Technical Co-Development Manager

Warner Bros. Discovery

Technical Co-Development Manager leading multi-studio AAA game development teams at Warner Bros. Games Montréal.

Posted 8/19/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in game development, managing multiple teams and projects while ensuring milestone delivery in a complex AAA production environment. Proficient in stakeholder management, team-building, and cross-cultural collaboration, with a strong understanding of technical constraints and delivery risks.

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Game Development LeadershipAAA Title Shipping ExperienceTeam Performance MonitoringStakeholder ManagementUnreal Engine Familiarity

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Hard Skills

Game DevelopmentProject ManagementTechnical OnboardingPerformance ReviewObjective Setting

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam-BuildingCross-Cultural CollaborationCoachingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Unreal Engine

Industry Keywords

AAA ProductionTechnical ConstraintsDelivery RisksRemote Team ManagementStudio Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, support, and develop WBGM co-development technical teams, including programming leads, engineers, and senior technical experts across multiple mandates
Coordinate technical groups and personnel across projects
Partner with studio leadership and external stakeholders on recruitment planning, team structure, staffing strategy, and project ramp-up
Establish operating rhythms, collaboration practices, and escalation paths across internal, remote, and external partner teams
Identify and resolve roadblocks across project mandates, technical disciplines, and studio cultures
Lead technical staff onboarding at WBGM and facilitate project onboarding with external partners
Monitor team performance, productivity, engagement, and delivery health, escalating risks when appropriate
Coach, mentor, motivate, and support technical employees through performance reviews, career development, and objective setting
Enable reliable milestone delivery at the expected quality level in a complex AAA production environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
10+ years of relevant game development experience, including leadership responsibilities across the full development cycle from concept to release
Experience shipping at least two AAA titles in a leadership capacity
Proven track record of managing multiple teams, mandates, or partner relationships across internal, remote, and external studio environments
Ability to understand technical constraints, trade-offs, and delivery risks, and to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong leadership, team-building, stakeholder management, and cross-cultural collaboration skills
Familiarity with Unreal Engine pipelines is an asset
Fluency in English is required
French/English bilingualism is highly desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Career-defining opportunities
Thoughtfully curated benefits
Tools to explore and grow into your best self
Equal opportunity employer
Application and recruitment accommodations for qualified candidates with disabilities