Senior Outsourcing Specialist

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.
At least 5–7 years of relevant professional experience, preferably in outsourcing, external development, procurement, vendor management, production, or a related area.
Experience independently managing external vendors or service providers and coordinating cooperation across multiple stakeholders.
Strong understanding of vendor selection, commercial negotiations, contracting, and ongoing vendor management.
Experience working with Statements of Work, pricing models, estimates, schedules, and commercial proposals.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple outsourcing engagements and priorities simultaneously.
Ability to identify risks, escalate issues when necessary, and proactively drive topics toward resolution.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with both creative/technical teams and business functions.
Confidence in negotiating with external partners and challenging commercial proposals when necessary.
Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with Producers, Development teams, Legal, Finance, and Procurement.
Very good command of English, both written and spoken.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid