Senior Technical Producer, Arena Live Services

Hasbro; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid vacation & holidays

Generous 401(k) match

Paid parental leave

Volunteer & employee giving programs

Tuition reimbursement

Product discounts

Job summary

Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Senior Technical Producer to lead a developer squad for Magic: The Gathering Arena's internal systems. You’ll guide Agile ceremonies, roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure Arena runs smoothly across platforms and locales.

You bring a strong technical background, excellent communication, and a track record of mentoring junior producers in a live-service gaming environment. This role emphasizes leadership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong mix of technical background and live service delivery in gaming.
• Ability to articulate Agile methodologies and changes implemented.
• Excellent analytical skills to balance competing priorities.
• Lead squad initiatives end-to-end with minimal management input.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication for non-technical audiences.
• Experience with enterprise PM tools (Jira, Rally, Basecamp, Trello, Project, Smartsheet, Asana).
• Mentor junior producers and promote growth.

Responsibilities

• Work within an Agile framework and advocate its guidelines.
• Develop roadmaps 2–3 years for upper management and keep team informed.
• Own Agile ceremonies and remove obstacles, secure resources.
• Mentor mid- and associate-level production staff.
• Maintain relationships with internal and external partners.
• Raise red flags and coordinate proactive changes.
• Coordinate weekly sync with live-service engineers.
• Lead direct reports across production fields.

Skills

Agile methodologies

People leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Technical background in software

Live service delivery

Education

Scrum/SAFe certification

Tools

Jira

Rally

Basecamp

Trello

Project

Smartsheet

Asana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Senior Technical Producer to lead a developer squad for Magic: The Gathering Arena's internal systems. You’ll guide Agile ceremonies, roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure Arena runs smoothly across platforms and locales.

You bring a strong technical background, excellent communication, and a track record of mentoring junior producers in a live-service gaming environment. This role emphasizes leadership and continuous improvement.