Director of Performance

4 weeks ago

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Langham Recruitment Full time £90,000 - £120,000
Delivery Director - Core Tech

We are seeking an experienced leader to join our team as a Delivery Director within our Core Tech division. This is a key role, focused on driving the development, transformation, and execution of operational strategy for technical teams, delivering business, customer, and player value.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Work closely with senior leadership to enhance delivery capabilities across the studio's technology and game production teams.
  • Collaborate with Delivery Partners, Team Managers, and Studio Leadership to create delivery forecasts, drive continuous improvement, and provide leadership with clear updates on how the department is progressing towards its goals.
  • Establish effective work systems across the business unit, coordinating multi-team efforts and ensuring seamless reporting and communication.
  • Diagnose and resolve delivery issues efficiently, ensuring timely solutions.
  • Keep internal stakeholders informed on project commitments and delivery progress.
  • Align Core Tech's capabilities with strategic objectives to effectively plan for current and future projects.
  • Collaborate with senior production leaders to introduce cutting-edge delivery practices based on Lean, Agile, and Systems Thinking methodologies.
  • Balance hands-on delivery work with strategic leadership, driving transformative changes at the Core Tech leadership level.
  • Provide line management for Delivery Leads, offering pastoral care, career development, and performance management, while mentoring junior production personnel to enhance their skills and capabilities.
Requirements:
  • Extensive experience leading hands-on delivery using Agile, Lean, and/or Systems Thinking methodologies.
  • Experience ideally within Gaming, entertainment, streaming or a B2C product focused tech / software environment.
  • Experience in a Delivery Lead / Delivery Director level or similar, with a background in driving transformation / operational strategy in tech teams.
  • Proven track record managing complex deliveries across multiple teams.
  • Deep understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and a history of successful collaboration with Product, UX, QA, and Engineering teams.
  • Experience working in scaled delivery environments and with distributed teams.
  • A focus on value-driven outcomes rather than project metrics.
  • Willingness to travel internationally on occasion.

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