Lead Technical Producer (Game Development)

TL;DR

Lead Technical Producer (Game Development): Driving major R&D tech programs for the Fortnite Core Tech team, involving low-level game and engine systems and cross-team collaboration. With an accent on managing goals, executions, and outcomes of these large-scale programs, including internal developer workflows and processes. Focus on defining strategic initiatives, developing robust roadmap feedback loops, scaling operations to support the Metaverse vision, and managing technical work at both high-level and detailed stages.

Location: Cary, United States

Company

hirify.global is a product company renowned for creating award-winning games and engine technology, including Fortnite and Unreal Engine.

What you will do

• Partner with Engineering Directors, Product Owners, and executive stakeholders to define strategies and initiatives for the program.
• Develop a roadmap feedback loop to communicate health, risk, and progress to the broader organization.
• Help scale operations to support the broader Metaverse vision.
• Manage technical work, operating 50% at a high level and 50% in the details.
• Potentially manage other producers or influence multiple teams in their work and methods.

Requirements

• Deep experience working with engineers and on technical projects.
• Ability to drive high-level goals/vision while also digging into technical details.
• Experience managing outcomes for programs and confirming the validity of underlying plans.
• Understanding of how complex systems work, what they do, and why.
• Strong skills in organizing unstructured work and managing multiple competing needs.
• Deep experience managing large team roadmaps and rallying individual teams around common goals.

Nice to have

• Experienced with devops, game engines, platforms, and tools.
• Experience in managing/growing team organizations to scale for demand.
• Experience working with strong personalities while still achieving desired results.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-paid premiums for medical, dental, vision HRA, long term disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents.
• 401k with competitive company match.
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching.
• Unlimited PTO and sick time.
• Paid sabbatical for 7 years of employment.