Senior Research Manager

CD Projekt; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 108,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

Mental health support

RRSP matching

Flexible working hours

Lifestyle Spending Account

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Research Manager to lead AI R&D initiatives, manage cross-functional projects, and enhance user experiences and game development pipelines. You will bridge teams across time zones and guide delivery with strong problem-solving and leadership skills.

This new role emphasizes empowerment, proactive risk management, and collaboration with external partners to advance immersive gaming tools and workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software project management experience with leadership.
• Full cycle of an AI product, AI research or game development.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams in Agile environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High emotional intelligence and composure under pressure.
• Ability to drive multi-team alignment and empower self-organization.
• Intellectually curious with a proactive problem-solving mindset.
• Experience with Hansoft, Jira, Confluence and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Drive new major AI initiatives with the AI Director.
• Bridge East Coast and Europe time zones across teams and projects.
• Align and motivate teams towards clearly defined goals.
• Unblock bottlenecks and foster incremental delivery.
• Project manage AI initiatives balancing resources, scope, and time.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation plans.
• Improve production processes (planning, scheduling, roadmaps, requirements).
• Foster relations with key external partners.
• Advocate for improvements and challenge the status quo.
• Respond to internal feedback and adjust processes.

Skills

Software project management

Leadership

AI product lifecycle

Agile

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Emotional intelligence

Risk management

Jira

Confluence

Hansoft

Office suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Hansoft

Office suite

Job description

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an experienced Senior Research Manager with strong problem-solving skills to join our AI R&D team and help lead the development and delivery of solutions that will shape the next generation of immersive gaming experiences and tools. In this role, you will manage cross-functional projects that enhance user experience, game development pipelines, and our teams' creative capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the AI Director in driving new major initiatives within the AI R&D Team.
• Serve as a bridge between East Coast and Europe time zone across both the AI R&D teams and projects.
• Align and motivate your team towards clearly defined goals. Form and nurture cohesive, high-performing teams that are empowered to self-organize and achieve outstanding results.
• Unblock others. Identify and address bottlenecks and queues, foster incremental delivery.
• Project manage AI initiatives, ensuring the resource, scope and time constraints are balanced. Identify risks and establish mitigation plans. Continuously look at improving production processes (project planning, scoping, scheduling, roadmaps, requirements gathering, etc...).
• Foster and maintain relations with key external partners.
• Advocate for actionable and beneficial improvements, challenging the status quo with bravery and innovation.
• Gather, acknowledge, and respond to internal feedback, adjusting processes and approaches as necessary.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software project management experience, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Full cycle of an AI product, AI research or Game development. Ideally all.
• Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional teams, preferably in an Agile environment, with a focus on team empowerment and self-organization.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication.
• A high degree of emotional intelligence that is demonstrable in every interaction.
• Ability to maintain composure under pressure and rally multiple teams to achieve a common goal.
• Highly motivated, self-driven and proactively resolves problems with minimal oversight. Seeks guidance when appropriate. Accountable to the outcome whatever they might be.
• Intellectually curious. Humble and curious, constantly seeking learning opportunities, not limiting oneself to the bounds of role or company.
• Experience with industry project management tools (e.g. Hansoft, Jira, Confluence, Office suite).
• Excellent analytical skills. Comfortable modelling and analyzing data.

Nice to haves:

• Deep understanding of the AI and gaming industries.
• Good mastery of the Atlassian suite (Jira & Confluence)
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience

Additional Information

The application window for this position will close by March 1st, 2027.

This job can be hybrid/in-office or fully remote.

Health & Well-Being

• Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental).
• Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.
• Paid leave — 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, & 12 calendar holidays per year
• RRSP with employer matching.
• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 per month to use towards fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.
• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents.
• Flexible working hours.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.

Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

This position is a new role.

Estimated pay range for this position: $108,100 - $178,400 CAD annually.

At CD PROJEKT RED compensation for our roles in North America are determined based on competitive market data, geographic location, and individual factors tied to business needs. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience, qualifications, and location.

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Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!