Outsourcing Manager

Headquartered just north of San Francisco, with offices spanning the globe across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, 2K is a videogame publisher managing some of the most creative, respected and premium brands in games today.

This role is all about building relationships with vendors and our internal and third-party teams and matching potential vendors to our projects. You’ll develop contracts and coordinate tests – making sure both the vendor and the dev teams are well prepared and on the ball. You’ll also ensure strong communication channels between these teams and maintain timely deliveries and payments.

* Build and maintain strategic partnerships with current vendors and building relationships with * potential new ones * Work closely with internal teams to identify needs, and parse those requests into contract * specifications * Work closely with creative and legal teams to setup contract language, including specifying * technical details and delivery specs * Collaborate with Publishing Art Director, Technical Director, and Development Team to build * tests – and then manage the testing process * Supervise vendor engagements, ensuring timely deliveries of content from both the vendor and * the dev team, and monitor communications, facilitating when issues arise * Review deliverables to ensure all parties are adhering to best practices and technical requirements * Ensure absolute parity between all internal and external parties

* We are a big organization that operates lean - so the ideal candidate needs to be a self-starter, adept at managing their own time, and an excellent communicator. If you relish finding great talent and building partnerships, and fancy the art of matchmaking and liaising between a vendor and a development team, then this job is for you. You must understand the importance of turning artistic goals into contract language, so that all responsibilities and requirements are clear. You should also have a strong grasp of how different assets and processes are used throughout the development process. Above all, the ideal candidate must provide steadfast guidance and support amidst the sometimes-chaotic nature of game development. **Minimum Requirements:** * Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to break down complicated goals into detailed, * digestible and clear content descriptions * Able to articulate contractual needs to 2K lawyers as contracts are being written * Artistic background with the ability to open 2D and 3D files and evaluate content to ensure * proper deliveries * Highly collaborative and able to communicate gracefully * Proven management and external team-building skills