Lead Producer (AAA Games)

Location: Guildford, UK; hybrid working with 3 days per week on-site

Company

hirify.global is a video game development studio creating AAA experiences from offices in Guildford, UK, and Utrecht, Netherlands.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of Producers across the game development cycle.
• Own the production pipeline strategy, aligning multiple workstreams and allocating resources effectively.
• Partner with designers, artists, engineers, senior leadership, publishers, and external partners to refine features and execution plans.
• Set milestones, maintain project plans and schedules, track progress, and manage risks and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, and Agile processes while monitoring project metrics.
• Own project budgets and resourcing decisions, supporting scope and headcount prioritization.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lead Producer or equivalent, with multiple shipped full game lifecycles, ideally AAA titles.
• Strong background in game production, project management, or developer management within the games industry.
• Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Experience managing, mentoring, coaching, or line-managing Producers.
• Experience with client-facing work, external meetings, production budgets, and resourcing decisions.
• Strong communication, organization, multitasking, creative judgment, and knowledge of current game titles; familiarity with Jira, Trello, Monday, Unity, or Unreal Engine.

Nice to have

• Experience managing hybrid teams or projects.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership or publisher partners.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working with three on-site days per week.
• International AAA game projects and access to cutting-edge hardware.
• Holiday accrual scheme, pension plan, life assurance, and private healthcare including dental and eye care.
• Discretionary bonus scheme and Employee Assistance Programme with wellness support.
• Regular team incentives and social events, with a focus on equality, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.