Development Director
We are Fatshark
We are a critically acclaimed Swedish game development studio with about 180 experienced and skilled employees. We are most well-known for developing the Warhammer: Vermintide franchise and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
We have grown quite a bit over the last few years, but we still embrace the same values that we started with. We want to build the best first person co-op games together, in an approachable, fun and passion-driven way.The role
The newly established role of Development Director is designed to oversee the broader aspects of production, ensuring teams are efficient and deliver on time and within budget. As a key member of the project leadership team, you will work closely with Directors, Producers, Team Managers, and the Executive Producer (EP). Depending on the size of the team or workload, you may also take on direct oversight of a Feature team as a Producer.
What we offer
Here at Fatshark, we do what we love most: design high-profile games for PCs and consoles. We offer you:
- A playful, friendly and inclusive work place
- Hands-on production environment with an emphasis on cooperative/multiplayer games
- Opportunities for personal growth with varied projects, experienced co-workers and recurring hack weeks/days
- Developing games with our own engine - Stingray
- Regulated flex time and paid overtime
- Occupational pension
- Health benefits and health check ups
- Bonus program
- Dog friendly office located in central Stockholm
What you'll do
- Ensure the development team is efficient
- Help the team overcome obstacles to achieve project goals
- Monitor team progress and performance indicators, identifying risks and optimizing productivity proactively
- Encouraging transparency, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Facilitate conflict resolution to ensure smooth operations
- Collaborate with the EP, Directors, Producers, Team Managers and other stakeholders to align project goals and help create efficient project plans
- Set processes to analyze team performance, implement improvements, and foster learning within the teams
- Drive the adoption of methodologies and best practices
- Promote cross-project collaboration, facilitate knowledge-sharing
- Be aligned with EP on the cost of the development team and ensure it has the right staffing in place
- Collaborate with other DD on resource sharing and optimizations
- Lead and mentor Producers within a project, providing guidance and resources for efficient project execution and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
- Manage performance and professional development of Producers
Required qualifications
- Proven leadership experience in game development, entertainment, or tech industries
- Strong project management and production oversight skills
- Expert in development methodologies such as agile
- Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments and manage multiple stakeholders
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken
Bonus qualifications
- Experience in a similar role within a game development studio
- Familiarity with tools like Jira and production tracking systems
- Experience with AAA game development and knowledge of the gaming industry
- A technical background in game development is a strong plus
Application details
We are following the policy of working 4 days in the office per week, with 1 day option to work from home. The onboarding is being done fully in the office.
We look forward to review applications and will be interviewing candidates continuously until the position has been filled.
Location: Stockholm (on-site)
Start: ASAP
Form of Employment: permanent, full-time
- Locations
- Stockholm
- Employment type
- Full-time
Stockholm
Why Fatshark?
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Building worlds
Hands-on production environment with an emphasis on cooperative and multiplayer games -
Great atmosphere
A fun, friendly and inclusive work environment -
Keep on growing
Opportunities for personal growth with varied projects, experienced co-workers and recurring hack weeks -
Work-life balance
Regulated flex time, paid overtime and minimum crunch policy -
Hack Weeks
At the end of each quarter, we have a week dedicated to hack projects. Kick off the day with a team breakfast, deep dive into learning something new and team up with colleagues to realize that bizarre game feature -
Additional Benefits
We offer occupational pension, a generous bonus policy, annual health checkups & healthcare allowance and more
Who are we?
When we put Fatshark to sea in 2007, we wanted to create a place where talented people would come together and create awesome games. We did, and Fatshark is today a studio and publisher where great ideas spawn and reach the hands of countless players.
Equally important to us, we’ve never lost the joy that goes into creating great games. Over the years, we have created a habitat in which all kinds of fatsharks can thrive.
Cooperation is key
At Fatshark, we develop and publish cooperative games, where people come together to have fun and solve problems together. In a Fatshark game, you are given the freedom to succeed or fail trying as a group. And that's exactly the way we like it. Through teamwork in our games and in our studio, 1+1=3.
About Fatshark
We are a Swedish game development studio located in Södermalm, Stockholm. With about 180 experienced and skilled employees we are developing and publishing titles for both consoles and PC. We are well-known for releasing the critically acclaimed title Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and our recent game Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
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