Senior Director, Game Design & Bid Management

Sperasoft is a game development studio with locations in Kraków and Warszawa. The role is part of the studio leadership team, focusing on the Design Department and new business bid development.

• 10+ years of experience in game development, including significant game design leadership.
• 5+ years leading large multidisciplinary teams or departments.
• Experience in AAA, co-development, external development, or live-service environments.
• Proven success managing client relationships and supporting business development.
• Experience leading estimation, proposal development, or bid management.
• Strong understanding of game design disciplines, production methodologies, and development pipelines.
• Ability to lead organizational growth, strategic planning, and change management.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred:

• Experience with multiple international publishers and development partners.
• Experience leading large-scale RFP responses and proposal development.
• Experience managing globally distributed teams.
• Experience building scalable organizations across projects and genres.
• Experience developing estimation frameworks and bid management processes.
• Promotion of continuous improvement in design craft, communication, leadership, and expertise.

Department Leadership

• Define and execute the long-term vision, strategy, and goals of the Design Department.
• Align departmental priorities with company objectives, market trends, client needs, and future business opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase department effectiveness, scalability, quality, and operational excellence.
• Establish and monitor departmental KPIs and organizational health metrics.
• Develop and maintain an organizational structure with Directors, Leads, Subject Matter Experts, and contributors.
• Ensure expertise coverage across all design disciplines.
• Evaluate and improve organizational effectiveness.
• Lead succession planning and leadership development.
• Manage Design Directors, Associate Directors, and senior design leaders.
• Define career development frameworks and performance expectations.
• Provide coaching, mentorship, and leadership support.
• Partner with Talent Management on hiring, workforce planning, retention, and succession.
• Address engagement, performance, retention, and organizational risks.
• Foster a culture of creativity, collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Host regular department meetings and promote knowledge sharing.
• Create an inclusive environment supporting innovation and growth.

Design Excellence & Project Oversight

• Provide executive oversight for game design development across projects.
• Establish review mechanisms, quality benchmarks, and governance practices.
• Support Design Directors and Leads in resolving design challenges.
• Maintain accountability for workforce planning and staffing recommendations.
• Balance utilization, capability development, succession planning, and project needs.
• Review and approve strategic staffing for major engagements.

Bid Management & New Business Leadership

• Own the end-to-end bid development process for new business opportunities.
• Ensure proposal quality, consistency, and submission readiness.
• Partner with Business Development, Account Management, and Executive Leadership on bid decisions.
• Align proposals with client requirements, business objectives, studio capabilities, and profitability.
• Lead development of project solutions, delivery approaches, staffing models, timelines, and engagement strategies.
• Collaborate with Design, Art, Engineering, Production, QA, and PMO leadership.
• Lead estimation activities and establish methodologies, standards, and governance.
• Participate in client discovery sessions and lead/support proposal presentations.
• Support and coach department leaders in client-facing activities.
• Establish and maintain bid management processes, proposal standards, and best practices.
• Analyze proposal outcomes and implement improvements.

Standards, Processes & Capability Development

• Establish, maintain, and evolve department standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Drive consistency in design reviews, documentation, estimation, proposal development, and delivery planning.
• Audit workflows and processes to improve effectiveness and scalability.
• Define and execute the department’s learning and development strategy.
• Identify skill requirements and establish training programs and mentorship initiatives.
• Promote continuous improvement in design craft, communication, leadership, and industry expertise.

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