About the role
Overview
The Lead Producer oversees strategic client projects, mentors and develops the production team, represents the studio’s production capabilities internally and externally, and ensures accurate and consistent reporting to Virtuos Group. The role requires strong leadership, production excellence, and the ability to drive alignment across teams and stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Acting Producer on Key & Strategic Projects
- Define goals, scope, milestones, budget, and risks for your own project.
- Build and validate the production plan, schedule, and proposal for your project.
- Keep your roadmap aligned; manage scope, change requests, and risk on your project.
- Own quality and on-time delivery of all client commitments on your project.
- Act as the key point of contact for current project(s), for developers and across all disciplines and projects.
Managing your Producer Team
- Coach Producers on schedule accuracy and ownership of their own projects.
- Set and uphold production methodology across the Producer team (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
- Mentor Producers and support their career development.
- Keep a collaborative, efficient production culture across departments, for the team's projects.
Representing Production
- Represent production internally and externally, for the studio as a whole.
- Build trust with client stakeholders through consistent communication, across all client relationships in the studio.
- Lead discussions on schedule, budget, risk, and change (with clear recommendations, for any project in the studio when needed).
- Drive alignment and resolve conflicts across cross-functional teams, studio-wide.
Group-Level Reporting
- Structured reporting on progress, risk, budget, staffing, and KPIs across all projects (yours and your Producer team's).
- Deliver concise management summaries with clear insights, covering the full project portfolio.
- Consolidate production data across all projects and contribute to group standards and best practices.
Qualifications
- Experience: 8-10+ years in production, including 2+ years as Senior/Lead Producer in complex creative or software environments.
- Game Development Expertise: Worked on 5+ games; expert in one or more technology areas, with solid command of game production pipelines, workflows, and industry practices. (Publisher-side experience is a plus).
- Client Communication: Confident communicator able to manage senior client relationships and operate effectively in multicultural contexts.
- Leadership & Team Management: Proven ability to guide, motivate, and support cross-disciplinary teams; strong stress management and team coordination skills.
- Production Methodologies: Expertise in Agile/Scrum/Waterfall; Scrum Master or equivalent certification valued.
- Problem-solving & Pragmatism: Pragmatic mindset with strong risk anticipation, scope control, and prioritization abilities.
- Data & Tools: Familiarity with Power BI is an advantage.
- Languages: Fluent in English and French.
- Cross-studio Coordination: Experience working across multiple teams, studios, and stakeholders.
About Virtuos
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. Headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, the company has delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide.
About Virtuos Labs – Lyon
Established in 2021, Virtuos Labs – Lyon specializes in game development and engineering. The founding team of experienced programmers collaborates closely with studios worldwide to deliver gaming solutions.
What We Offer
- Office located in the heart of Lyon.
- Inclusive and equal opportunity work environment.
- Fulfilling careers with continuous talent development at one of the largest external development companies globally.
- Work on a prestigious portfolio with some of the world’s biggest AAA game titles.
- Global and local teambuilding activities.
- Quality of life at work and comprehensive medical healthcare provided for all staff.
- Relocation support.
- Career and international mobility opportunities with the Virtuos Internal Mobility Program.