Games Studio Director

At Valsea, we're shaping the future of entertainment with immersive, engaging experiences that captivate players worldwide. Based in sunny Marbella, Spain, our vibrant open-space office is home to an international team of developers, marketers, product owners, and much more.

Valsea operates a leading scalable technology platform, 100% owned by us. This gives us the freedom to deliver results fast. We integrate selected outside companies into our ecosystem to ensure we provide fresh and vibrant products for our customers.

We work in a fast-paced environment, creating new brands, maintaining and improving our tech stack, launching leading acquisition and retention campaigns, and developing fresh features. Our ethos is simple - be best-in-class in everything we do.

Despite our rapid growth, Valsea still has that exciting start-up feel. We embrace a hybrid working model to balance professional growth with personal well-being. With a dynamic work environment, attractive salary, and a culture that thrives on collaboration, our power is our people.

We provide company laptops and other things you may need to work comfortably. Remote workers are always invited to our annual company trip and other team events. Ready to be part of something exciting?

An experienced Games Studio Director to build and scale a high-performing iGaming studio from roadmap to release. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can balance strategy with execution - setting the long-term direction of the studio while also driving the day-to-day delivery of every game in production. You'll own planning, team building, vendor management, licensing coordination, and release execution, ensuring games move smoothly from concept through certification, launch, and live operations. In a lean, fast-moving environment, you'll have significant autonomy and responsibility, helping shape not just what we build, but how we build it as we grow.

• Own the 12-month and 24-month roadmap and quarterly release plan.

• Project-manage every game: kickoff, GDD sign-off, dev sprints, art delivery, audio delivery, internal QA, lab submission, ORYX integration, soft launch, live.

• Hire, onboard, performance-manage the team.

• Manage external vendors (art, audio, legal, accounting).

• Coordinate B2B licensing

• Make build-vs-buy calls on every adjacent capability (analytics, sim tooling, art pipeline, etc.).

• 5+ years in iGaming, with at least 2 in a production, studio management, or product leadership role at a slots supplier or aggregator.

• Demonstrated experience shipping slot titles end-to-end, owning timelines, dependencies, and lab certification.

• Hands-on producer skills: roadmap planning, milestone tracking, dependency management across math ? backend ? frontend ? art ? audio ? QA ? cert.

• Awareness of B2B supplier licensing requirements.

Please note, these aren't requirements, just things we think would be particularly valuable. If anything or everything here doesn't apply to you, please don't let that put you off applying.

• Direct experience with ORYX or other RGS.

• Experience managing suppliers (like art and music)

• Hybrid working model or fully remote

• Innovative international company that uses cutting-edge tech equipment

• Collaborative teams and agile multicultural environment

• Competitive salary with flexible working hours

• 23 paid vacation days + public holidays

• Private health insurance for you and your family

• Free Online English/Spanish lessons

• Corporate events throughout the year

• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities

• Daily breakfast and freshly cooked lunch 3 days a week

• 50% discount on personal training sessions and physiotherapy sessions

• Games room, full kitchen with hot drinks, fruit, soft drinks

• Gym, massage room and much more

At Valsea, we want diversity and inclusion in an environment where unique perspectives and new talents thrive. Join us in creating a workplace where everyone can shine and contribute to our collective success. Protecting your privacy and data security is a longstanding top priority for Valsea. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://valsea.teamtailor.com/data-privacy) to learn more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

We’re a diverse team with great people from across the world. This position is available both as a hybrid position in Marbella (Spain) or as a fully remote position from inside the EU. Please note that we are unable to sponsor work visas outside the EU.

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