Lead Game Designer at Techland S.A.

Job Description

• Build and direct high level feature roadmap in collaboration with the Core Team and Production to translate objectives into concrete features and plan the development roadmap.
• Plan and drive the development of game features: set priorities, structure the team, assign design owners to topics, and assess seniority and future hiring needs (participating in the hiring process).
• Design engaging, systemic content loops (e.g. seasonal arcs, events, limited-time modes) that are high in perceived player value while efficient to produce, reusing and remixing existing assets and mechanics wherever possible; set success metrics and iterate based on data and player behavior.
• Create a framework for detailed designs and identify requirements together with co-leads, directors, and production.
• Collaborate with the Game Design Team on prioritizing and assigning tasks, discussing progress, tackling setbacks, and finding solutions — while ensuring good communication with other teams, with the help of producers.
• Mentor and coach game designers, supporting their growth in seniority and career development.
• Champion your designs through the full development cycle — from conception through iteration to release and post-launch support — designing within the boundaries set by the Game Director and challenging them constructively when needed.
• Support implementation of designed features in a structured way: prototyping, iteration, balancing, and delivery, adapting designs as needed along the way.
• Identify improvements to workflows, tools, and designers' pipelines to increase efficiency.
   

Qualifications

• Senior experience in game design, with at least 1 shipped AAA title as a Lead Game Designer or Senior Game Designer.
• Strong grounding in systemic game design and long-term engagement/content loops (live service experience a plus).
• Data literacy — comfortable defining KPIs and using live performance data to inform design decisions.
• Structured, professional approach to game design and production methodologies.
• Proactive, supportive attitude toward all members of the development team.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Very good command of English.
   

Additional Information

What we offer:

• A dedicated Buddy who will support you in your daily tasks.
• A wide array of benefits: private medical care, life insurance, pro-health campaigns, gifts for different occasions.
• An outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals, with flexible working hours, no dress code, and full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner.
• Many opportunities for personal development: a dedicated development budget for each employee, extra two paid days for training and CSR, stable career paths, extensive internal and external training, and financing of English and Polish language classes.
• State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones, a fully equipped kitchen, a gym (Wrocław office), and a free car park (Warsaw limited amount of space).