GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION
Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer, you will manage teams of technical experts in digital creation.
In collaboration with the technical project management teams (e.g. program manager), you organize and ensure the implementation of the team structure.
You are the direct manager of the team's Leads.
You deploy the strategic technology roadmap defined by the CTO, and build the tactical roadmap for the TD teams, drawing on the team's technical expertise.
You guarantee project support needs by anticipating and resolving problems and maximizing return on investment.
In liaison with manufacturing managers and production teams, you support these teams.
MAIN TASKS
- Tactical manager for TD teams
- Responsible for team performance and results.
- Proposes and ensures compliance with TD team methods.
- Deploys the team's strategic technological roadmap in line with the objectives set by the CTO.
General tasks of the supervisor grade
- Propose a budget and the human resources needed to achieve the objectives set
- Makes autonomous decisions for his/her teams, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and departmental objectives
- Communicates a clear and inspiring vision of strategic objectives and priorities
- Identifies and finds solutions to problems and risks likely to hinder the achievement of objectives
- Anticipates and resolves conflicts
- Accompanies team salary discussions in collaboration with department management and HR department support
- Encourages team members to take initiative and implement new ideas/projects
- Plays an active role in the team's professional development
- Handles team conflicts constructively
- Makes suggestions on the organization and evolution of the team structure
CONTACTS & HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP
Hierarchical relationship: Chief Technical Officer
Functional reporting: Managers of project leaders, managers of other technical teams or departments, department supervisors, production supervisors
SKILLS REQUIRED
Hard skills
Mastery of an animation studio's production chain
Mastery of current DCCs such as Maya, Nuke, Photoshop, ...
Comfortable with a production tracking tool such as Shotgrid
Knowledge of current development methods
Knowledge of Python (2 and 3)
Technology watch in the film industry and new technologies
Fluency in English
Soft skills
Strong ability to anticipate and solve problems
Provides strong leadership and mentoring to improve productivity
Motivates teams by demonstrating leadership skills
Encourages a collaborative approach to problem solving
Clearly establishes performance expectations for direct reports in collaboration with the technology project monitoring team
Produces high-quality, concise reports that enable strategic levels to make decisions
