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Studio Head (Director of Production & Studio Operations)

New Raleigh-Durham Studio is a new game development studio in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area led by industry veterans from WB Games and other AAA studios. The New Raleigh-Durham Studio is a development studio of Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro. We are building a new development team with outstanding talent to build our first multi-platform, Action-Adventure video game set in the GI JOE Universe!

New Raleigh-Durham Studio seeks an experienced game development leader who is passionate about leading cross field game development teams and has experience leading AAA video game projects to be our Studio Head (Director of Production & Studio Operations)!

As Studio Head (Director of Production & Studio Operations) you will be a part of the Studio Leadership team and will head up Production and Operations. You will partner with the studio’s VP, Creative Director to establish the studio, product and talent strategy and will lead its successful execution. You will also help build and foster a healthy, high-functioning studio and culture!

What you'll do:

• Define and implement a balanced development strategy, successful methodologies, production processes and efficient tools to promote and champion a strong gamer-centric culture and high-quality execution.
• You will recruit the best skills around you and cultivate a culture that established and promotes development expertise and precision across the studio.
• Develop the studio and project roadmaps and supporting execution plans.
• Coordinate and validate product development plans.
• Develop and maintain indicators that supervise project quality, delivery, financials, and risks.
• Coordinate development process improvement for the studio.
• Drive exploration of new avenues of operating.
• Own the development budgets working with the product teams and finance partners.
• Remain up to date on industry trends and competitor games.

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years of experience as a game development studio operational leader leading all aspects of AAA console/PC video games through the full development cycle (at least 2 shipped titles as an embedded Executive Producer of a game development studio).
• Experience hiring, leading and developing a team.
• Strong collaborator with desire to build partnerships and are the kind of person that people want to work for and work with.
• Outstanding knowledge of video game product planning and execution, with a deep understanding of all facets of game development.
• Excellent organizational change skills and can accept ambiguity and meet material commitments.
• Great problem-solving skills, and ability to empower others to find solutions in new situations and fluid, dynamic environments.
• Desire to pursue the highest quality in everything you do.
• A willing to take action philosophy and experience with predicting issues before they come up.
• Passion for building cross functional teams and a great culture, motivated by compassion.

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.