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Development Manager - Single Player (12 month contract)

We are DICE, the award-winning studio with locations in Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden, best known for creating the phenomenally successful Battlefield franchise.

We strongly believe our people are the backbone and driving force to our creative products, and are always looking for diverse game creators to join us in Stockholm, Gothenburg or working remotely, to help us build the best Battlefield experiences and make our studio the best in the industry.

Role Overview

We are looking for a project manager who is passionate about gaming to provide daily production support for their team(s). You will create an environment that enables our excellent teams to focus on what they are good at by supporting them with administrative and production support. The role of a Development Manager is dynamic and multi-faceted, requiring excellent collaboration skills, communication, and accountability. Reporting to the Lead Producer, you will act as the scrum master for a feature team within the project. You will help the team adopt agile development practices and run the standard scrum rituals (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Manage JIRA tasking and sprint tracking for your feature team
• Manage the feature team’s capacity and workload
• Provide data and valuable information for team status reports
• Set up Sprint planning and retrospective meetings
• Take meeting minutes and track actions for the team
• Support the Lead DD with the capacity plan, scoping and capacity, and change requests
• Communicate with your team and partners to ensure understanding
• Champion adherence to agile philosophies

What skills does DICE look for?

• 1 or more years Project Management or Project Coordination experience or equivalent education
• Experience within a Game development environment
• Experience with JIRA or equivalent software
• Experience with Agile or equivalent education