Senior Development Manager

4 weeks ago


Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom Dovetail Games Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized Senior Development Manager to join our team at Dovetail Games. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for the task management, resource management, risk management, forecasting, and reporting on Train Sim World and Train Simulator titles.

Key Responsibilities

  • Project management of various development disciplines and content teams: risk management, communication strategy, documentation, etc.
  • Collaborating with team leads to establish timelines & deliverables.
  • Managing a team of Development Managers and Junior Development Managers across concurrent projects.
  • Monitoring change requests and reporting significant changes in scope to senior team.
  • Managing the processes of the team, including feature development, bug logging and triage, ensuring reviews take place, etc.
  • Actively identifying potential risks, working to mitigate them and make long term improvements with a goal to safeguard against more risk.
  • Collaborating with the Director of Product Development to develop and plan schedules based on business objectives.
  • Deal with production challenges and coordinating staff towards a resolution.
  • Jira and Confluence strategy/management.

What We Look For

  • Development/Project Management or Production experience in a games software development capacity.
  • Exceptional knowledge of software product life cycles, tools, processes and execution planning, having led at least one game title through to public release in a project management capacity.
  • Experience in keeping complicated, multi-disciplinary projects on schedule, whatever the fires– our ideal candidate is extremely organized, able to manage multiple projects concurrently and has the flexibility to adapt quickly to new tools, processes and challenges.
  • The passion, self-motivation and courage to not accept the "status quo" and instigate process improvement across a development team where it would benefit the end product or the wider business.
  • A good working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence applications and workflows.
  • Project Management Qualifications in at least one recognised methodology are beneficial (e.g. Agile, Scrum, Prince2, etc.).

Why Work For Us?

  • You will have a direct and significant impact on the future of our games.
  • You'll experience an environment where you will be challenged but supported.
  • We have an industry leading work-life balance.
  • Opportunity to work fully UK based remote.
  • VISA sponsorship available on qualifying roles.
  • Explorer policy, allowing you to roam up to 4 weeks of the year without using your leave.
  • Half Day Pay Day holiday – adding 6 days to allowance.
  • My Rewards benefits package including health cash plan, eyecare and GP Anytime.
  • Cycle to work and tech scheme.
  • Green Car benefits scheme provided by Tusker.
  • Gymflex membership.
  • Amazon Voucher on your birthday.
  • Branded merch and swag.
  • Access to funded fitness events and health checks.
  • Regular social and sporting activities, including charity fundraising.


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