As Senior Development Director, you will keep leadership informed on product progress, risks, and team health while helping teams stay focused on what matters most for players. You'll own prioritization, balancing player impact against product and business goals, and driving toward predictable delivery through lightweight processes and strong relationships. You'll know when to hold the line on scope and when to flex, and push for improvements in velocity, risk, or focus wherever you see opportunity. You will report to the CTO.
Provide visibility for Product and Studio leadership on game progress, risks, and team health through both structured process and organic conversations
Own the product roadmap, working with the Game Director, Studio Leadership, and players to define goals, set priorities, and maintain broad visibility across the organization
Build systems and processes to communicate priorities from leadership to teams and track commitments
Foster team alignment and motivation around game priorities and goals
Lead production discipline, accountable for craft, resourcing, and delivery leadership across production support
Partner with leadership to shape and maintain a multi-year product strategy that keeps player delight at the center
You are a great fit if:
10+ years of experience as a leader (30-to-100+ people) in game development, with at least 2 delivered live titles
Proven track record of team scaling and leadership development
Experience shipping a game from prototype
Potential candidates please note, research shows that certain groups of candidates may not apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. If you see yourself at Believer but don’t check every single requirement, we would still love to be in touch with you for current and future opportunities.
Benefits
Annual salary range: $204,000 - $260,000
Making great games is hard, so we do our best to make the other parts less hard.
Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Believer pays 100% of monthly costs for these plans
10 observed holidays + 10 days for Winter Break and "Take What You Need" PTO policy
Remote-friendly team #LI-Remote
We are committed to continuing to expand our benefits and perks to support all Believers