Outsourcing Expert

Role Overview

• Lead and coordinate day-to-day collaboration with external development partners across multiple disciplines (art, animation, design, programming, QA, audio, etc.).
• Define outsourcing strategies in alignment with project goals and production plans.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with external studios, ensuring mutual understanding of goals, deliverables, and production standards.
• Collaborate closely with internal producers, team leads, and directors to identify outsourcing needs and capacity gaps.
• Supervise the quality of outsourced work
• including milestone reviews, feedback loops, and approvals.
• Support contract management and resource forecasting in cooperation with the production and business teams.
• Negotiate business terms and agreements with external partners in collaboration with the production and business teams.
• Identify risks and dependencies related to external development and proactively mitigate them.
• Foster efficient communication channels and continuous improvement of co-dev processes.
• Design, implement, and maintain effective tools, systems, workflows, and operational policies that enhance daily collaboration between internal and external teams.
• Drive process optimization and documentation to ensure scalability and efficiency in outsourcing operations.

Requirements

• Proven experience (5+ years) in game development, including at least 2 years in production, outsourcing, or co-development leadership.
• Background in vendor management or business aspects of outsourcing.
• Solid understanding of production pipelines for at least one of the following: art, design, or programming (ideally more than one).
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple external partners simultaneously.
• Excellent organizational and negotiation abilities.
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken).
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset and the ability to build trust-based relationships.
• Nice to have: Experience working with production tools such as Jira, Miro or equivalent.

Benefits

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered.
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual budget for medical expenses (for those working outside Poland).
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, and paid sick leave.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.
• Menstrual Leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off each month when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.
• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8 and 10 AM (CET).
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
• Training, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
• Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
• Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working!
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​our canteens offer a range of healthy meals.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has electric car charging points, green zones, and much more.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.