Director, Strategy, Growth & Business Operations – Unreal Engine Ecosystem New York (USA) Epic [...]

Gamecompanies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 204,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company seeks a Director for Strategy, Growth & Business Operations to drive innovation and market expansion within the Unreal Engine ecosystem. The role demands strategic leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and insights-driven decision-making to enhance the growth of developer tools and services.

Benefits

Generous benefit plans

Discretionary incentive programs

Qualifications

• 12+ years experience in strategic planning, revenue operations, or growth-focused roles.
• Experience managing strategic initiatives across teams.
• Strong analytical skills to synthesize data into insights.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies across Epic’s tools and services.
• Oversee business operations for efficiency and scalability.
• Lead market analysis to identify trends and partnerships.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Revenue Operations

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Engagement

Market Analysis

Job description

Director, Strategy, Growth & Business Operations – Unreal Engine Ecosystem

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

SALES AND LICENSING

What We Do

We drive adoption and usage for Unreal Engine and provide our customers with the tools and support to make amazing visual projects in the Unreal Engine.

What You'll Do

We are seeking a dynamic, visionary leader to drive strategic growth and operational excellence across Epic’s full range of developer tools and services. With Unreal Engine as our core platform and a portfolio that includes Twinmotion, Epic Online Services, Kids Web Services, Metahuman, Fab, and Rad Game Tools, you will spearhead transformative initiatives, optimize cross-functional operations, and unlock new market opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to influence the future of real-time 3D innovation and digital creation across multiple cutting-edge technologies.

In this role, you will

Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute a comprehensive growth strategy that aligns with the overall vision for Epic’s developer tools and services. Identify, evaluate, and prioritize high-impact opportunities that drive revenue, market share, and innovation across Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, Epic Online Services, Kids Web Services, Metahuman, Fab, and Rad Game Tools

Business Operations Excellence: Oversee and optimize business operations to ensure scalable, efficient, and sustainable processes across all platforms and services. Collaborate with key stakeholders—including product, engineering, marketing, finance, and sales teams—to streamline workflows and enhance operational performance across Epic’s diverse technology ecosystem

Market Expansion & Partnership Development: Lead market analysis to identify trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics across the spectrum of our developer tools and services, translating insights into actionable business strategies. Build and nurture strategic partnerships and alliances that expand our ecosystem and drive mutual growth

Cross-Functional Team Leadership: Mentor and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. Drive cross-functional initiatives that bridge strategy and execution, ensuring alignment across all departments and product lines

Performance Metrics & Data-Driven Decision Making: Define, monitor, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure business performance and inform strategic decisions across multiple service areas. Leverage data analytics to optimize operations and identify growth levers in a rapidly evolving market

What we're looking for

Demonstrated 12+ years experience in strategic planning, revenue/business operations, management consulting, or growth-focused roles, ideally within tech, gaming, or platform oriented businesses

Experience managing simultaneous strategic initiatives across a matrixed organization, collaborating with finance, product, engineering, go-to-market, and sales teams

Demonstrated success scaling product or service operations globally while driving sustainable growth

Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize data into strategic insights

Ability to identify and resolve critical business challenges

Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage and align stakeholders at all levels

Passion for real time 3D, creator tools, or broader digital content creation products and services

This role is open to multiple locations across the US (including NYC).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range

$204,811—$300,389 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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