Senior Technical Producer - New Ip

Greetings from Phoenix Labs!

Whether you're hunting behemoths with your friends in Dauntless or rekindling the magical energy of Azoria in Fae Farm, our worlds empower players to share enduring stories like never before. Around here, we believe people are the ends, not the means. It's how we strive to be a destination for developers who wish to collaborate on making timeless games enjoyed by players all over the world.

Phoenix Labs is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Producer to manage parts of a cross functional game team with specific emphasis on technical development to develop a new IP. We are seeking a hands-on technical project manager who is excited to join our production team and drive technical feature development with a mindset focused on delivering value to players.

The Senior Technical Producer we are looking for must have the foresight to plan new features that align with product goals, the fortitude to drive a team to delivery, and possess exceptional communication and organizational skills. The successful candidate is an expert project manager who knows the ins & outs of multi platform game development and thrives in a fast paced results driven environment. You are reliable, responsive and resilient.

Responsibilities:

• Build excellent relationships with our studio, our vendors and our community
• Partner with a Product Lead and Delivery Lead to manage a cross functional development team or Software Engineers, Designers and Artists
• Actively manage and mitigate risk and lead problem resolution as issues arise
• Assume the role of Delivery Steward on an Agile team facilitating Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
• Collaborate with the development team to support all aspects of game development
• Accountable for all aspects of feature team scope, schedule, quality, budget, planning and tracking

Requirements:

• Experience managing cross functional teams.
• 3+ years experience managing technical projects on cross functional team(s).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including conflict resolution.
• Shipped at least 1 multi platform game title end to end.
• Experience with Unreal Engine (or similar engines) and Perforce
• A focus on doing what's best for players, even if that means sacrificing some of the bottom line.
• 7+ years experience in Project Management on cross functional feature game development team(s).
• Comfortable collaborating and managing remote teams across time zones.
• At home within dynamic, team-based environments, navigating inter-dependencies, and managing output.
• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies
• Experience with Confluence, Jira, Google Suite, Slack
• Experience building and delivering organizational reports

Nice to have:

• Computer science degree or prior programming experience

Who We Are

We make games because we love them, and we love the way they inspire us, bring us together, and enrich our lives. Our mosaic community of game developers is united by shared values and a desire to innovate and create new kinds of core, lifestyle, multiplayer games. Phoenix Labs has teams located in Vancouver (BC), Montreal, and San Mateo. We offer relocation + visa sponsorship for qualified candidates, as needed.