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As the Development Director - AI, you will join the Frostbite ACE team to lead operational excellence across Agentic Engineering, Data & Insights, and Documentation teams. Reporting to the Director of Engine Development, you are responsible for establishing the operating rhythm, including planning, sequencing, capacity modeling, risk identification, and status reporting. You will build sustainable execution muscles through realistic commitments and clear handoffs while coaching leaders within your sub-teams. The role requires expertise in managing complex, multi-partner programs in platform engineering or large-scale software environments. You must navigate fast-evolving technical domains like AI/ML and agentic workflows to solve problems related to developer productivity tooling. Key skills include driving operating cadences at portfolio scale, brokering resource conversations across domains, and fostering a collaborative culture within the Frostbite game engine development environment.
Drive the operating rhythm including planning, sequencing, capacity, risk identification, and decision flow for all ACE teams.
Manage operational excellence across Agentic Engineering, Data & Insights, and Documentation sub-teams.
Implement Frostbite-wide processes for planning rituals, capacity modeling, and talent recruitment.
Establish a sustainable delivery rhythm with realistic commitments and clean handoffs over multiple quarters.
Report progress, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership.
Coach and develop the leaders within the three ACE sub-teams.
Broker resource and prioritization conversations across different domains without direct authority over them.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience leading delivery for technical teams and complex, multi-partner programs in platform engineering, developer tools, or large-scale software environments.
Experience installing and driving operating cadences at portfolio scale including planning, prioritization, capacity management, risk mitigation, and status reporting.
Ability to lead through rapid change in fast-evolving technical domains such as AI/ML and agentic workflows.
Ability to broker resource and prioritization conversations across different domains without direct authority over them.
Familiarity with AI/agentic workflows and developer productivity tooling (preferred).
Experience in game development, game engines, or other large, long-lived codebases (preferred).
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