Head of Operations

2 weeks ago

Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden Mojang Studios Full time

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Mojang Studios is best known as the creators of Minecraft, but we're also on a mission – to build a better world through the power of play.

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It's the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

We are looking for a strategic and operational leader to oversee and optimize the Stockholm studio's operations, ensuring it thrives as an integral part of our global franchise. Reporting to the COO, this role will be responsible for ensuring the Stockholm location has studio clarity around operational efficiency, financial management, and strategic alignment with the broader organization.

You will work across time zones to represent the Stockholm studio at the highest levels, ensuring the teams have the processes, resources, and environment needed to deliver fun and amazing games while fostering a strong, transparent, and collaborative culture.

Key Responsibilities

Studio Leadership & Culture

  • Champion a strong and inclusive studio culture, ensuring transparency, collaboration, and alignment with company values.
  • Act as a liaison between Stockholm and global leadership, ensuring local needs are represented and integrated into company-wide decisions.
  • Drive engagement, connection, and collaboration within the studio and across global teams.
Operational Excellence
  • Oversee day-to-day studio operations, ensuring efficiency, streamlined workflows, and continuous improvement.
  • Remove operational blockers and create scalable processes that enable teams to focus on game development.
  • Ensure the studio is equipped with the right tools, infrastructure, and support to produce high-quality games.
Strategic & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Align Stockholm's operations with the franchise strategy, policies, and long-term goals.
  • Partner with production, creative, and engineering teams to optimize development processes and delivery.
  • Work across multiple time zones, ensuring clear communication and alignment between Stockholm and global teams.
Financial & Business Oversight
  • Manage budgets, optimize resource allocation, and ensure financial efficiency in the studio's operations.
  • Monitor key operational and financial performance metrics, providing strategic insights to leadership.
What We're Looking For
  • 10+ years of senior leadership experience in studio operations, production, or business management within gaming or tech.
  • Strong background in production excellence, with experience in game development processes, project management, and cross-functional team leadership.
  • Proven ability to scale and optimize studio operations while supporting creative teams.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across time zones and global teams.
  • Strong financial acumen, with experience managing budgets and driving operational efficiencies.
  • Passion for fostering an inclusive, high-performance environment where teams can create great games.
Why Join Us?
  • Lead operations for a top-tier gaming studio in Stockholm.
  • Shape studio culture and ensure teams thrive.
  • Work at the intersection of creativity and operational excellence.
  • Collaborate with global leadership to drive impact.

If you're a senior operations leader passionate about culture, strategy, and enabling great game development, we'd love to hear from you

Mojang Studios
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer. The company was founded in Stockholm, Sweden and has offices around the world, including Stockholm, Redmond, Tokyo, London, and Shanghai. We're always working on new and exciting ways to expand the Minecraft universe.

Our community is global and incredibly diverse. We keep this in mind when developing anything, as we want people to feel included in Minecraft. And in recruiting, our goal is to make Mojang Studios as diverse as our community.

We got started as a tiny indie developer, and part of our culture still reflects that heritage. But we're also proud to belong to Xbox Game Studios, which creates unique opportunities to grow and develop.

To help us achieve amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it's filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and caffeine required to create world-class entertainment.

But in the end, it's the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you'll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it

Important note on resumes
Please make sure that all the information in your resume is accurate because we will conduct a thorough background check. Any discrepancies will lower your chances of getting to the next interview stage and we'd hate to miss out on an awesome candidate Double check that any gap years are reflected in your history, and that your education and work experience are completely accurate. Good luck

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