A Development Director manages a variety of disciplines including artists, software engineers, as well as Development Managers. DD's are the keepers of the project schedule and play a vital role in successfully moving the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring a strong focus on quality, collaboration and communication. They must partner closely with producers to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget
A DD is responsible for the professional and career advancement of their direct reports.
Leadership
Building and evolving a great team
Building and maintainings effective working relationships with your immediate team and any external developers
Building and energizing team by exhibiting a positive approach to inspire others to excel
Managing external development teams
Execution
Establishing and assigning task objectives from defined project goals; achieving project deliverables through managing team at a project-level (e.g. Franchise-wide level);
Proactively assessing and mitigating risk for assigned scope
Partnering with production to manage scope and quality
Business Management
Making decisions around the balance between quality/time/cost, and directing the team accordingly;
Providing input to project budget and budget planning process; adhering to and tracking budget
Creative Quality
Prioritizing and resolving issues through creative problem solving skills; recognizing and balancing priorities of eliminating the root causes of problems;
These Are The Skills You Need To Have
Strong people management skills; ability to challenge and develop talent;
Minimum 4 years software development experience; minimum 1 year project management or team leadership experience;
Understanding of project management methodology; can model systems and reports using Excel, Project, Word, VISIO and other EAC standard tools;
Experience managing a project including establishing project plan and project budget, determining task dependencies, assigning tasks and implementing operational changes.
Performance Competencies
You are capable of identifying/mitigating risks; taking appropriate steps to resolve difficulties including changes to work methods, technologies and project schedules;
You take ownership and see projects through despite obstacles and difficult circumstances, demonstrating a sense of dependability and commitment
You have excellent analytical and problem solving skills, recognizing and balancing priorities and identifying new methods to deal with issues;
You learn quickly and applies new concepts, principles and procedures to maintain solution-oriented approach while dealing with change and you deal with ambiguity by asking questions or championing solutions.
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