an extra 5 paid days off, plus 1 paid moving day - all on top of public holidays, of course!;
• A generous occupational pension via Nordnet, typically ~50% above the collective agreement standard;
• Private healthcare, life, and accident insurance;
• A wellness allowance of 5000 SEK per year towards your wellness; whether that's a gym membership, tennis lessons, yoga classes, or whatever else you do for you!;
• Bike leasing through Lease a Bike, with the cost deduced tax free from your gross salary;
• In office massage sessions monthly, free for all employees;
• A variety of fun events in office, from regular breakfasts and fika sessions, to our weekly DnD club;
• And let's not forget our new office itself - in the centre of Stockholm near a variety of excellent restaurants, gyms, and bars for those Friday after-works!

One Team. A Multitude of Skills.

Do you recognise yourself in the following description? If so you could be one of us!

Smarter Together – We utilise our diverse set of experiences, competences, and backgrounds to achieve the best results.

Accountability – We are committed to delivering excellence, including holding ourselves and others accountable. We get sh*t done.

Enable Creativity – We use fun, passion and play to explore new ideas and possibilities.

Learn and Develop – When we fail we do it quick and make sure to learn from it. Asking for and giving feedback is part of our daily routine

About Starbreeze

Starbreeze is an independent developer, publisher and distributor of PC and console targeting the global market, with studios in Stockholm, London, Barcelona and Paris. Housing the smash hit IP PAYDAY, Starbreeze develops games based on proprietary and third-party rights, both in-house and in partnership with external game developers. Starbreeze shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

For more information, please visit www.starbreeze.com

Founded in 1998

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