Associate Development Manager (Contract) i Los Angeles

We are DICE Los Angeles

Our mission is to create world class entertainment and we work in a manner that is different from the rest of the industry. We believe that our games reflect the means by which they are produced. The ones that are crafted in an inspiring climate have qualities that resonate to gamers. At DICE LA, you will be empowered to have a creative stake in everything you do. We have a flat creative hierarchy where everyone is a game maker, no matter what they do. We also truly believe that in order to achieve peak performance one must have a balance between work and personal life.

We want this to be the studio where you do the best work of your career.

We are looking for a talented person, passionate about games, to provide daily team leadership for one of our teams. We believe that the key factor for success for the Associate Development Manager, is the ability to form a healthy partnership with the Producer (product owner) for your area of the project.

Responsibilities:

As an Associate Development Manager, you are accountable for the day to day facilitating of the team’s tasks, time, and resources.  You are also responsible for supporting the team leads and Development Directors by tracking and reporting progress, prioritizing and updating schedules, resolving roadblocks, setting up playtests and software review meetings, and motivating the team.  When tracking progress, you are not satisfied with task completion only, but require and push for quality while still caring for and protecting your team.

Requirements:

We believe that the successful candidate has proven leadership skills and desire to lead. At least 1+ year of leadership experience; effective communication skills across all levels of an organization; ability to motivate and inspire the team; willingness to provide hands on support to elevate the team’s productivity. We think that you have a background in Computer Science, QA Leadership, Production or equivalent. You have a firm understanding of the disciplines and skills required to make a game.

We believe that you are comfortable and have experience working with (or equivalent):

• Agile development, using Scrum/Kanban/Lean
• Project development with emphasis on team empowerment
• Perform and act on Retrospectives
• Risk analysis and mitigation techniques
• Tools, e.g. Jira, HanSoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Perforce, etc.

Valuable additional skills:

• Experience leading creative, high-performing teams for complex, rapidly-moving software projects
• Great communication skills and a drive for transparency within the team and studio
• Love for making teams and individuals grow
• Passion for visualizing team progress and metrics

Next Steps

Apply online with a resume.