Paradox Interactive /Managing Design Lead

Overview

Responsibilities

• - Translate the Game Director’s creative vision into concrete design strategies and actionable goals.
• - Provide qualitative assessment and hands-on creative guidance for designs and features during production.
• - Organize and drive feature production, including prioritization, cross-discipline coordination, and schedule support.
• - Act as the main point of contact for signed external partner studios.
• - Take personnel responsibility for designers, including hiring, staffing, performance reviews, and career development.
• - Coach team members in their professional growth and hold them accountable to performance and cultural expectations.
• - Foster an open, trusting, collaborative, and high-functioning team environment.
• - Support the creative direction and long-term quality of Stellaris.

Requirements

• - Proven professional experience in game design.
• - Strong design craft and ability to lead a team of designers.
• - Experience in a leadership or management role within a game development team or department.
• - Strong organizational skills and experience managing feature production and team priorities.
• - Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• - Ability to work across disciplines, with external partners, and at leadership level.
• - Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• - Experience coordinating with external or partner studios is a plus.
• - Previous experience as a Project Manager or Producer is a plus.
• - Familiarity with Paradox Grand Strategy games, especially Stellaris, is a plus.

Skills