Director, Studio Vision & Product Strategy Assassin S Creed

Job Description

As Director, Studio Vision & Product Strategy at Ubi Québec, you will play a key role in defining, leading, and executing the studio's transformation strategy toward a strong product culture. This culture will focus on the player, continuous learning, value creation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. You will liaise closely with the Creative, Production, and Technical teams to align priorities and drive the necessary actions to support the studio's success. As a positive leader, you'll embody the studio's values while empowering teams to evolve their production approaches.
What you'll do:
• Develop a clear vision for product culture, design a transformation roadmap, and bring expert leadership to the studio.
• Contribute to strategic positioning focused on market & player insights, monitor trends, and translate this analysis into actionable plans and communication strategies within the studio.
• Lead change management by embedding a product culture throughout development stages, guiding teams to adopt practices such as player feedback integration, iteration, and value-driven prioritization.
• Deploy product rituals like feature reviews, internal and external playtests, silent reviews, and game reviews.
• Implement tools to monitor value (player feedback, KPIs, etc.) and define product maturity indicators (e.g.: % of features tested, feedback integrated, etc.).
• Collaborate closely with design, UX, data, production, and creative teams to bridge disciplines and foster a cross-functional product approach.
• Partner tightly with franchise, marketing, and publishing teams.
• Build a high-performing team and promote dynamics in which every member feels valued, engaged, and supported in their professional growth.
• Anticipate needs and prioritize product solutions in collaboration with Creative, Production, and Technology leads.
• Actively participate in strategic decision-making as a member of the studio steering committee.
Qualifications
What you bring to the team:
• Senior experience in product management, UX, production, or organizational transformation.
• Recognized leadership expertise with a strong ability to inspire and guide development teams.
• Solid player-centric culture and a sharp sense of value creation.
• Proven change management expertise with deep curiosity about product challenges and the ability to rally teams around ambitious product visions.
• Strategic mindset and excellent understanding of cultural transformation challenges.
• Exceptional collaboration skills across creative, production, and technical disciplines.
• Strong curiosity about product systems and the ability to drive change effectively.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and change management skills.
Leadership approach:
• Inspiring and motivational: Able to rally teams around a clear, meaningful vision by instilling energy, trust, and commitment.
• Empathetic and thoughtful: Attentive to people's needs, aware of their realities, and focused on fostering a healthy, inclusive, and respectful work environment.
• Open to innovation and continuous improvement: Curious and proactive in exploring new approaches, nurturing experimentation, co-creation, and new ideas. Strives for excellence while evolving practices to optimize production methods.
• Dedicated to talent development and collective success: Supports continuous learning and promotes a culture of growth while championing collective pride and shared ambition.
• Builder of a stimulating work environment: Promotes teamwork through positivity, constructive feedback, and empowerment to foster a healthy, motivating team dynamic.
What to send our way:
• Your CV highlighting your experience, skills, and achievements.
• A cover letter explaining why you're the ideal candidate for this role.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-86v0p6-216-73-216-22-42 in your application.