EU remote
Senior Outsourcing Specialist
About this role
We are looking for a Senior Outsourcing Specialist to support and independently manage outsourcing activities and relationships with external studios. The Senior Outsourcing Specialist will play a key role in coordinating outsourcing engagements across game development, ensuring smooth collaboration between internal teams and external partners, competitive commercial conditions, and timely delivery of high-quality work.
The role requires close cooperation with Production, Development, Legal, Finance, as well as direct collaboration with external studios throughout the full outsourcing lifecycle — from vendor selection and contracting to delivery and performance evaluation. Daily responsibilities Independently manage assigned outsourcing engagements and relationships with external studios across art and co-development. Act as a key communication point between internal teams and external partners, ensuring clear expectations, responsibilities, timelines, and deliverables.
Support internal teams in defining outsourcing requirements and preparing scopes of work before engaging external partners. Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external studios to ensure that creative requirements, technical constraints, pipelines, and ways of working are clearly established before production begins. Conduct vendor selection processes, including RFI, RFQ, market research, offer evaluation, and commercial comparisons.
Prepare, coordinate, and negotiate agreements and Statements of Work with external partners, including scope, pricing, commercial terms, timelines, and other key conditions. Work closely with Producers and Development teams to ensure outsourcing activities remain aligned with project priorities, schedules, and changing production needs. Track and assess vendor performance, including quality, delivery, communication, flexibility, and commercial performance.
Maintain accurate information on external partners, capabilities, rates, cooperation history, and performance. Identify opportunities to improve commercial conditions, consolidate external spend, or introduce alternative vendors where appropriate. Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of outsourcing processes, guidelines, tools, and best practices. Support outsourcing planning and provide market insights regarding vendor capabilities, capacity, pricing, and availability.