R&D Head

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute the vision & strategy as defined by the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Creative Officer.
• Maintain the production pipeline; keeping our pipeline efficient and up-to-date in response to new production challenges.
• Assist the Creative Head with defining the technological vision and with setting the R&D priorities.
• Provide guidance, support, and mentorship to the R&D team.
• Research, design, implement, test, provide technical documentation and support CG software systems and tools for the studio in collaboration with the Pipeline team, the supervisors and the leads.
• Identify and optimize bottlenecks in algorithms and workflows and find optimized solutions.
• Work with a team on designing and implementing our production toolset.
• Interact directly with supervisors/Leads to identify and implement integral improvements to our workflow.
• Provide technical support, training, and tutorials to the pipeline department.
• In collaboration with HR, actively participate in recruitment efforts, training, career development, appraisals and reviews of the R&D team.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and new technologies.
• Support strategic decision making, drive continuous improvements and promote collaborative thinking.
• Act as an expert trusted technical advisor.

Job Skills:

• Degree, or equivalent, in a computer science or related engineering subject.
• 10+ years of experience developing software
• Advanced proficiency in programming languages Python and C/C++
• A solid understanding of visual effects and/or animation pipelines and workflows
• A proactive attitude and great team spirit is essential
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, self-control, and ability to lead and inspire others