Senior Release Manager

Who We Are:

MAKE LIFE EPIC

Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.

VISION
Make Life Epic…for our Players, our Community and all Firaxians.

CORE VALUES

Be Accountable

Own Outcomes, Be Honest And Treat Feedback As A Gift.

Embrace Enthusiasm

Allow Space For Failure, Share Your Excitement And Let Passion Drive Outcomes.

People First

Treat People With Respect, Create A Culture Of Belonging And Act With Empathy.

Work Smart

Solve For Efficiency, Focus On Collaboration And Prioritize Improvement.

Gameplay Focused

Deliver Quality Game Experiences, Take Pride In Your Work And Put Players At The Center Of Every Decision.

Senior Release Manager

Firaxis Games is currently seeking a Release Manager to help coordinate releases across multiple platforms. You will be working closely with development, QA, Publishing and platform holders to ensure players are getting a reliable and quality experience.

Responsibilities include:

• Release Planning & Coordination.  Develop and maintain release plans; timelines, milestones & deliverables.
• Coordinate release activities across development, production, publishing QA, community management and player support.
• Experience in Risk Management. Work across teams to identify risks with upcoming builds across multiple platforms and properly escalate to help mitigate them to ensure smooth and timely releases.
• Be Firaxis touch point for any external certification process, build relationships with first party and understand their timelines and process.
• Develop documented, sustainable process and tools to manage everything from emergency, single platform hotfixes to major expansion releases.
• Help monitor releases via telemetry, QA, first party dashboards and other tools to ensure a clean roll-out. 
• Help support any unplanned releases due to issues in Live - focusing on a quick resolution for players and minimizing risk. 
• Help support the Incident management process, follow up and drive action items to resolution.
• Ensure that what we are shipping has been signed off on by all stakeholders, both internal and external.

What We Need (Requirements/Must Haves:)

• 5 Years minimum developing and shipping Live Service PC/console games, including the following:
• Experience shipping and supporting Live software, continuous integration especially games.
• Experience with build certification and release processes across PC, Console and Mobile platforms.
• Experience managing multiple branches and releases simultaneously.
• Ability to plan and implement an effective branching strategy and process, as well supporting integration requests across those branches.!
• Top notch communication skills.
• Project management experience to understand, implement and improve the right sized process for the team and product.
• Technical mindset - ability to understand how various pieces of our infrastructure work together and their dependencies.
• Expertise with Perforce, JIRA and build submission.
• Passion for Video games, especially strategy. 

• Technical mindset - ability to understand how various pieces of our infrastructure work together and their dependencies.
• Expertise with Perforce, JIRA and build submission.
• Passion for Video games, especially strategy.

 

STUDIO LEGACY:

Named World’s #1 Developer of the Year by Game Informer Magazine in 2012, Firaxis is very proud of its legacy of developing award winning titles. We have won multiple BAFTAs, D.I.C.E Awards, Game of the Year titles, and category awards (from “Best Strategy Game” to “Best PC Game”) across our products.

Additionally, our company was also featured in SmartCEO’s “Best-Run Book” for company culture and praised for a focus on “family, fun and flexibility.” Firaxis was also named a finalist in SmartCEO’s Healthiest Company Awards for 2016.

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