Description
Playground Games is looking for a QA Manager to join our Fable team on a contract basis.
About us:
As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.
About the role:
As QA Manager you will be working with the Quality Assurance team to deliver high-level deliverables. You will use your observation skills to help ensure that all work is bug free and of the highest possible quality.
Our ideal candidate is a proven QA Manager who is passionate about games, has excellent communication skills, with experience developing robust test strategies and building an effective team.
What you’ll do:
1. Provide deep insight and drive critical decisions that benefits the project
2. Understand project requirements to set test strategy for project
3. Understand the needs of external partners and ensure these are met by internal QA teams
4. Create bug strategies to help deliver features and close out a project
5. Identify risks and resolves complex issues via an established process and risk mitigation strategies
6. Determine and track performance metrics for the team to measure progress and success
7. Act as a trusted resource and advisor to the Leadership Team
8. Build an effective team and develop senior leaders for the future
9. Mentor and line manage the QA department
10. Understand project requirements to set hiring plans and resource allocation for project
11. Use an understanding of the development lifecycle and previous shipping experiences to advocate for improvements
What you’ll bring:
12. Experience working in-house with a development team on current-gen consoles
13. Full game cycle experience on AAA titles
14. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
15. An eye for detail
16. A genuine passion for video games