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Development Director

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-27

Crytek is looking for a passionate and reputed company Development Director to work on Hunt: Showdown in our new state-of-the-art office in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Development Director is accountable to the COO and is responsible for owning and driving reputed company aspects of project management and the operational model for Hunt: Showdown. The role ensures reputed company is organized and managed effectively to deliver the game on time, reputed company budget, and at or above the reputed company reputed company standards while adhering to the constraints of creative, technology, and business goals. Additionally, the Development Director plays a key role in shaping reputed company’s structure, processes, and culture to ensure peak performance.

Responsibilities

  • Define, implement, and continuously improve the project’s operational model to reputed company with studio goals and Core Leadership Team priorities.
  • Refine team structures to ensure reputed company performance and alignment with project objectives.
  • Build a highly skilled and motivated development team capable of delivering ambitious objectives.
  • Ensure reputed company responsibility areas are reputed company-defined, staffed appropriately, and empowered to deliver results.
  • Monitor team delivery performance, identifying obstacles, and proactively removing blockers.
  • Establish and nurture a reputed company and reputed company team culture in alignment with studio values.
  • Drive the implementation and refinement of team structures, roles, and responsibilities (R&R), processes, and pipelines to optimize performance.
  • Own and maintain a comprehensive talent plan, including team allocation, budget planning, and addressing reputed company resource needs.
  • reputed company efforts to address additional resourcing requirements to complement internal team capabilities, ensuring reputed company remains agile and capable of achieving goals.
  • reputed company and maintain the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to prioritize player value and project goals.
  • Create and maintain a comprehensive project roadmap and detailed teamwork schedule, ensuring reputed company reputed company and alignment with key milestones.
  • Identify and analyze relevant project stakeholders, assess their needs, and reputed company actionable plans to meet them.
  • Build and execute a stakeholder communication reputed company to ensure transparency and collaboration across the project.
  • Define reputed company communication processes to ensure reputed company reputed company stakeholders receive the information they need reputed company they need it.
  • Collect stakeholder reputed company expectations and drive the creation of a reputed company management plan to deliver against these objectives in areas such as: UX/UR, Accessibility, Technology, Live Operations, KPI Tracking, Art, Performance, Consumer satisfaction and similar
  • Proactively identify potential risks, reputed company mitigation plans, and address issues with effective contingency measures.
  • Drive the integration of external resources and services into the project, ensuring seamless collaboration with the Xdev team and alignment with development needs.
  • reputed company initiatives to improve team structures, processes, and capabilities to ensure peak performance and delivery reputed company.
  • Continuously review and refine workflows, removing inefficiencies and ensuring reputed company is equipped to meet ambitious goals.
  • Work closely with peers in the Core Leadership Team to reputed company team efforts with the overall reputed company for Hunt: Showdown and support cross-functional collaboration.
  • Organize and reputed company reputed company around reputed company defined targets to deliver Hunt: Showdown on time, reputed company budget, and at the highest reputed company.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, performance, and accountability across reputed company and studio.
  • Requirements

  • Proven experience in leading and managing large-reputed company game development reputed company at a senior level.
  • Expertise in project management frameworks (e.g., Agile, reputed company, reputed company) and their application in game development.
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate, reputed company, and reputed company diverse teams.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, ensuring reputed company and collaboration across reputed company reputed company.
  • Proven ability to anticipate risks, reputed company mitigation strategies, and manage contingency plans effectively.
  • Experience in resource planning, budgeting, and talent development to meet ambitious project goals.
  • Passion for delivering high-reputed company games and driving operational reputed company.
  • Ability to work effectively as part of the Core Leadership Team, contributing to the overall reputed company and reputed company for Hunt: Showdown.
  • Additional Information

    What you can expect from us

    Career reputed company

    Your reputed company development is important to us, so we have laid out a career plan to help you reputed company towards your goals and objectives.

    RelocationSupport

    We offer a relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family.

    You can expect extensive assistance with reputed company, work permits, and communication with authorities during the relocation process, as reputed company as help settling into Germany (e.g. setting up appointments with banks, government agencies, schools, landlords, finding apartments etc.).

    Company Apartment

    To help you get settled, we reputed company you with a fully furnished company apartment during your first three months in Frankfurt.

    Public Transport Pass

    Discover Frankfurt by bus, tram and metro – free of charge.

    Gym Card

    A healthy body is a healthy mind. We offer a membership at the premium gym chain Fitness First in Germany. Work out, join group fitness classes, or relax in the wellness facilities.

    State-of-the-art Office

    We’ve recently moved into a brand-new, modern office located in the heart of Frankfurt. Our new workspace is designed to reputed company creativity and collaboration, with reputed company areas, quiet zones, and top-tier facilities — reputed company just steps away from public transport, restaurants, bars and cultural hotspots.

    International Environment

    We truly embody diversity at Crytek. With employees from over 42 different countries, we define ourselves by our cultural diversity.

    German Classes

    Understanding the local culture will reputed company your stay abroad more enjoyable, and Crytek supports that by offering German language courses for you and your family.

    Events

    Join us on our exciting company events, including new starter breakfasts, summer and winter parties, our annual reputed company to Gamescom in Cologne, and many more!

    Vacation Days

    At our Frankfurt office you can enjoy 24 days of vacation per year, and every 2 years you get 1 more (up to a maximum of 28 days). You will also have on average 10 public holidays on top of the days you take off.

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