Tools Director

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead a global Tools development team.
• Oversee the vision, design, development, and maintenance of internal tools to enhance productivity and creative workflows.
• Enable team members to independently and rapidly add and iterate ideas and content for our games.
• Define the UX vision for all internal Tools.
• Collaborate closely with Creative teams to understand their needs and incorporate feedback into Tool development.
• Collaborate with the Engine and Gameplay teams to create a unified proprietary engine and tool set.
• Ensure tools are user-friendly, reliable, performant, and scalable.
• Ensure a culture of unit testing, automation testing, and documentation is applied during development.
• Ensure tools meet quality and performance targets.
• Ensure tools support large scale game development, including: release management, version control, production analytics, and asset management. 
• Ensure tools can be released to player-developers for game modding.
• Hire, onboard, mentor and develop the Tools team.
• Safeguard company assets, including source code, artwork, tools, and technical know-how.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in a directing or senior leadership role.
• 8+ years of experience in creating and shipping games tools or digital creative tools for a large development team.
• Experience developing tools for large scale high production value games.
• Strong team management, mentoring and coaching abilities.
• Strong understanding of industry standard technology, including C#, C++, Python and WPF.
• Strong understanding of modular software systems.
• Proven experience modernising game development tools and executing on long-term technological plans to a high quality, including UI/UX.
• Proven experience working with DCCs, including: Maya, Houdini, and Wwise.
• Upper-intermediate proficiency in English.
• Passion for making and playing great games.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• This is a full-time, on-site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.

What We Offer

• An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world, each of which have their own unique qualities, and maintain a small-studio feel
• An open, collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
• A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
• Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
• Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
• Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans, including listening to community feedback