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If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!\n Define, structure, and drive the overall game design vision in collaboration with the Game Director, Creative Director, and Production\nLead, mentor, and support a team of designers, fostering growth, ownership, and high-quality output\nOwn and manage the design process, including planning, prioritization, and delivery of features and systems\nDesign and oversee gameplay systems, mechanics, and player progression, ensuring coherence and consistency across the game\nAlign design direction across disciplines (programming, art, animation, UX) and communicate vision, decisions, and constraints clearly to stakeholders\nDrive a data-informed, KPI-oriented design approach for a live (GaaS) environment, leveraging player metrics, business goals and analytics to guide decisions and improvements\nIdentify, prototype, and iterate on key features based on playtests, player feedback, and data insights\nDefine and articulate a clear vision for tools, pipelines, and workflows to enhance team efficiency, scalability, and delivery quality, and long-term project sustainability\nEnsure timely delivery aligned with project goals, scope, and quality expectations\nDevelop and maintain clear and actionable design documentation\nSupport recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluation, and career development of team members\n Experience\nProven experience in game design, including experience on at least one shipped AAA or AA title\nProven experience in a leadership role (Lead or Associate Lead Designer)\nExperience working within multidisciplinary teams across the full production cycle\nFamiliarity with live production environments and iterative development processes\nKnowledge & Skills\nStrong expertise in game systems design, balancing, and player progression\nBroad understanding of gameplay design across multiple systems (core gameplay, meta systems, UX, etc.)\nProficiency with game development tools (e.g., Jira, Hansoft, Perforce)\nExperience working with Anvil Engine and its toolset\nExperience with visual scripting and/or data-driven design approaches\nStrong analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data to inform design decisions\nExcellent documentation skills to clearly communicate design intent and ensure team alignment\nSolid understanding of production pipelines, workflows, and development methodologies\nAbility to plan, prioritize, and manage team workload effectively\nNice to Have\nExperience contributing to multiple projects or different phases of production\nFamiliarity with large-scale game systems and content pipelines\nExperience improving team workflows, tools, or production efficiency\nActive interest in games and game design trends\nPersonal Attributes\nStrong leadership and mentorship abilities, with a focus on team growth and well-being\nExcellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills\nCollaborative, empathetic, and team-oriented mindset\nHighly adaptable and solution-oriented in a fast-paced environment\nStrong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills\n Ubisoft Da Nang - Putting Vietnamese Game Development on the Global Map\nAs Ubisoft's only studio in Vietnam, we lead and co-develop games across the board - from premium mobile to AAA. We led development on Rabbids: Legends of the Multiverse and contributed to major titles including Assassin's Creed, Skull and Bones, Rayman, Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, and the mobile adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, recognized with multiple international awards, including Game of the Year (Gaming On Phone), Best Platform Game (Pocket Gamer), and Best International Game (TapTap Game Awards).\nOur team brings together talent from Vietnam and around the world, working closely with Ubisoft studios globally. 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