Studio Production Director

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Salary: CAD 175,000–220,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops and co-develops AAA first-person shooter games while expanding its portfolio of original IP and lead development projects.

What you will do

• Lead the Production department and provide leadership oversight for Quality Assurance as a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Design scalable production methodologies, resource allocation systems, and operational frameworks across multiple projects and sites.
• Develop production leadership capability, succession plans, performance feedback systems, and continuing education frameworks.
• Act as the operational backstop for distressed projects by resolving bottlenecks, managing risks, and stabilizing stakeholder relationships.
• Partner with Business Development on pitches, capacity modeling, staffing plans, contracts, negotiations, and external vendor relationships.
• Guide the transition from co-development to lead development, including pre-production risk validation, workflow redesign, and live service operational evolution.

Requirements

• 12+ years of game production management experience, including 5+ years leading a production team that shipped multiple AAA console and PC titles.
• Ability to manage concurrent variables across multiple teams, time zones, disciplines, and languages.
• Strong executive partnership, stakeholder diplomacy, and experience with high-stakes discussions involving publishers, IP holders, development partners, studios, and vendors.
• Solution-oriented systems thinking with a record of improving development processes and operational efficiency.
• Experience identifying threats to project goals early and delivering context-driven solutions.
• Deep understanding of game development constraints, engine systems, build pipelines, QA integration, cross-discipline dependencies, contracts, and milestone architecture.

Nice to have

• Previous experience as a Studio Production Director or equivalent multi-project operational lead.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4/5 and proprietary game development engines.
• Experience building long-term relationships with global brands and major IP holders.
• Broad interest in games across platforms and genres.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a multi-site studio ecosystem spanning Toronto and Austin.
• Strong emphasis on diversity, excellence, operational sustainability, and a protected work-life balance.
• Support the development of both AAA co-development projects and original IP.

Hiring process

• Submit a targeted cover letter with a self-assessment against the role’s responsibilities and relevant leadership milestones.
• Address experience managing external stakeholders and transitioning from co-development to lead development.
• Discuss operational strengths, growth opportunities, potential blind spots, and alignment with hirify.global’s mission.