Playrix, a leading mobile game developer, seeks a Development Director to lead product development for flagship games. This role involves managing a team of 100+ professionals, defining product development strategies, and driving production process improvements. Strong experience in managing large IT products and building high-performing teams is crucial.
Development Director
About the company
Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.
Team, about the role
We're looking for a Development Director with experience in managing large IT products who is ready to take responsibility for the results of our flagship games. With a strong product vision, you will lead key processes in product development and promote the professional growth of a large team of industry experts.
Tasks
Managing a cross-functional product team of 100 people
Design and implementation of production processes
Definition and implementation of the product development strategy
Hiring, training, and developing a product management team
Requirements
Experience in managerial roles in the development of successful IT products
Outstanding talent in managing and building large teams: hiring, evaluating, and developing key employees
Experience forming a management vision
Fluency in Russian
Our Perks
Flexibility at work
For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.
Caring for health and well-being
We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.