Rovio Entertainment

Lead Producer (fixed-term)

Rovio Entertainment  •  Remote  •  14 days ago
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Job Description

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer? Click here
We craft joy by creating games and experiences that millions of players love, and as our new Lead Producer, you'll be joining our dynamic Beyond F2P studio in Espoo, Finland. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity where you'll take ownership of an exciting and varied project portfolio, ensuring our newest (hush, hush, secret) concepts are delivered with top quality. You will sit at the heart of our productions during a landmark "Angry Birds 3 movie year", some of our projects being heavily involved with the movie campaign.

You will have impact and fun at work by:

  • Taking support and ownership of our exciting portfolio, including collaborating on new projects with existing and new partners, ensuring the continued success of current hits like Angry Birds Reloaded. Taking ownership of selected external productions to ensure their successful delivery
  • Enthusiastically helping us explore new platforms by supporting the pitching and development of unique concepts, from cloud streaming systems to mixed reality experiences.
  • Taking ownership of individual project opportunities as they emerge, and scaling them to internal or external productions.
  • Being the key point of contact for external partners (like Apple, Google, and Amazon) and internal support teams, ensuring seamless communication and that everyone is together on priorities and schedules.
  • Nurturing our development processes—you’ll continuously analyze and improve how we work, ensuring the team is organized efficiently to execute our strategy.
  • Steering the roadmap toward business success, using data-informed priorities and a cooperative understanding of the team’s capacity and velocity.
  • Fostering an inclusive culture of accountability and ownership where creative innovation meets solid business understanding, and actively supporting team members’ growth.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

  • You bring around 8 years of expertise in mobile game production, including at least 2 years in a lead producer or equivalent role.
  • You are proficient in game production and development tools (JIRA, Confluence, Unity)
  • You have a comprehensive understanding of the full game lifecycle, from prototyping and pre-production all the way through to live operation of games.
  • You have demonstrated strong project management capabilities, with a world-class understanding of game design and an eagerness to deliver top-quality player experiences, even under tight timelines.
  • You’re an exceptional communicator who can manage expectations with internal and external stakeholders—you know how to present clear status reports and maintain visibility across multiple projects.
  • You possess excellent interpersonal skills, allowing you to coordinate different perspectives, influence change without dictating, and resolve team friction with sympathy and clarity.

It would be nice if you also have the following skills:

  • Familiarity with diverse platforms and technologies that have strategic importance, such as XR gaming and streaming platforms.
  • Existing relationships and networks with leading game studios and external partners.
  • Experience planning and delivering both 2D and 3D game productions.
You'll work in a hybrid setup with two days at the office per week. Kindly send us your CV in English. We look forward to speaking to you!
We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name. 
At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at recruitment@rovio.com
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About Rovio Entertainment

Rovio Entertainment Ltd. is a global mobile-first games company that creates, develops and publishes mobile games, which have been downloaded over 5 billion times. Rovio is best known for the global Angry Birds brand, which started as a popular mobile game in 2009, and has since evolved from games to various entertainment, animations and consumer products in brand licensing. Rovio has produced The Angry Birds Movie (2016), and its sequel, The Angry Birds Movie 2 was released in 2019. The company offers multiple mobile games and has seven game studios – one in Espoo (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Copenhagen (Denmark), Barcelona (Spain), Montreal and Toronto (Canada), as well as a subsidiary in Izmir (Turkey) called Ruby Games. Most of the employees are based in Finland where Rovio is headquartered. In 2023, Sega Europe Limited acquired more than 90 percent of Rovio’s issued and outstanding shares, making Rovio a subsidiary of Sega.

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Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Espoo, FI
Year Founded
2003
Website
rovio.com
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