Director of Engineering Operations

High 5 Games

Engineering operations leader managing staffing, delivery, and approximately 40 technical vendor agreements for High 5 Games. Supporting the engineering leader across planning, coordination, and administration.

Posted 8/6/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong operational management and coordination capabilities, with a focus on staffing, capacity planning, and vendor relationship management. Proven ability to communicate effectively across cross-functional teams and maintain oversight of technical agreements and delivery timelines.

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Operational Management ExperienceVendor Agreement ManagementCapacity Planning CoordinationCross-Functional CommunicationPlanning and Tracking Tools Familiarity

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Hard Skills

Staffing CoordinationCapacity ManagementDelivery TrackingVendor NegotiationContract Management

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsFollow-ThroughLeadership Support

Tools & Technologies

JiraLinear

Industry Keywords

Software EngineeringTechnical AgreementsOperational Vendor RelationshipsDistributed OrganizationHigh-Growth Software

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain staffing and capacity visibility across all engineering squads and align capacity with priorities
Reallocate people across teams and projects as priorities shift; forecast and flag capacity gaps
Partner with recruiting on hiring plans and manage contractor/vendor staffing
Manage team leads on planning, allocation, and delivery cadence while the engineering leader owns technical direction
Own resource-level scheduling and coordinate responses when timelines slip
Track delivery across teams and surface risks and dependencies
Run planning and reporting to provide the engineering leader with clear status visibility
Maintain a trusted inventory and dashboard for approximately 40 third-party technical agreements
Track agreement scopes, terms, fees, owners, renewals, and termination dates
Coordinate new and renewing agreements with Legal, Finance, and vendors
Support negotiations and manage vendor communications
Own operational vendor relationships, onboarding, technical coordination, issue escalation, and SLA tracking
Handle recurring administrative and coordination tasks, prepare materials, track action items, and follow through on operational details
Serve as a trusted extension of the engineering leader and anticipate operational needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years in or around software engineering
Strong operational and management experience
Proven experience running staffing, capacity, and delivery coordination for 25–50+ engineers
Direct experience managing vendor or third-party technical agreements, including terms, renewals, and negotiations at meaningful scale
Exceptionally organized and systematic, with ability to manage many concurrent threads
Technical fluency sufficient to coordinate engineers and vendors and understand agreement coverage; coding is not required
Comfortable operating as a trusted leader’s right hand with high follow-through
Strong cross-functional communication across Engineering, Product, Legal, and Finance
Familiarity with planning and tracking tools such as Jira and Linear
Familiarity with contract/vendor management practices
Based in the USA or Canada
Able to maintain sufficient daily overlap with the team and engineering leader
Comfortable working in a distributed organization
Nice to have: experience in a fast-paced product company, especially gaming, consumer, or high-growth software
Nice to have: background as a chief of staff, engineering operations lead, or technical program lead

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary plus bonus and benefits
Equal employment opportunities and non-discrimination protections