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Kabam

Development Director (Contract)

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Pay: $40 - $50 an hour
Job type: Contract
Experience: 7+ years of project management experience in entertainment and/or software development industry.
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 23, 2026

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At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

We are looking for a contract Development Director to support a new project through to launch, keeping the project schedule and helps move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication both on the immediate team and with other partner teams within the studio. A Development Director manages a variety of disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will partner with team members to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget. This contract is expected to last at minimum 4 months, with possibility of extension.

\nThroughout this contract, you can expect to:

Partners with Senior Production team members to maintain planning and execution momentum for a live game during the contract term.
Provides day-to-day guidance to project team members on process and priorities; flags improvement opportunities to the permanent team rather than driving studio-wide initiatives.
Collaborates with project stakeholders to maintain schedules and resource plans against existing project goals.
Identifies dependencies and priorities between tasks in partnership with the project teams.
Monitors project progress within assigned budgets and managing any changes that impact the overall project schedule, budget and resources along with proper communication.
Confirms the team has access to needed training resources and best practices; but does not own long-term development planning
Supports an environment where staff understand how their daily work contributes to the company’s goals in motion.
Solves problems, balancing priorities, and finding creative solutions to achieve results.
Assigns task goals from defined project goals; achieve project deliverables through managing a team at a project-level.
Tracks and manages scope in alignment with capacity, identifying and mitigating risks for assigned scope as needed.
Partners with team leads to manage and balance scope, ensuring timeline and quality targets are met.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

Bachelor’s degree in related field or certification in project management, with a focus on Agile methodologies.
7+ years of project management experience in entertainment and/or software development industry.
Mobile game development experience.
Working knowledge of JIRA and resource management tools (tracking, modeling, allocation).
Deep understanding of games as a service business model.
Knowledge of JIRA and other PM tools.
Effective communication skills with the proven ability to work with stakeholders across all levels of organization.
Comfortable with ambiguity and constant change, yet able to set priorities and execute commitments.

$40 - $50 an hour

The typical hiring range listed above is specific to candidates located in Vancouver. Compensation will be determined based on your knowledge, skills and competencies.

If you’re interested in the contract but your expectations don’t fully align with the provided range, we still encourage you to apply! Considerations may be made based on your experience level.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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Responsibilities

The Development Director will manage project schedules, budgets, and cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of a new mobile game. They will provide day-to-day guidance to staff, identify project dependencies, and mitigate risks to maintain development momentum.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 7 years of project management experience in the software or entertainment industry, specifically within mobile game development. A bachelor's degree or project management certification with a focus on Agile methodologies is required.

Skills

Project management
Agile methodologies
Mobile game development
Jira
Resource management
Games as a service
Stakeholder management
Risk mitigation
Scope management
Budgeting
Team leadership
Communication
Scheduling
Production planning

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Development Director
Project Management
Agile
Mobile Gaming
Jira
Games as a Service
Resource Planning
Budget Management
Stakeholder Management
Production
Software Development
Risk Management
Scope Management
Live Operations
Team Leadership
Quality Assurance
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