Senior Game Production Executive (Remote/Hybrid)

Pipeworks; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401K with employer match

Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy

Generous Paid Time Off

Relocation

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Club Discounts

Sports Team Sponsorship

Annual Company Events

Project Wrap Parties

Job summary

Pipeworks is seeking an Executive Producer to lead delivery of one or more development game projects in Eugene, Oregon. You will provide executive leadership across production, staffing, budget, client relationships, and delivery.

The role reports to studio leadership, partners with discipline directors, and drives strategy, risk management, and collaboration across engineering, art, design, QA, and production to ensure on-time, on-budget releases.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional game development experience.
• 5+ years leading large-scale game development programs.
• Multiple shipped console, PC, or live service titles.
• Strong financial and resource planning experience.
• Demonstrated success managing publisher or external development relationships.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through all phases of development.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight from project inception through launch and post-launch support.
• Define delivery strategy, governance, staffing plans, milestone structure, and project objectives.
• Ensure production leadership maintains realistic schedules, execution plans, and transparent reporting.
• Partner with Lead Producers to remove roadblocks and enable delivery success.
• Drive accountability across Engineering, Art, Design, QA, Production, and support disciplines.
• Serve as the executive point of contact for publishing and development partners.
• Develop trusted relationships with client leadership.
• Lead executive business reviews and milestone discussions.
• Manage delivery expectations and negotiate scope changes alongside studio leadership.
• Resolve escalated production, financial, and relationship issues.
• Own overall project financial performance.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, utilization, burn rate, and profitability.
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate forecasting and reporting.
• Make staffing and scope recommendations that protect project health and business objectives.
• Mentor Senior Producers and Project Managers.
• Partner with discipline leaders on staffing strategy and organizational planning.
• Promote sustainable production practices and healthy team culture.
• Support hiring, succession planning, and leadership development.
• Identify schedule, staffing, technical, financial, and quality risks.
• Drive mitigation planning across departments.
• Escalate critical issues with clear recommendations and decision options.
• Contribute to studio planning and operational improvements.
• Help establish production standards and best practices.
• Participate in strategic planning and long-term business initiatives.

Skills

Game development

Leadership

Publisher relations

Budgeting

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Staffing strategy

Job description

Pipeworks is seeking an Executive Producer to lead delivery of one or more development game projects in Eugene, Oregon. You will provide executive leadership across production, staffing, budget, client relationships, and delivery.

The role reports to studio leadership, partners with discipline directors, and drives strategy, risk management, and collaboration across engineering, art, design, QA, and production to ensure on-time, on-budget releases.