Director of Development, Core Games

Mojang Studios; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 2,000,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mojang Studios, Stockholm, is seeking a Director of Development to turn studio strategy into executable outcomes across multi-disciplinary teams. You will own the development operating system, plan work, manage dependencies, and ensure a scalable delivery cadence for high-quality player experiences.

You will lead delivery across design, engineering, platform, QA, production, and live operations, driving transparency, risk mitigation, and alignment with leadership priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale game or software development organisations.
• Strong track record of delivering complex products in a live operating environment.
• Exceptional ability to align multiple disciplines toward common goals.

Responsibilities

• Representing delivery excellence on the Core Leadership Team.
• Accountable for delivery across multiple departments with clear structures and processes.
• Owns delivery health across the full development cycle including planning and risks.
• Connects leadership direction to execution with clear rhythms and plans.
• Drives alignment across design, platform, engineering, QA and live ops.

Skills

Leadership at scale

Delivery excellence

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Game development tools

Production planning tools

Job description

Mojang Studios, Stockholm, is seeking a Director of Development to turn studio strategy into executable outcomes across multi-disciplinary teams. You will own the development operating system, plan work, manage dependencies, and ensure a scalable delivery cadence for high-quality player experiences.

You will lead delivery across design, engineering, platform, QA, production, and live operations, driving transparency, risk mitigation, and alignment with leadership priorities.