R&D Group Manager

Group Manager leads a group of scrum teams. Directly manages Team leads and Technical leads. Creates an environment that encourages and supports business-oriented productiveness and technology excellence in close collaboration with Architect. Involved in the professional activity and invests in developing the team: directs, educates, brings ideas about process improvements and specialization.

Responsibilities:

Project management:

• Leads game development projects within the Domain;
• Cooperates closely with Product Managers to assure development focus and target delivery;
• Ensures proper risk management;
• Improves the achievements of his group;
• Manages and prioritizes the team’s tasks, while balancing business thinking with the team’s needs and technical vision.

People management:

• Defines challenging goals for himself and his group and supports his group in their achievement, measures success and goals completion, adequately evaluating the profit;
• Helps his/her employees in getting the best out of themselves. Encourages the autonomy and independence of the employees;
• Runs performance management and performance improvement processes within the group;
• Is Involved in the professional activity and invests in developing the team: Directs, educates, brings about process improvements and specialization;
• Takes full accountability for the continuous improvement of his group;
• Committed and accountable for the professional development of his group members;
• Coaches and supports his employees;
• Invests in team building and motivation within the group;
• Help the team to identify and resolve risks and impediments, resolve bottlenecks and conflicts.

Process:

• Lead continuous improvement in process and engineering practices on the company level;
• Encourages “best-practice” sharing through the participation and promotion of meetings, newsletters, knowledge sharing programs, and all other initiatives.
• Acts as a part of game studio management team ensuring collaboration with other group managers and studio directors inside and outside R&D, helping to achieve global studio and company goals;
• Has solid understanding of development lifecycle and ensures the process is followed in his group, suggesting relevant improvements to achieve delivery efficiency in his group and studio;

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in managing development teams;
• Result-driven;
• Open-mindedness to changes within a dynamic environment;
• Experience working with SCRUM and Kanban methodology;
• Managerial skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, highly motivated, assertive;
• Ability to perform under pressure and changing priorities;
• Working with reporting systems: (e.g. Jira);
• Conflict management and resolution skills;
• Good English, ability to communicate fluently.

Advantage:

• Technical background;
• Gaming industry experience; 
• Managing big scale projects with many different stakeholders.

What does it mean to work at Playtika?

• You’ll join a team of leaders in the field, and enjoy amazing benefits, some are listed below: 
• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses; 
• Hybrid working mode: Two days from our office, located in the heart of Warsaw (Browary Warszawskie), and three days from anywhere, per week 
• All you can eat! Breakfast, lunches, desserts, snacks and much more in our Playtika-only cafeteria  
• Access to PlaytiCafe where all of your coffee (and other refreshments) dreams come true; 
• Six “Power Up” long weekends for all, and additional day off for your birthday month; 
• Private medical healthcare and three additional sick leave days; 
• A wellness program in the office: yoga classes, massage chairs and zerobody room; 
• Gaming room with a variety of activities; 
• Flexible working hours and monthly happy hours; 
• Work permit assistance for employees; 
• Corporate celebrations, team buildings, and fun activities.