Engineering Co-Development Manager

The Engineering Co-Development Manager will act as the primary operational owner of the engineering co-development pipeline, ensuring that incoming technical asks are understood, shaped, tracked, progressed and smoothly executed enabling rapid, high‑quality resourcing outcomes while protecting senior decision‑making capacity. - Act as first point of contact for incoming Technical (Engineering & QA) resourcing asks from internal studios and technical leaders. - Understand, shape and clarify asks (scope, urgency, constraints, success criteria). - Maintain a live pipeline of immediate and speculative opportunities, ensuring nothing stalls or disappears. - Use Distributed Development BI and availability data to identify suitable candidate pools. - Conduct first‑pass candidate pre‑qualification (skills, availability, interest, risks). - Orchestrate engagement mechanics: reporting‑line checks, introductions, meeting scheduling, source and/or collate candidate summaries and bios. - Support onboarding and early‑stage engagement monitoring; identify friction early. - Escalate mismatches, risks or ambiguity to External Engineering Director with clear context and options. - Maintain accurate records, status visibility and lightweight reporting.