Senior Technical Producer

We are looking for a Senior Technical Producer who will work on our upcoming AAA title Contraband - a co-op smuggler’s paradise game set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan. Contraband is a brand-new IP published by Xbox Game Studios.

The Technical Producer is a key person in the daily operation of our teams and is responsible for translating business and product goals into actionable plans. You’ll support and plan with your team members to deliver against the schedule. As a change agent for process optimisation, you’ll be keeping an eye on quality targets and team wellbeing. You will help develop, champion, and communicate the product vision with the management and director groups to build and maintain a strong team spirit and a highly collaborative, productive environment.

You will be primarily responsible for monitoring the progress of cross-disciplined teams and maintaining the schedule and backlog. Your work in coordinating resources and goals alongside the Technical Director and discipline leads will ensure the successful completion of milestones and deliveries.

Point of contact for the project, you’ll manage the collaboration with our intern central tech teams, coordinating our efforts to achieve short and long-term goals. You’ll also be responsible for communicating Tech strategy and progress with our Publisher Tech Team to align on processes and targets.

What you'll do...

• Experience as a Producer within game development/production from the technical perspective
• Attention to detail, timely follow-up and strong leadership and organizational skills
• Ability to risk-assess, and propose risk-averse alternatives & mitigation plans
• Experience with project planning and agile/scrum development methodology
• Strong capability to multitask and prioritize your own work
• Excellent listening and communication skills with the ability to communicate studio and project goals, feedback, and requests in a clear, concise manner to internal teams and external stakeholders
• People management skills, where coaching and mentoring towards success are part of your leadership style

Who you are...

• Experience with running teams in a cross-disciplined development environment
• Experience with working and coordinating with external departments.
• Experience as a game Producer within AAA development/production ideally through all development cycles (concept > sunset)
• Experience in leading and motivating agile development teams
• A strong desire to grow, learn and develop yourself and others
• Any technical experience (QA, programming, software development background)
• Passionate about video games

Note: Research shows under-represented groups in the industry (especially women) might not apply to a job if they don’t check off every requirement. At Avalanche, we’re more about your drive to learn and interest in tackling challenges than what’s on your resume! So don’t stress if you don’t tick every box— shoot us your application anyway! Diverse opinions and different experiences are what make our teams so great, not itemized lists of qualifications.

Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It’s a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.

At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that’s not exclusive to our games, so we’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

To apply for this position, please register below and provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.