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Development Manager / Director

Remote, Global

Job Type

Full Time

Who We Are

Fenix Games is a Web 3.0 games publisher made up of gaming and wall street industry vets. Our aim is to revolutionize the player’s relationship with games by inviting them in as stakeholders, through the power of blockchain and decentralization. 


Revolution isn’t easy, and so at Fenix, we value pioneering, teamwork, agility, and a growth mindset, and we strive to create an environment where you can do the best work of your career.


To facilitate this vision, Fenix Games seeks to build a portfolio of projects across the spectrum of Web 2.0 to Web 2.5 to Web 3.0 by publishing, acquiring, and investing in a variety of game genres.


How We Work 


We leverage agile methodologies to move quickly and stay focused on results. Communication is vital to us, and we rely heavily on various digital communication technologies and platforms to help us collaborate, stay in sync and coordinate all activities.

This role is a full-time remote position offering the flexibility to work from anywhere. 


Role Overview 


We are actively seeking a Games Development Director to join our growing Games Publishing organization. In this role, you will be a key leader in a strike team that orchestrates web 3 game projects between development partners and internal departments. As Development Director, you will leverage your towering expertise in project management, team/organizational design and effectiveness, and cross-group communications strategies to provide project agility, foresee and mitigate risks and opportunities.


Web 3 games are a nascent and exciting sector so the ideal candidate understands free-to-play game development and live operations so that our teams can drive experimentation in pursuit of new insights and best practices to deliver on players’ unmet needs relative to traditional, “web 2.0” games, as facilitated by blockchain tech and design principles.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do 


  • Be responsible for process, schedule and quality aspects of the game development applications, including establishing the development framework, reporting, risk management, capacity planning, resource management and budget

  • Work with leadership to define the strategy to execute against milestones and key deliverables

  • Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently on time and on budget

  • Drive efficiencies and new ways of thinking with a goal of reducing waste and increasing predictability

  • Develop, maintain and publish project KPI’s that track project quality, delivery and predictability

  • Establish regular communication with team and key stakeholders to provide project status updates

  • Prioritize and direct development strategies and models to support near and long-range plans and innovation

  • Effectively monitor and adjusts capacity plans


What You’ll Bring 


  • Minimum of 5 years leadership experience as a development/production manager

  • Strong communicator, mediation and conflict resolution skills

  • Ability to think outside the box in a challenging and ambiguous environment

  • Experience leading enterprise projects with Agile project management principles and practices

  • Excellent written and verbal communication and possess strong emotional intelligence skills

  • In-depth knowledge of software development operations acquired from a minimum of 10 years relevant experience

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent domains

  • A deep passion for games


If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

What We’ll Offer You 

You’ll work closely with a number of entrepreneurs, get exposure to a variety of inspiring and disruptive applications of blockchain technology in the gaming industry.

At Fenix Games, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects diversity, inclusivity and embodies our core values - Pioneering, Teamwork, Agile and Growth Mindset. Our team values diversity and believes it strengthens our games, products, and communities. We strongly encourage POC, folks with disabilities, those belonging to the LGBTQIA+ communities, and folks across all gender identities to apply.

 

We offer our team benefits such as (but not limited to) high-quality Vision, Dental, and Health Care, Parental Leave, and PTO.

We do not accept any unsolicited resumes submitted by staffing or placement agencies or recruiters.

We respect your privacy and will treat your data confidential as part of the recruitment process.

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