Lead External Development Manager
Lead External Development Manager
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Job Description
WHAT MAKES US EPIC
At the core of Epics success are talented passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative welcoming and creative environment. Whether its building awardwinning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences were always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. Were constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
PRODUCTION
What We Do
Whether its driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality Epics production teams take pride in consistently delivering worldclass products and experiences.
What Youll Do
In this role youll manage a team of External Development Managers focused on building codev capacity to ensure that multiple external vendors deliver highquality content and development work. Key elements of this role are experience managing relationships with external partners a strong understanding of best practices for external development the ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams with exceptional transparency and planning and a strong knowledge of how to properly structure organize mentor and grow your team and external development efforts as a whole. The ideal candidate has shipped multiple AAA titles as an External Development / Outsourcing Manager or vendorfocused Producer.
In this role you will
- Drive the growth of the External Development Management team by providing strong mentorship guidance and growth opportunities and creating or refining processes as the external development space evolves
- Work with Fortnite leadership to understand determine and deliver on external development needs for codevelopment across all Epic firstparty games. Actively source new codev partners to build additional capacity as needed
- Draw on your experience managing AAA games and your deep understanding of development best practices to provide a vision for successful codev practices at Epic
- Collaborate with Epics internal finance legal and procurement teams to understand industry standard rates for services and negotiate contract terms with external vendors
- Be accountable for budget forecasting and management proactively identifying opportunities to streamline costs make process improvements and increase efficiency
- Manage appropriate contracts and invoice approvals onboarding and handoff to Epics internal teams and resource rampup for external teams
- Drive the processes for tracking all external vendors sourcing evaluations statements of work and clearly defining expectations and manage communications both internal and external by providing performance feedback to external vendors while helping maintain strong relationships between external teams and internal stakeholders
What were looking for
- 8 years of experience with external development/outsourcing preferably for AAA games
- Demonstrated understanding of the game development process and how multiple external developers can be integrated into a fastpaced and qualityfocused project
- Highly organized selfdriven goaloriented and a great team player able to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry
- Strong ability to track prioritize and conscientiously follow through on multiple competing elements of work in a timely fashion across groups with varying interests
- Clear and concise communication leadership and people skills
This role is open to multiple locations across North America and Europe (including CA & WA).
Pay Transparency Information
The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors which include (but arent limited to) things such as skills and competencies qualifications knowledge and experience. In addition to base pay most employees are eligible to participate in Epics generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).
ABOUT US
Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4500 employees globally. For over 25 years weve been making awardwinning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epics awardwinning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build highfidelity interactive experiences for PC console mobile and VR it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment automotive and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games we strive to build teams of worldclass talent.
Like what you hear Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e. a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found here.
Employment Type
Intern
