External Development Manager
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 partner with Epic team leads to scope negotiate and manage external development needs for internal projects. Youll oversee vendor relationships contracts onboarding and quality management while identifying opportunities to streamline external workflows. A strong understanding of vendor management crossfunctional collaboration and data tracking will help ensure successful partnerships across multiple teams.
In this role you will
- Partner with Fortnite team leads to understand determine and deliver on external development needs and to scope negotiate and set objectives with external partners for Epic First Party projects
- Manage external partner relationships including contracts onboarding and invoicing
- Manage appropriate contracts and invoice approvals onboarding and handoff to Epics internal teams and resource ramp up for external teams
- Perform vendor quality reviews with internal teams and manage external partner communications and performance feedback
- Contribute to sourcing and evaluation of new external development partners for Fortnite First Party teams
- Quickly develop a deep understanding of the lifecycle of a request and contract pipeline
- Submit SOW renewals new contracts and amendments to Legal
What were looking for
- 5 years experience in external development outsourcing management or vendorfacing production roles preferably on AAA games
- Strong understanding of the game development process with experience integrating multiple external partners into largescale projects
- Proven ability to manage external relationships across time zones and cultures with a focus on collaboration efficiency and highquality delivery
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple vendors priorities and timelines simultaneously
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
