Senior Development Manager

About the role

As a Senior Development Manager, you will drive predictable and reliable delivery of exceptional player experiences.

Responsibilities

• On a day-to-day basis, you will:
• Align the team around product vision, creative direction, and player expectations.
• Own project delivery across scope / budget / quality.
• Foster high-trust, collaborative, accountable team culture with clear ownership and autonomy.
• Drive effective communication practices and maintaining project health visibility.
• Actively engaging with the gaming industry and staying current with gaming trends.
• Drive the project planning process that gives constant visibility on the overall status of development
• Plan and execute the short and long-term schedules and reporting to ensure efficient, reliable, and accurate delivery
• Define and continuously improve the development process using the best methodology possible to deliver predictable quality. - Anticipate and solve problems independently, and collaboratively with the project leadership.

Requirements

• Essential
• Exceptional organisational skills. Driven and self-motivated
• Has worked on multiple game projects from pre-production through to post-release
• Is passionate about games and understands what makes an experience fun and impactful
• Communicates effectively across disciplines, functions, and cultures
• Coaches teams to succeed, rather than directing every decision
• Is highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive in risk management
• Strong planning and project management skills. An instinct for coordinating and focussing on separate moving parts at one time
• Experience delivering games in an agile development environment while working to strict timelines
• Ability to utilise knowledge of multiple project management methodologies to best suit the team and project needs
• Excellent problem-solving skills. You will be aware of potential and current issues and formulate pragmatic plans to solve them
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent knowledge and experience using MS Office applications especially Excel and JIRA.
• Desirable -
• Experience with scaled agile
• Knowledge of the Total War Franchise.
• ABOUT CREATIVE ASSEMBLY
• We care deeply about the experiences we create and put our players at the heart of our decisions. We are all game makers; no matter our role we are empowered to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
• Most roles at Creative Assembly are hybrid; what this looks like will be discussed during the interview process. For many teams, this is 3 days a week in the studio. CA has the right to change requirements based on the needs of the business.
• We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:
• Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
• Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
• Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents
• Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
• Additional benefits ranging from free games and work parties to discount on technology
• Wellbeing support and virtual confidential counselling

Benefits

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Join Creative Assembly and craft deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.

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