Senior External Development Manager

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Business Development • $110,000 PA - $175,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As FPC's Senior External Development Manager, you'll collaborate with team leaders to identify external development needs, source partners, and build strong partnerships. You'll create and manage processes for aligning and tracking partner deliverables, ensuring quality and providing feedback. Responsibilities include vetting potential partners, structuring partnership models, managing partner relationships, tracking deliverables, and establishing accountability metrics. The role requires strong communication and organizational skills, experience managing external development on AAA games, and the ability to build high-trust partnerships. Up to 25% travel (potentially international) may be required.
Must have:
  • 5+ years managing external development on AAA games
  • Deep understanding of game development process
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Ability to build strong partnerships
  • Manage partner deliverables and address issues
Good to have:
  • Fluency in Mandarin
  • Live service title experience
  • Experience with globally distributed teams
Perks:
  • Fully remote
  • Share in studio's success
  • Comprehensive benefits (NetEase)

Job Details

Who We Are: Founded by an MMO legend who has led AAA teams for over 20 years, our new studio Fantastic Pixel Castle (FPC) is building an original fantasy IP from scratch. Players will be regularly engaged in our development process from early stages as part of our open and transparent studio culture, and we aim to craft an IP that will be worthy of their passion and dedication for decades to come.

We are committed to being a fully remote and global studio, so that we can hire world-class people and have them live their best lives. We think top-heavy bureaucracy stifles creativity, so we aim to stay small as we focus on delivering a game and a world that you will love. We are fully-funded, and the team will share in all of our studio's successes. We're seeking talented teammates to join us in our journey so we encourage you to apply if you're interested, even if you're not sure you check all the boxes.

 

Job Description: As FPC’s Senior External Development Manager, you will work closely with our team leaders to determine our external development needs and then source and build the right partnerships. You will create and manage our processes for aligning and tracking partner deliverables, ensuring their work meets our needs and quality standards and providing feedback to both our internal and external developers to build strong relationships and effective collaboration. You will facilitate open communication between our internal teams and external development partners and refine our approach and strategy to improve our capabilities and outcomes in working with development partners.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Source and vet potential partners and structure partnership models to meet our external development needs
  • Build FPC’s capability to work effectively with external teams and integrate them into our development approach and plans
  • Partner with production to track and manage partner deliverables and proactively address any timing or quality issues
  • Manage ongoing relationships with our partners as their main point of contact for the overall collaboration
  • Establish accountability metrics and feedback processes between our internal and external teams to continuously improve how we work together

 

Requirements:

  • 5+ years experience experience managing external development / outsourcing partnerships on AAA games either within the development team or at a co-dev studio
  • Deep understanding of the game development process and strong ability to track, prioritize, follow through on multiple deliverables across different teams/groups
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills and the proven ability to build strong and high-trust partnerships and resolve conflicts
  • Ability to travel as needed (up to 25%), sometimes internationally, to conduct due diligence and onboard partner teams

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Fluency in Mandarin
  • Experience working on live service titles
  • Experience working with globally distributed teams and partners

 

US Salary Band: $110,000 - 175,000 USD 

Canadian Salary Band: $95,000 - 135,000 CAD 

The expected annual base pay ranges reflected in this job description are applicable to individuals residing in or working within a designated location. Any final compensation offer will depend on various factors. As part of an overall package, NetEase employees can take advantage of NetEase's comprehensive benefits and discretionary incentive plans, provided that they comply with the policies and guidelines governing those programs.

We are an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other protected status as required by law.

 

We're always on the lookout for talented folks. Go ahead and apply, even if you're not sure you check all the boxes. Our Talent team will review your application and contact you if there is a potential fit.

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Fantastic Pixel Castle (FPC) is a new studio founded in 2023 to create our take on a modernized fantasy MMORPG, codenamed Ghost. ✨▪️🏰

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