Producer - Microsoft Canada, Vancouver

Role overview

The Coalition is a flagship first-party studio within Xbox Game Studios and the home to one of gaming’s most critically and commercially acclaimed series, Gears of War. As a group of diverse and talented individuals working for a common purpose, the studio pushes the limits of Xbox entertainment platforms and devices while leading from core values that promote respect, inclusion, a growth mindset, grit, and putting the team first.

The studio is seeking a Producer to deliver exceptional gaming experiences for players while supporting quality, schedule, and business objectives. You will be responsible for managing one or more multidisciplinary teams composed of artists, designers, and engineers, and working directly with the Production Director to guide features to completion within a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment.

Day-to-day

You will create production roadmaps based on backlogs and partner with Product Owners to establish sprint and milestone goals. Driving execution involves collaborating with the leadership team to prioritize deliverables, manage risks and dependencies, adapt to challenges, and resolve issues as they arise, alongside reporting weekly status updates.

• Milestone planning, execution, dependency management and evaluation of priorities.
• Communicate goals to the team and support successful delivery of high-quality outcomes.
• Support project development with an emphasis on team enablement and collaboration.
• Proactively manage risk and mitigation - identify issues, propose solutions and be accountable for taking action.
• Create, update, and present status and information to the Studio Leadership team.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency.
• Provide regular capacity plan updates.

Who we're looking for

Candidates must meet the baseline educational and professional background requirements, with additional preferred qualifications sought for candidates bringing deeper game development experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 1+ year(s) experience in production roles in gaming or entertainment industry, or other multi-disciplinary leadership OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing one or more cross-functional game teams through multiple development phases, including pre-production, production, finaling, and post-launch.
• Experience working with modern project management methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Kanban.
• Experience collaborating closely with Producers, Product Owners, Designers, Engineers, and Content Creators, with the ability to establish and drive a clear team vision.
• Experience working with external development partners.
• Experience contributing to the development and release of at least one console game.
• Demonstrates a customer-focused mindset and a commitment to delivering high-quality experiences for developers and players.
• 1+ years of experience managing budgets.
• 2+ years of experience managing relationships with stakeholders, clients, and/or customers.