External Development Manager

At Housemarque,

we believe gameplay always comes first. With technical excellence and compelling narrative, spiced with our trademark neon flair

and top-notch audiovisual feedback, we want our players to always feel actively engaged with the worlds we have created for

them.

Our award-winning game Returnal, released on PS5 in

2021, and Saros, released in 2026, embrace all these qualities. THIS is our

DNA!

We value Nordic work-life balance by growing sustainably and ensuring our employees have the time and means

to develop personally and professionally during work time.

We were established in 1995 with strong roots in the

Finnish demoscene. In June 2021 we joined the PlayStation Studios, after years of

partnership.

As an External

Development Manager, you will work with the talented teams behind RETURNAL and SAROS to help drive the next evolution of

Housemarque games.

Partnering closely with Production, Directors, Leads, and external development partners, you will

participate in planning and will lead the execution and successful delivery of external development, for a AAA project. Your focus

will be ensuring that our teams have the right resources, expertise, and partnerships in place to deliver high-quality player

experiences.

This role combines partner management with hands-on production ownership. You will be responsible for

forecasting internal needs and managing a project's external development budget, balancing workload across Housemarque-internal,

Sony Interactive Entertainment, and external teams, and identifying opportunities to improve how we collaborate with partners.

As a  member of the External Development team, you will also help shape how Housemarque approaches co-development and

outsourcing, contributing to the continued evolution of our development practices across future projects.

You will report

to the External Development Director and work across all disciplines involved in the project.

What will your day-to-day

look like?​

• Partner with Producers, Leads, and Development Managers to plan and execute co-development and external

content production initiatives.

• Build strong relationships with external partners, ensuring clear communication,

alignment, and successful delivery of project goals.

• Manage budget, and support long-term resource planning.

• Identify production risks and work proactively with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues before they impact

delivery.

• Improve ways of working to support effective collaboration across teams.
• Support partner onboarding

and integration with our IT, and to some degree manage contractual or information security processes  in collaboration with

Sony teams.

• Contribute to the long-term growth and development of External Development at Housemarque.

What will help you be successful in this role?​

• Experience organizing External Development, Outsourcing,

Co-Development, Production, or Project Management efforts within AAA game development.

• Proven ability to manage external

partners and build productive, long-term working relationships.

• Strong understanding of game development pipelines,

production methodologies, and project delivery.

• Experience managing budgets, not just headcounts, to support project

project goals and business objectives.

• Ability to build alignment across stakeholders from different disciplines and

levels of seniority.

• Comfortable working with international teams across different cultures and time zones.
• A

collaborative approach to solving complex production challenges and driving work forward.

• Experience contributing to the

successful shipment of at least one AA or AAA PC or console title as a developer, content creator or as a member of a quality

assurance team.

We recognise that no candidate will meet every requirement. If this role excites you and your

experience is broadly aligned, we'd love to hear from you.

What we offer to you?​

• Competitive salary,

benefits, healthcare & Nordic work-life balance

• Tailored immigration and relocation package to help you get settled

into Finland

• State-of-the-art studio facilities in the heart of Helsinki
• Freedom, flexibility and openness in a

collaborative culture

• Brilliant, diverse and empathetic colleagues to work with
• Exciting and ambitious projects

executed with the best tools

• Access to PlayStation Studios collaboration, games and more!

This is

a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, Finland. We aim to start interviewing promising candidates from September

2026.

Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts

background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will

need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more information about

what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Housemarque is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to a culture of inclusion and mutual respect

for all employees from every walk of life, reflecting the community we make games for. We welcome and encourage applications from

all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race and ethnicity,

religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and

embrace diversity.