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Production Director - [The Settlers] (f/m/d)

Job Description

As an intergral member of The Settlers team you will oversee the advancement of the work and the attainment of production objectives as well as ensure high levels of motivation and commitment from all team members.

Primary Objectives

• Participate in defining the project deliverables and risks associated with development.
• Coordinate, delegate, and ensure the organization of the work to be carried out.

Specific Tasks

• You are responsible for introducing and establishing methodologies, procedures, tools and techniques.
• You evaluate and analyze the teams needs for optimal workflow and you seek and introduce innovative solutions as well as best practices.
• You foster productivity, mobilize and inspire the project team to reach targeted deliverables.
• You create the roadmap and responsible for delivery of promised deliverables.
• You anticipate risks and prepare mitigations.
• You are responsible for a continuous progression and flow of the development.
• You challenge and support all departments collaborating to develop the best possible product.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant planning/management experience
• Proven full experience of the project-life-cylces phases (start to finish) with different methodologies (sequential, lean, agile or hybrid)
• Proficient knowledge of both, traditional/sequential and lean/agile project management methodologies and are confident to create solutions fitting to the
• team’s needs
• Able to teach, coach and motivate teams and help them transition to new
• Procedures
• Eager to learn new methods, techniques and tools for project management and to make use of them
• Excellent written and oral English communication skills
• Expert knowledge of game industry trends.

Bonus:

• University degree in Business Administrations, Project Management or any other equivalent training.

Additional Information

Your Benefits

• Relocation Support: We offer financial support in form of a cash allowance and assistance with accommodation search and settle-in support via our relocation partner, for international candidates we offer visa assistance.
• 26 days paid vacation per year. Additionally, you will get half a day off on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve and approximately 11 bank holidays in the NRW region.
• Flexible Working Hours: We have core working times between 10:00 AM – 04:00 PM and the distribution of the other hours is up to you.
• Development Support: Leadership training, workshops, guest speakers from the industry, online Ubisoft learning platform, coaches, experts and library.
• Company Pension Scheme. We offer an attractive scheme through salary sacrificing in which the employer also matches contributions
• Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month. In addition, we also offer 5 ‘care for ill children days’ per child per year.
• Discounted Games. We regularly order Ubisoft Games for super cheap prices for our employees.
• Gym Subsidy. We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice.
• Lunch & Breakfast Service. Enjoy fresh discounted meals each day.
• Monthly Mobility Budget. 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket.
• English and German classes for free; The business language in the studio is English. No German is required to work with us.
• Free fresh Fruit, Coffee and Tea. Enjoy fresh fruit and beverages in our office.

We offer a highly interesting challenge for a team player including the possibility to show personal initiative. If you are passionate about video games and would like to work with like-minded professionals in an international team, please apply via our career portal.

The application must include your resume, and a cover letter detailing your earliest starting date, motivation.

For further information please check www.bluebyte.de and www.ubisoft.com.

Ubisoft Blue Byte GmbH
Studio Düsseldorf
Luise-Rainer Str. 7
40235 Düsseldorf

Geschäftsführer: Yves Guillemot
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Düsseldorf
Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB Nr. 51772

Company Description

Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has development studios in 28 countries and sells video games in more than 55 countries around the globe. We are committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to players. In our German studios in Mainz, Düsseldorf and Berlin, we are working on brands like “Anno”, “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege”, "Far Cry", James Cameron's "Avatar", "Beyond Good and Evil 2", “Assassin's Creed" VR, “The Settlers” and many more.