Design Manager

Are you a creative and dedicated tech industry professional that wants to help evolve and shape our Design department? Are you a humble and learning focused manager that wants to coach people through their career? Are you interested in Paradox Development Studio and our brands and eager to help us take them to the next level? Then you may be the one we’re looking for!
As a Design Manager at our development studio in Stockholm, you will be a functional manager of our Designers with the overall responsibility for making sure our teams have access to the best people for each game project. You will be part of a team of managers who continuously work together on innovating our Design department, as well as being part of the wider organizational development of a growing company. The department includes Game Designers, Content Designers, and UX Designers. You will not work directly with designing our games but rather focus on managing, growing and coaching employees.
Responsibilities
Manage, coach and support our designers
Continuously work on shaping and improving the Design department and make sure it’s aligned with organizational goals
Fostering an open and trusting environment
Assure staffing needs are met on our projects
Performance evaluations & feedback
Assume employer responsibility handling employee issues that affect the work of employees to ensure a positive work environment

Required qualifications
Manager experience within a team or department
Passion for leadership, mentoring and coaching, as well as organizational development
Experience working in a role that requires a mix of a mind for strategy as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills
Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Desirable qualifications
Experience as Game Designer, UX Designer, or Content Designer

As a person, we think you are the type who enjoys seeing the people around you improve and who gains satisfaction from helping others overcome their obstacles. You know how to apply your own experience and learnings from working as a designer. As a manager you are attentive and humble and are able to coach your team members to develop on a professional level. You understand the importance of building trust and you know how to be open and approachable. You are not afraid of conflicts and you are able to navigate them in a constructive manner. 
You are comfortable in decision making and can easily anticipate the impact and consequences it will have. You also have experience working in a large organization, and understand the organizational challenges and processes associated with company growth.
Some of our benefits include:

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.
At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.