Production Manager
Ubisoft Paris · Barcelona
Company Description
Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!
Ubisoft Barcelona, part of Ubisoft’s international network of production studios, has developed for over 20 years a strong expertise in the production of videogames from a large variety of genres and platforms. The Studio is continuously looking to grow its team with highly professional, passionate and talented people.
Job Description
As a Production Manager, you will be part of one of our Rainbow Six Siege teams. You will be responsible to implement the best processes, methods, and tools to manage the delivery of a project’s feature(s) in the allocated time, at the required quality with efficient use of resources.
Responsibilities
- Take Production ownership of a specific development area of the game.
- Own the mandate and bridge stakeholders with your team, ensuring the vision is clearly understood and turned into meaningful deliverables.
- Report progress, anticipate risks, resolve dependencies, and support your team to meet deliverables within define budgets and schedules.
- Identify obstacles, suggest improvements to pipelines, and apply iterative processes to streamline workflows.
- Maintain alignment between development teams, external partners and organizational goals
- Lead an Agile multidisciplinary high-performing team
- Negotiate the team’s scope for each season with stakeholders and deliver it on time, quality and budget.
- Work with Stakeholders to define the mandate priorities and KPIs
- Create schedules and roadmaps
- Risk Management
- Facilitate the team’s success by ensuring proper communication and visibility within the team and with stakeholders
- Establish and maintain a healthy, inclusive, and diverse team spirit with open communication, constructive feedback culture, easy and lean processes, and realistic goals
- Participate in the hiring and development of team members
Qualifications
Skills and Knowledge:
- This role requires a thorough player centric mindset.
- It is essential to have a good understanding of videogame development foundations.
- Solid grasp of Production techniques and methodologies, including Agile.
- Autonomous and proactive.
- Anticipate risks
- Analytical skills
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong ability to collaborate and build excellent relationships with multiple international teams, both internal and external
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Proficient in usual Game development Production tools (Jira, Confluence, Office Suite, etc.)
- Passionate about video games
- Knowledgeable of the competitive FPS scene is a plus.
Training
- College or university degree in management or administration or equivalent.
Experience
- +3 years’ experience in team coordination/management.
- Video game production experience.
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Private Health Insurance and fitness subsidies.
- Employee mental health assistance.
- Tickets restaurant
- Free coffee, fruits and daily breakfast.
- Spectacular roof-top terrace with sea views