Mobile Release Manager
Foxnext
Playa Vista, CAThis was removed by the employer on 12/5/2018 9:04:00 AM PST
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FoxNext Games is looking for a Release Manager of Mobile Gaming to join our team releasing upcoming titles that feature amazing game design and art in the worlds of Marvel, James Cameron's Avatar and other exciting universes to be announced. In this role, you will be responsible for managing game releases and application updates across multiple studios on all first party platform portals. You will collaborate with cross-functional QA, Engineering, Product and Central Operations teams to release our today and to scale release processes and capabilities for the future. This role reports into the Central Quality org.
The Quality Assurance organization is being built on a culture of teamwork, customer advocacy, and problem solving. As a Mobile Release Manager, the work you do will live at the very heart of this philosophy. We are looking for a person that enjoys working in a group setting; who loves working on development teams through the release process, and whose experience in collaborative software environments has reinforced the value of communications, empathy, and knowledge sharing.
Key Responsibilities
• Work with key stakeholders on defining our release process and schedule, ensuring all proper quality gates are in place and ship a stable app to our end users at regular cadence.
• Establish platform process which manages developer interfaces, distributes test builds, maintains application versioning, and oversees all escalations associated with releases.
• Set-up first party portals and maintain API keys and store assets including IAP, pricing updates, and key art.
• Move fast to deliver frequent, high quality mobile releases.
• Monitor, measure, and communicate release metrics to a broad internal audience, including Legal, Marketing, Program Management, Localization, Game Teams, and others.
• Communicate status and schedules, manage risks, evaluate tradeoffs, and call out impediments taking into account product features and third-party dependencies.
• Identify technical and process improvement opportunities, and work with cross-functional teams to implement.
• Create and maintain internal documentation on release programs to ensure all teams are operating from the most recent and accurate information.
• Continuously improve alpha, beta, and production release tooling and process.
Requirements
• BA/BS degree or 8 years of professional experience working.
• At least 5 years experience in release management of mobile applications (iOS/Android) in fast paced, highly collaborative and high growth environments.
• Expert in app submission, review, and release methodologies, including alphas and betas.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with sufficient level of technical capability to effectively communicate with engineers and identify technical risks.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, and experience managing activities across multiple teams, working both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficient in use of issue tracking tools and platform-specific app stores.
• Passion for games and the gaming industry, especially free-to-play.
• Bonus: Engineering/Computer Science degree or background.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.