Lead Game Designer

About the role

CCP Games is looking for a Lead Game Designer to guide the EVE Online design team. This senior leadership position focuses on mentorship, communication, and enabling designers to excel within complex, long‑running live systems.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support senior designers, emphasizing growth, feedback, and career development.
• Improve team effectiveness by strengthening communication, collaboration, and clarity across disciplines.
• Partner with the Game Design Director to evolve and uphold EVE Online’s design process.
• Guide feature teams through exploration and development while preserving momentum.
• Foster a culture of empowerment, experimentation, and learning in a live‑service environment.
• Identify and address team health issues early, helping teams navigate alignment challenges.
• Act as a trusted design leader for stakeholders, aligning goals and constraints into shared understanding.

Required profile

• 6+ years of game design experience, including at least 2 years in a people‑focused leadership role.
• Proven ability to mentor and grow experienced designers.
• Extensive experience with gameplay systems and live‑game design.
• Clear, empathetic communicator with strong stakeholder‑management skills.
• Experience shipping features in live‑service, MMO, sandbox, or similarly complex products.
• Leadership mindset focused on enabling others and team outcomes.
• Bonus: familiarity with EVE Online, sandbox games, or player‑driven economies.

Required skills

What we offer

• Opportunity to work on ambitious projects with highly creative colleagues.
• Multicultural environment that encourages growth, creativity and innovation.
• Double workstation setup and flexible work environment.
• Active division that hosts regular events.
• Excellent canteen with weekly breakfast and lunch menus, plus drinks and snacks.
• Discretionary quarterly and annual performance‑sharing plan.
• Annual sports grant, mobile phone and usage package, home internet allowance.
• Conditional monthly transportation grant.
• Work environment focused on employee well‑being, on‑site doctor free of charge and discounted on‑site services.
• Relocation package.