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Development Director, WoT
1 year ago
Job Overview
World of Tanks is looking for a passionate and skilled professional Development Director at out Belgrade Studio – you will help set up our studio from the start. Your goal will be to set up and maintain a highly effective dedicated development location, contributing to the legendary World of Tanks game.
What will you do?
- Develop and execute Studio growth plans
- Ensure staffing plans: hiring, internship programs, personal career development for the employees and succession planning
- Ensure adequate equipment, tools and support are provided for team members
- Collaborate with the General Manager to make sure all issues are being timely addressed
- Own the Studio roadmap delivery schedule
- Support the dedicated producer in the pursuit of managing the development timeline
- Effectively collaborate with cross functional teams, maintaining a high level of professionalism and productivity
- Manage progress of teams’ deliverables and provide regular status reporting and capacity plan updates
What are we looking for?
- 8+ years in total of game development experience with 5 years in project management and 3 years in development team management
- Confidence in managing creative teams, with passion to build teams and great culture, fuelled by empathy
- Exceptional practical knowledge of product planning and execution, with a deep understanding of game development
- Strong hands-on change management skills, with confidence of embracing ambiguity and driving the change, and meeting business commitments
- Great problem-solving skills and ability to motivate others to find solutions in challenging situations and dynamic environment
- Strong communication skills and ability to effectively interact at all levels of the organisation and with multiple stakeholders, including negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution
- Sense of responsibility and commitment: taking ownership of your projects and being ready to deliver visual status updates for any audience
- Strong understanding of the complexities and requirements of game production and how to manage them
- Experience working in a Scrum/Agile software development environment
- Deep knowledge of Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office, and the G-Suite
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.
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