Release Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
- Release management experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Coordination & prioritization
- Strong organization & time management
- Problem-solving abilities
- Passion for improvement
- Digital storefront experience
- GaaS title support
- Agile environment experience
- Scripting/programming skills
- CI/CD and build systems knowledge
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary bonus
- Comprehensive healthcare
- 401k matching
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Social clubs
9 skills required
Job Details
As a Release Manager at Bungie, you will play a critical role in operating a live service game, managing our digital storefront presence, and releasing our games and updates on multiple gaming platforms. You'll work with teams across the studio and with our external partners to schedule and shepherd products through their entire release lifecycle, ensuring high quality and on-time delivery.
As we learn from each release, you will recommend and implement operational changes to continually improve experiences for our team, other Bungie teams, and the players of our games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with internal and external partners to create products, bundles, and offers in platform stores
- Ensure on-time and successful store and game updates through planning, prioritizing, scheduling, and coordinating all necessary work within the studio and with external partners
- Coordinate and communicate status of releases
- Run build processes to produce releasable packages and archives
- Support internal teams as needed for release info, builds, packages, environment access, and investigations
- Build effective relationships with development, operations, and publishing teams within Bungie and our gaming platform partners
- Coordinate ordering, distribution, and management of digital game codes
- Find ways to improve our current processes, making them more efficient, reliable, sustainable, and adaptable
- Create and update documentation as release processes changes
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience with release management or a similar role in the game or software industry
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both verbal and written skills with team members across the studio and with external partners
- Ability to coordinate with internal teams and effectively prioritize tasks
- Impeccable organization and time management skills
- Detail-oriented, focused, and composed under pressure
- Ability to quickly solve or seek the solution to problems in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
- Passion for continuous improvement
- Highly adaptable to a variety of situations
- Flexibility with schedule during game and patch release windows, including some on-call work
- Proficiency with Microsoft Windows and Office (Excel, Outlook)
- Enthusiasm for and knowledge of the games industry
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Experience managing digital storefronts, digital supply chains, metadata management, and/or game publishing
- Experience shipping titles for PlayStation, Xbox, PC
- Experience supporting a Games as a Service (GaaS) title
- Experience working within an Agile environment
- Knowledge of certification/release processes for gaming platforms
- Experience with SDK tools for console/PC platforms
- Experience with PowerShell or other scripting languages to automate repetitive tasks
- Experience programming in C# or other languages to build tools
- Experience with build systems, CI/CD, release pipelines, etc.
This range is determined by an array of factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. Additionally, it is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
In the journey to make incredible worlds, Bungie employees don't simply do meaningful work - they receive meaningful support. Competitive salaries and discretionary bonus opportunities are just the start. We offer comprehensive healthcare coverage, generous 401(k) matching, flexible time off policies, paid parental leave, social clubs, and so much more. Check out our benefits page: Benefits - Bungie Careers to see all the perks that come with joining Bungie.
Bellevue Pay Range
$139,000 - $159,000 USD
So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that members of certain underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!
Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees who are located outside of a Bungie approved state will need to establish residency in an approved state within 45 days of their start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.
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