
Hacksaw Studios AB · Stockholm
About us Hacksaw Studios is a Stockholm-based game studio focused on creating innovative, high-quality gaming experiences. With a focus on performance and preci...
About us
Hacksaw Studios is a Stockholm-based game studio focused on creating innovative, high-quality gaming experiences. With a focus on performance and precision, we bring ideas to life through technical expertise and creative collaboration. We have wide distribution, and our games are played by millions of people every month by players all over the world.
We are looking for an experienced Head of Production to lead our in-house game production and ensure the successful delivery of games from concept through release. This is a senior leadership role for someone who thrives in a fast-moving production environment and knows how to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to complex, multi-team deliveries.
The Role
As Head of Production at Hacksaw Studios, you will own the end-to-end production pipeline - from concept through release. Working closely with production, QA, compliance, and management teams, you will ensure that every game is delivered on time, to the right standard, and with full visibility on risks, certification, and release planning.
Serve as the senior production leader across all active productions, ensuring Team Leads have the direction, support, and tools they need to deliver.
Maintain oversight of all ongoing game productions, ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and delivery risks.
Ensure effective resource planning and delivery across the production organisation.
Act as the primary point of contact for production status, timelines, risks, and dependencies.
Maintain expert knowledge of Hacksaw's end-to-end production process, including design, development, QA, compliance, certification, and release.
Ensure games are prepared for certification and release in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Coordinate with Compliance and QA teams throughout the production lifecycle to maintain consistent quality and release readiness.
Continuously improve production processes, planning methodologies, and delivery practices to increase efficiency, predictability, and scalability.
What We're Looking For
Proven experience in a senior production leadership role, ideally within the gaming industry.
A strong understanding of end-to-end game production processes, from concept through release.
The ability to lead and develop high-performing teams across multiple concurrent productions.
A structured, organised approach with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and to a high standard.
Strong communication skills - you're comfortable operating across all levels of the organisation, from production teams to senior management.
The confidence to have difficult conversations, give direct feedback, and drive resolution when things get complex.
Experience in the regulated real-money gaming or iGaming industry.
Familiarity with compliance, certification, and regulatory requirements relevant to game releases.
A personal interest in games and the gaming industry.
What We Offer
A modern office in central Stockholm.
Work with experienced, passionate colleagues in the gaming industry.
The opportunity to shape the delivery of games played by millions of players worldwide.
Real influence, ownership, and personal growth opportunities.
Wellbeing perks including wellness allowance.
Practical Details
This is an on-site position in Stockholm.
Unfortunately, we cannot assist with relocation or visa sponsorship.
Ready to Join the Game Makers?
Apply now! We review applications on a rolling basis.
About us Hacksaw Studios is a Stockholm-based game studio focused on creating innovative, high-quality gaming experiences. With a focus on performance and precision, we bring ideas to life through technical expertise and creative collaboration. We have wide distribution, and our games are played by millions of people every month by players all over the world. We are looking for an experienced Head of Product to lead the development and growth of our future game portfolio. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines deep product instinct with a strong understanding of what makes games successful, someone who can define what we build and how it contributes to the long-term direction of our portfolio. The Role As Head of Product at Hacksaw Studios, you will own the product vision, roadmap, and concept pipeline, ensuring a continuous flow of innovative, high-quality game opportunities. Working closely with product, design, and management teams, you will ensure that game concepts are clearly defined, well-prioritized, and set up for success throughout development. Your key responsibilities include: Lead the ideation, development, and evaluation of new game concepts and product opportunities. Actively contribute to concept creation, feature development, and product innovation initiatives. Establish a structured and sustainable pipeline of future concepts, ensuring continuity and strategic direction. Identify emerging market trends, player preferences, and industry developments that inform future product strategy. Drive the creation and maintenance of Game Design Documents and product specifications through the GDD function. Work closely with production, designs and management teams to ensure product decisions are grounded in both creative ambition and business objectives. Serve as the creative leader and trusted product authority throughout the concept development process. Continuously seek new opportunities to evolve and strengthen the portfolio. What We're Looking For You bring: Proven experience in a senior product role within the gaming industry, with a strong track record of bringing successful games or products to market. A deep understanding of game mechanics, player psychology, and what makes products successful. The ability to define and communicate a clear product vision, and the conviction to make difficult decisions when needed. Strong leadership skills with experience working cross-functionally across creative and technical teams. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Nice-to-have: Experience in the regulated real-money gaming or iGaming industry. Familiarity with game production pipelines and development processes. A personal passion for games and a genuine curiosity about where the industry is heading. What We Offer A modern office in central Stockholm. Work with experienced, passionate colleagues in the gaming industry. The opportunity to shape a global game portfolio played by millions of players. Real influence, ownership, and personal growth opportunities. Wellbeing perks including wellness allowance. Practical Details This is an on-site position in Stockholm. Unfortunately, we cannot assist with relocation or visa sponsorship. Ready to Join the Game Makers? Apply now! We review applications on a rolling basis.
If you’re looking to make the best co-op games in the world, you’ve come to the right place. We're proud to have some of the best game makers and collaborators in the industry working with us. What's more, we're a fun bunch of game developers, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Our games are not for everyone. Are they for you? We are now looking for an Area Director The Meta Area focuses on the systems that frame, support, and deepen the player experience. This includes progression, systems design, narrative structures, UI and UX, and other meta layers that shape long term engagement and player value across the game. As an Area Director, you will lead cross discipline work across multiple feature teams. You will work closely with an Area Producer and the Team Owners within your Area, providing high level vision, direction, and goals while ensuring teams are set up to deliver their best work. This role is suited for someone with strong experience as a Senior or Expert in Game Design, Systems Design, Narrative Design, and or UI or UX design. Experience with monetization, backend systems, or board or roleplaying game design is a strong bonus. What you'll do: Uphold the vision for the Meta Area by providing a clear and widely understood road ahead. Inspire teams with vision, strategy, and long term goals that align with the overall game direction. Guide the creative direction across the Area for both live updates and mid term arcs, ensuring features are engaging, meaningful, and aligned with Arrowhead’s way of making games. Provide direction through briefs, goals, targets, and continuous follow up, ensuring execution stays aligned with vision, player value, and product goals. Approve deliverables within the Area, ensuring acceptable quality, vision alignment, and player experience standards across all facets of development. Continuously assess player value against cost and risk, driving informed decisions that strengthen gameplay, engagement, and long term sustainability. Represent the Area towards the Product Team and stakeholders, advocating for the developers’ work, initiatives, and creative capital. Collaborate closely with Team Owners and the Area Producer to establish goals, map capacity, manage dependencies, and ensure teams are structured to take responsibility for their work. Set priorities and articulate clear product bets that balance vision, player impact, delivery cost, and data insights. Maintain visibility of Area performance through measurable goals and data literacy, contributing to the Product Team’s KPI tracking and shared understanding of progress. Build trust and foster a high performing Area by encouraging open communication, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Hold an overview of Area capacity, ensuring scope matches available functions and that dependencies are clearly mapped and managed. Work with managers and producers to support hiring needs, performance feedback, and long term growth requirements for the Area. Contribute as an active member of the Product Team, alongside the Game Director, Product Director, and Head of Production, helping shape the broader roadmap and long term development of the game. What we're looking for: Extensive experience within your discipline, with a strong track record of shipped titles and high quality work. A broad game development competence profile, with strong understanding of systems, player motivation, and long term engagement. Experience leading or guiding teams, with the ability to provide direction without needing to be the authoritative expert in every part of the work. Strong communication skills, able to align teams, stakeholders, and the wider studio around a shared vision. Strategic and structured thinking, balancing creative insight with practical delivery focus. A collaborative mindset and passion for building motivated, autonomous, and high performing team Bonus Experience with monetization systems or live service frameworks. Experience working closely with backend systems. Experience designing complex systems inspired by board games or roleplaying games. Familiarity with cross discipline collaboration in large scale projects. How to apply If you think that this position matches your background and skills, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV in English as soon as possible. We ask that your application always include relevant work samples or a link to your portfolio. We interview candidates continuously and hire when we find a good fit. Practical Information Scope: Full-time: 40 hours per week with initial 6 month probation period. Location: Office first, hybrid solution possible. You need to be eligble to work in Sweden. We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find dogs and occasionally some cats around. What we offer Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 100+ people, best known for our co-op titles. Despite our size, we remain a friendly and down to earth bunch, who love to indulge in our passion for video games together. Located for now, in an office on the Hammarby Kaj waterfront, we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. A thriving game dev scene, along with all types of activities are immediately available on our doorstep. Our talented developers are crucial to our success, therefore we put a lot of emphasis in creating and maintaining a prosperous culture. We’re committed to open and transparent communication. Your ideas are welcomed, valued, appreciated - the ceiling for creative discussions is high. We also have numerous work benefits for all our employees. You can read about them here!
Acne Studios is a progressive luxury house and through collaboration and curiosity, we set high aspirations and strive for excellence. We value everyone’s contribution and embrace feedback to develop ourselves and others. We aim to minimise our environmental impact across all our operations and to address societal challenges in the way we conduct our business. As Print & Textile Designer at our Stockholm headquarters, you will contribute to the creative development of distinctive print and textile expressions across collections. You will translate research and design direction into strong visual concepts, ensuring all work reflects the Acne Studios identity and resonates with our global audience. CULTURE OF COLLABORATION We firmly believe that when you feel supported, included, and trusted, it enables you to enjoy your work and thrive in it. You will be a part of a team of colleagues with diverse roles and backgrounds, each with their unique skills and experiences. WHAT YOU WILL DO As Print & Textile Designer, your main contribution will be to drive the development of innovative and brand-aligned print and textile expressions that strengthen the visual identity of each collection. You will report to the Head of Print & Textile Design. You will play a vital role in shaping distinctive and commercially relevant collections by: Researching and developing new print ideas, techniques, and visual directions Creating original artwork and colorways across print, jacquard, and intarsia Adapting artworks to different textile processes and production requirements Finalizing designs, including repeats, all-over patterns, and placement prints Preparing clear and accurate technical packs for supplier handover Maintaining seasonal overviews, as well as inspiration and collection boards Collaborating closely across design, product development, and production teams to ensure alignment WHO YOU ARE You have high aspirations and focus on details that create substantial impact. You enjoy working as a team and you embrace feedback to develop yourself and others. You are curious and thrive in a dynamic environment. Cooperation, respect, and clear communication are important, along with your ambition to learn and grow. If these qualities speak to you, we would love to have you on our team. Specific personal qualities for this role: Proactive and well-organized with strong attention to detail Strong research, conceptual, and creative capabilities Collaborative team player with a positive and solution-oriented mindset Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines efficiently in a fast-paced environment Specific experience and knowledge for this role: Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design, Fashion Design, or a related field Minimum 3 years of professional experience in print design within a fashion brand or print studio Strong written and verbal communication skills in English Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop Solid understanding of textile design processes, techniques, and experimentation Fluent in English What matters most to us is not whether you master all the listed knowledge and skills. We are dedicated to recognising the potential in each individual. We embrace diversity of people as well as ideas and viewpoints and encourage everyone's individual expression of their own identity. Acne Studios is a Swedish fashion house with a multidisciplinary approach. Through founder and Creative Director Jonny Johansson’s interest in photography, art, architecture and contemporary culture, an alternative path has been found, turning Acne Studios into a well-respected creator of ready-to-wear, magazines, furniture, books and exhibitions. Acne Studios operates through own distribution channels and wholesale partners with >60 own stores worldwide, including flagship stores in Stockholm, Paris, Milan, London, New York City, Los Angeles, Seoul, Tokyo, and Beijing. Each store has a unique distinctive character based on its surroundings, yet with common key design elements reflecting the Acne Studios brand identity. Acne Studios HQ is located in Stockholm, in a brutalist masterpiece that formerly housed the Czechoslovakian Embassy. Completely restored to facilitate a fashion school-like atmosphere, the overall aesthetic reflects the Acne Studios brand identity, telling the story of its history and global vision. Acne Studios also operates offices in Paris, Empoli, New York, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Acne Studios achieved B Corp Certification in 2024, recognising our commitment to high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.