DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – GOTHENBURG – HIGH SALARY £££

Job Title DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – GOTHENBURG – HIGH SALARY £££
Job Category Sales
Skills Required Business Development, Sales Director
Location GOTHENBURG, UK & Europe
Job Description DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR – GOTHENBURG – HIGH SALARY £££
My Client is an exciting EA studio based in Gothenburg currently seeking a Development Director. The successful Development Director at EA will be responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of a game on time and within budget. You will carry out a detailed analysis of the game design and work out the project ‘milestones’. Also, it is vital that the Development Director can prioritize when production deadlines are a concern, manage risks, and plan for contingencies.
Key responsibilities include:
 Responsibility for establishing an overall project schedule based on the individual task estimates;
 Establish a budget for each task, determine task dependencies, and assign tasks to team resources as appropriate;
 Provides inspiring leadership by proactively meeting or communicating with employees individually to monitor and prevent potential problems or concerns reward and recognize performance and provides coaching on performance related issues
 Ensures adequate equipment, tools and support are provided for team members;
 Enhances personal understanding of the production process and actively offers input;
 Provides input for departmental planning (i.e. resource planning, cost estimates etc.); can facilitate process improvements across departments; shows comfort in moving beyond micro-management of junior staff and directs delegated responsibility effectively.
Required Skills:
 5+ years of software development experience (preferably from the gaming industry); 4 years Project Management experience; 3 years of leadership experience (line management);
 Strong negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution skills;
 Effective communication skills across all levels of an organization.
 Educational background: Bachelors. The ideal candidate should include a Degree in Computer Science or equivalent;
 PMP Certification an asset.
This is a great opportunity to work with one of the most successful games company in the world who are still driven by the same passion for developing, publishing, and distributing the world’s best games.
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amccoy@creativepersonnel.co.uk
Salary HIGH SALARY £££
Date posted 17/06/2013
Recruiter This job is advertised on behalf of Creative Personnel using their internal reference am/2234.
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