AAA External Development Manager - Hybrid

6211 Rocksteady Studios Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Rocksteady Studios, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, seeks an External Development Manager to own a portfolio of external partners and deliver high‑quality content for our next AAA title.

You will lead partner relationships, drive delivery pipelines, and ensure outputs meet quality, schedule and budget expectations while collaborating with art, design, production, engineering and QA teams. Hybrid working model and an 18‑month contract.

Qualifications

• Experience working as an External Development Manager, Producer or Project Manager in game development, VFX or similar fast paced environment.
• Very strong communication and organisational skills.
• Detail‑oriented with a proactive approach.
• Experience with project budgeting and cost tracking.
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities while driving towards a deadline.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to think strategically and balance short term needs vs long term studio goals.
• Passion for games and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a portfolio of external development partners, acting as the primary point of contact and ensuring delivery of high‑quality content across multiple disciplines.
• Lead coordination between internal teams and external partners, ensuring clarity of requirements, timely feedback, and alignment with project goals.
• Assist with documentation and contract preparation, liaising with legal and finance teams.
• Own and refine the onboarding process for our external partners so that we’re providing a high quality and seamless onboarding experience, working closely with our IT team.
• Assist with cost tracking for your portfolio, providing accurate reporting to the Lead External Development Manager.
• Maintain regular communication with our Production and external teams to track progress of our external partners deliverables and flag issues proactively.
• Facilitate communication between our development team and external vendors, ensuring clarity and timely responses and helping flag and resolve issues where needed.
• Pro‑actively identify and help resolve risks to both the project and outsource pipeline and ensure that all security measures are in place.
• Maintain delivery pipelines, including asset tracking and review workflows.

Skills

External Development ManagerExperience

Project management

Strong communication

Budgeting & cost tracking

Agile/Waterfall

Team collaboration

Tools

Jira

Shotgrid/Flow

Office Suite

Job description

Rocksteady Studios, part of Warner Bros. Discovery, seeks an External Development Manager to own a portfolio of external partners and deliver high‑quality content for our next AAA title.

You will lead partner relationships, drive delivery pipelines, and ensure outputs meet quality, schedule and budget expectations while collaborating with art, design, production, engineering and QA teams. Hybrid working model and an 18‑month contract.