Senior Release Manager

Have you released a base game and add-on content across Steam, PlayStation, XBOX, and Nintendo? Have you handled build uploads, certification, and storefront setup yourself — not just overseen the process? If so, we want you on our team. We’re looking for a Senior Release Manager who can take ownership of complex, multi-platform launches from start to finish. This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on execution, and we need someone ready to step in now and lead simultaneous releases across PC and consoles.

Responsibilities

• This is a senior leadership role with portfolio-wide responsibilities, requiring both strategic oversight and direct leadership of release management practices across all Paradox Interactive products.
• You will be responsible for the end-to-end release management strategy for a diverse portfolio of titles, ensuring smooth, timely, and compliant launches across PC (Steam, Epic, GOG) and console platforms (Nintendo, PlayStation, XBOX).
• This includes advising leadership on release readiness, aligning production and publishing teams, and ensuring processes are both efficient and scalable across the organization.
• Oversee multi-platform releases across the full game lifecycle, partnering with production to integrate platform, compliance, and publishing requirements from early development through post-launch.
• Own Compliance & Submissions – Serve as the company’s subject matter expert for first-party processes, building relationships with Nintendo, PlayStation, XBOX, and PC platform partners.
• Process & Policy – Design, document, and implement release management workflows that scale across products, teams, and regions.
• Risk Management – Anticipate release challenges, implement mitigation plans, and act as the escalation point for high-priority issues.
• & Support – Share expertise with Release Managers, contribute to best practices, and help raise the quality and efficiency of release operations across the team.
• You will operate at both a strategic and tactical level—ensuring day-to-day releases run smoothly while also improving how the company ships games over the long term.

Requirements

• The Skills we are searching for 5+ years of experience in release management, production, or equivalent roles in the games industry, with at least 2 years in a senior/lead capacity.
• Proven track record of releasing and publishing at least one base game on multiple platforms, including at least one console release.
• Deep understanding of the full game development lifecycle and its integration with publishing workflows.
• Extensive knowledge of first-party submission and certification processes for Nintendo, PlayStation, XBOX, and PC platforms.
• Strong project management skills with experience using tools such as JIRA and partner portals.
• Experience leading and mentoring other release managers or production staff.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• On a personal level, you are an experienced leader who can manage complexity across multiple teams, platforms, and timelines.
• You are comfortable advising senior stakeholders, setting strategic priorities, and ensuring operational excellence in every release.
• In this role, you’ll work across a diverse portfolio, influence how we release games globally, and be trusted with real ownership over processes that shape the player experience.

Pay

• The starting salary for this position is 50,000 SEK per month.
• The final salary will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and overall alignment with the requirements of the role.

Practical information Scope

Full time Location: Stockholm, Sweden Reports to: Manager of Product Launch Remote status: Office based We do not offer any relocation assistance for this position.