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 a Chief of Staff

This is a key leadership role in our studio and a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Arrowhead. As a member of the executive team, the Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner to the CEO and C level leadership team, driving alignment, organizational effectiveness, and operational excellence across the studio and within HR.

We are looking for someone who can connect strategy with execution, ensure our leaders are focused on what matters most, and help the organization scale in a purposeful and sustainable way.

Who you are

• You are a highly trusted operator with exceptional judgment and a strong understanding of how creative organizations function. You thrive in complexity and ambiguity and enjoy bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to important initiatives.

• You are equally comfortable discussing long term studio strategy with executives, facilitating leadership discussions, or rolling up your sleeves to solve operational challenges. You are a natural connector who builds strong relationships across all levels of the organization and can influence without relying on formal authority.

• You are passionate about leadership, organizational design, and building healthy, high performing teams. You understand the balance between creative freedom and operational discipline and know how to enable game teams to do their best work.

• You are calm under pressure, can navigate difficult conversations, and have a proven ability to drive change and bring people together around shared goals. You have high integrity, strong communication skills, and a genuine desire to help both people and organizations succeed.
  

What you'll do

As Chief of Staff, you will act as a force multiplier for the CEO and executive team, ensuring strategic priorities are translated into action and that our leaders and teams are set up for success.

In short, the Chief of Staff will:

• Drive strategic initiatives and cross functional programs that are critical to the long term success of the studio

• Partner closely with the CEO and executive team to define priorities, improve organizational effectiveness, and ensure alignment across the business

• Facilitate strategic planning processes, leadership forums, and executive decision making

• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working, remove organizational friction, and enable greater focus and efficiency

• Lead and coordinate company wide initiatives that span multiple teams and disciplines

• Own the success and operational excellence of the HR function, ensuring the team delivers high-quality support, services, and strategic partnership across the studio

• Lead and develop the HR team, setting priorities, driving accountability, and ensuring the function is equipped to support the organization's growth and evolving needs

• Drive continuous improvement of HR processes, systems, and ways of working to create an exceptional employee experience and support organizational effectiveness

• Partner with leaders across the studio on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, talent management, and employee engagement initiatives

• Ensure HR practices, policies, and operations align with Arrowhead's culture, values, and long-term business objectives

• Provide structure, follow through, and accountability on key decisions and strategic objectives

• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CEO and executive team

• Support communication and alignment around our mission, vision, and strategic direction

• Drive change management initiatives in a way that inspires engagement and ownership across the studio

• Partner with leaders across development, operations, HR, and talent to support sustainable organizational growth

• Champion a collaborative, feedback focused, and player centric culture
  

What we're looking for

• Proven leadership experience in the games industry or another highly collaborative and creative environment

• Experience working closely with senior executives and driving complex, cross functional initiatives

• Strong strategic thinking and organizational acumen combined with an ability to execute and deliver results

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to influence, align, and build trust across all levels of an organization

• Demonstrated experience leading organizational change and driving continuous improvement

• High degree of integrity, resilience, and sound judgment

• A passion for leadership, people, and helping game teams do their best work
  

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. 

We are a pet friendly office! You can expect to find cute dogs and occasionally some cats around.

What we offer

Arrowhead Game Studios is a growing team of about 140+ 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 in the heart of Södermalm, in Fatburen in the middle of the Game Dev scene we enjoy everything Stockholm has to offer. The is a a lot of different types of activities 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!