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Development Director

Crytek· Production
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Hybrid (Frankfurt)Permanent Full-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Crytek is looking for an experienced Development Director to lead delivery on a game development project in their Frankfurt office.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve the project’s operational model, including team structures, roles, processes, and pipelines, to ensure alignment with studio goals and optimal performance
  • Build, lead, and scale a high-performing development team, ensuring clear ownership, proper staffing, and empowerment across all areas of responsibility
  • End-to-end delivery performance by proactively identifying risks and obstacles, driving mitigation, and ensuring on-time, on-budget, high-quality outcome
  • Project planning and execution, including roadmap, PBS/WBS, scheduling, and milestone alignment, with a strong focus on player value and business objective
  • Stakeholder management, including budgeting, team allocation, external partner integration, and alignment on quality expectations (e.g. UX, performance, live ops)
  • Retrospectives to continuously improve team effectiveness, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and fostering a culture of accountability and performance

Qualifications

  • 10+ years leading large-scale game development with full delivery accountability (time, budget, quality), including shipping at least one impactful title from inception to release
  • Deep expertise in building and operating effective development models (team structures, resource & budget planning, governance, execution), beyond applying standard frameworks (Agile, SAFe, etc.)
  • Strong leadership capability with a clear history of building, aligning, and holding teams accountable, while improving performance through structures, processes, and ways of working
  • Excellent stakeholder and leadership management skills, with the ability to create alignment and facilitate decisions at senior and executive levels
  • Proven ability to integrate and manage external partners, operate effectively within a Core Leadership Team, and deliver outcomes with strong ownership and execution focus
  • Willingness to relocate to Frankfurt, Germany

Skills

Required:Project delivery leadershipOperational modelingStaffing & team buildingRisk management

Benefits

  • Career Path: Your professional development is laid out to progress towards goals and objectives.
  • Relocation Support: relocation budget and full coverage of flights to Frankfurt for you and your family, visa/work permit assistance, settling-in support.
  • Company Apartment: fully furnished company apartment during first three months in Frankfurt.
  • Public Transport Pass: free of charge.
  • Gym Card: membership at Fitness First in Germany.
  • State-of-the-art Office: brand-new office in the heart of Frankfurt.
  • Hybrid Working: three days in the office, up to two days remote weekly.
  • Equal Opportunity & Inclusion: global team with employees from over 42 countries.
  • German Classes: language courses for you and your family.
  • Events: company events including starter breakfasts, parties, Gamescom trip, etc.
  • Vacation Days: 24 days per year, increasing up to 28, plus ~10 public holidays.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Crytek

video game developer, makers of CRYENGINE

Crytek is an independent video game developer and publisher based in Germany, making the most fun gaming experiences around.

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