At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Austin
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship not offered
About the role
- The Director of Program Delivery will build, lead, and scale the technical program management practice that supports our growing portfolio of studios.
- This leader owns the strategic direction for how Technology engages with studios — translating business priorities into program structure, hiring and developing a high-performing team, and establishing the operating rhythms that let delivery scale with the business.
- The Director will partner directly with 2K Technology, Studio, and Publishing leadership to shape roadmaps, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and ensure delivery commitments are met across an evolving studio portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and grow a team of Technical Program Managers supporting 2K's studio portfolio
- Set the strategic direction and operating model for how Technology Program Delivery engages with studios and cross-functional partners
- Own executive-level reporting and communication on program health, risk, and delivery across the studio portfolio
- Partner with Technology, Studio, Analytics, Global Services, Commercial, and Marketing leadership to align priorities and resolve cross-functional roadblocks
- Establish and evolve program management standards, processes, and tooling used across the team
- Coach and develop a team, including performance management, career growth, and workload balancing
- Own resourcing and staffing decisions across studio engagements, including hiring
- Serve as the primary escalation point for complex studio delivery risks, blockers, and stakeholder conflicts, proactively resolving high-priority challenges.
- Drive prioritization and tradeoff decisions across competing studio and portfolio demands
- Represent Program Delivery in leadership forums, planning cycles, and budget discussions
Requirements
- 10+ years in technical program management, technical production, or engineering leadership, including experience managing or leading a team of program/project managers
- Proven experience building and scaling a program management function, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
- Demonstrated success owning executive-level relationships and communicating program status, risk, and strategy to senior leadership
- Experience setting and evolving program management processes, governance, and reporting standards across a team or organization
- Strong track record influencing and driving consensus across departments and organizational levels
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Google Suite
Preferred qualifications
- Video game development knowledge; shipped one or more AAA titles a plus
- Agile experience a plus
Workplace
- Hybrid workplace
Skills
- Technical Program Management
- Technical Production
- Engineering Leadership
- Program Management
- Executive-Level Reporting
- Resourcing And Staffing
- Agile
- Jira
- Confluence
- Google Suite
