Game Release Manager

iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit lnw.com.

The Game Release Manager is responsible for managing the Release Readiness of the game. They will work with relevant stakeholders & teams to ensure seamless game releases. 

Responsibilities:

• Receive & manage handovers from several teams, ensuring all necessary assets are in place and perform structured validation checks to confirm game release readiness.

• Coordinate & Execute pre-release actions, such as smoke testing, compliance checks, commercial checks etc.

• Ensure games achieve a release-ready state tailored to each market and ensure that customer promise is fulfilled or proactively adjusted according to feasibility.

• Provide the final “seal of approval” by officially confirming that the game meets all internal & external requirements for a smooth and successful launch.

• Own the release calendar per market and become the single point of contact around release readiness for ongoing & upcoming games.

• Host steerco meetings with internal customers sharing status, risks and assumptions.

• Compile all relevant documentation including release & patch notes, known issues, error codes, certifications, and config ensuring they are added to all Jira tickets.

• Collaborate across the business and externally to bring alignment of all elements of the release.

• Conduct post release reviews, identifying success and lessons learnt. Take actions to improve releases to meet defined quality standards.

• Actively participate in the recurring assessment and the transformation of Release Management.

• Proactively gather data to identify process improvements leading initiatives for change.  

Qualifications

Desired Talents

• Strong, facilitation, teamwork, influencing and interpersonal skills

• Proactive, positive, “can do”, collaborative attitude

• To exercise sound judgement and be decisive under pressure

• Ability to translate technical terms to a business customer or internal executive 

• Customer focused, passionate about the customer experience

• Ability to ask open questions to generate and evaluate options

• Good problem solver, analytical mind

• Focused on continuous process improvement, including keeping it simple

• Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively

• Displays common sense

• Resilient

• Excellent written and oral communications skills

• Good level of English language skills, both written and oral

• Great attention to detail

Additional Information

Why would you enjoy working with us at Light & Wonder?

• Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace.

• The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis and the possibility to switch teams and projects as you and our business continues to develop and grow.

• Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem.

And if that is not enough; you will get to enjoy a stunning work location and flexible working whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.

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