Director, Gameplay Management

Insomniac is looking for a talented leader to shape the vision of the gameplay department as the Director of Gameplay Management. This department head will be responsible for guiding a world-class team of gameplay programmers to achieve excellent results across the studio’s full project portfolio while collaborating with studio leaders to set goals and policies.  

At Insomniac, we've embraced a digital-first culture, and we support in-office, remote and hybrid working arrangements. We're passionate about creating robust, scalable systems for AAA games and delivering outstanding new player experiences while fostering employee well-being. 

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: 

• Define and implement the studio’s gameplay programming vision, strategy, and goals 

• Manage and develop programming directors, managers, and leads 

• Set standards for department hiring, onboarding, career-pathing, goal setting, performance managing, staffing, and scheduling 

• Review milestone builds to identify key development challenges 

• Foster a collaborative engineering culture that maintains the quality of the codebase 

• Collaborate with technical leaders across Insomniac and PlayStation to identify opportunities for innovation and drive towards the future 

 

Skills you should bring to this role: 

• A track record of successful large team leadership 

• Contemporary management skills oriented both towards the big picture and operational detail 

• A strong critical eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively with the team to resolve issues 

• An engineering background, with experience as an individual contributor in a programming role 

• A leadership style that is marked by personal visibility, open communication, relationship building, collegiality, and teamwork 

• Expertise in an application programming language, with an understanding of current best practices for AAA gameplay coding 

 

The gameplay department at Insomniac works in exciting problem spaces: 

• Creating novel traversal in large open worlds 

• Prototyping compelling core gameplay mechanics 

• Building engaging systems and features 

• Crafting thrilling combat actions and enemy behaviors in third-person action encounters 

• Developing a cohesive game feel in partnership with design, animation, vfx, and audio