Development Director

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games.

We are looking for an experienced Development Director (DD) who is passionate about driving software and plays a key part in our game development teams. You are a force multiplier for the teams and will partner with producers and stakeholders to manage scope, capacity, risk management and reporting.

In this role, you will organize, direct, control, and evaluate the operations of the team. You will work closely with team managers and producers to develop policies and procedures for team operations. As part of the work, you will manage game development teams in designing, developing, operating, and administering to ensure deliverables are delivered on time and on schedule.

In this role, you can expect to be involved in:

• You will be responsible for setting up process, capacity planning, reporting and quality for the teams
• You will help to create Jira ticket for tasks, issues based on demand and prioritization of the requested work
• You will work closely with producers and stakeholders to plan roadmap, schedule, scope planning, tracks risks and dependencies based on the project goals for your teams
• You will guide the delivery of content and features for your teams
• You will conduct milestone planning, track team progress, and provide regular status updates
• You will plays a leadership role in managing and cultivating the teams
• You will facilitate risk assessments and mitigation strategies when needed
• You will lead your team to seek improvement to process, solve problems, balance priorities, and find creative solutions that achieve positive results
• You will advocate for, and empower the team, making sure they have everything they need to shine in their position
• You will provide an environment where team members understand how their daily work contributes to the product and company goals

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, business administration, or in a related field
• 7+ years of project management and team leadership experience in game development or equivalent.
• 4+ years of proven experience managing projects, help drive career development and work performance
• Applied experience in multiple project management methodologies such as waterfall and agile.
• Experience in managing art, design, data, and engineering in all phases of development
• Confident in decision-making that draws upon experience and best practices
• Proficient with Jira, Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Google workspace or equivalent software
• Good understanding of games as a service business model
• PMP or equivalent certification is an asset

Our success is due to the hard work of our people. We share our success with our people through flexible benefits and reward programs, sweet swag, snacks, and more. Here’s a look at some of the support we provide our people:

• Extended Health Coverage: effective day one, no waiting period! Our benefits cover health, dental, life, disability, and extended paramedical services such as vision care, mental health practitioners, massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, and much more.
• DEIB Benefits: DEIB is important to us and to our people - that’s why our benefits include gender-affirming care, fertility care, and other hormonal treatments and drugs.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: our benefits are built on a flex credit model, so you’re able to choose the coverage levels that are right for you, and allocate the rest to a group RRSP/TFSA, Health Spending account, and/or Personal Spending Account.
• RRSP Matching: everyone retires eventually, and we help our people save for their futures with a contribution matching program once you reach 90 days with us.
• PTO and Parental Leave: we offer paid parental leave, flexible paid time off, paid time off for volunteering, sick leave, and holiday closures.
• Employee and Family AssistanceProgram: this program provides crisis management support, immediate mental health care, and generalized support for emotional, mental, and financial well-being.
• Telus Virtual Health: we provide increased access to remote healthcare providers for prescription refills or referrals from the comfort of your home.
• Learning and growth: We encourage people to grow both personally and professionally, and support this through regular lunch & learns and an education stipend.
• Pay transparency: We share with employees the pay range their role falls within and clear career maps to determine how they can grow within their role or level-up to a promotion.
• Cool spaces: Our offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Montreal, Prince Edward Island, and Seoul. Whether it’s summers on the rooftop patio in Downtown Vancouver, watching the fireworks in Montreal’s South Shore, or trying local eats in Downtown Charlottetown - we want our people to feel like their time spent in office is worthwhile!
• Giving back: Our ‘Agents of Change’ initiative is how we support the communities close to our heart, and we have several events and fundraisers every year that Agents of Change organize.
• Hybrid Work: We aim to provide flexible arrangements that suit all work styles. All teams at Kabam are hybrid work environments, with a minimum of 2 days in-office to foster team collaboration and bonding. Full-remote options are also available for certain positions within Kabam.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal and Charlottetown in Canada, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the United States, and in Seoul, South Korea. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.