Head of Development

Salary Competitive


Let’s put play to work

At Playable, we use the power of play to connect leading brands with consumers around the world – and change the game for ambitious marketeers everywhere. Our flexible SaaS platform allows our customers to integrate playable marketing in all stages driving engagement.

While we have grown quickly, our success is fueled by a work culture centred around what matters most to us: All the great people who make up our culture – and who make it all possible. You will be joining 70+ colleagues across different teams and roles. In fact, the Playable culture is our most powerful business driver. It guides and unites us across time zones - powering more metrics than any slide deck ever will. Here, you’re met by managers who trust that you’re the best for the job and who genuinely care for you. Not just our performance but your well-being. Both in and outside work.

Together, we’re here to do great work – and to have fun doing it. Because, every second of every day, people around the globe play our games, and we believe this is just the beginning. So, come join us and let’s put play to work.


About the Role

As Head of Development, you will lead our Product team to develop, improve and maintain the Playable platform, and become a crucial member of our Senior Leadership Team, setting the strategic direction of the company. You will step into the role as a playing coach, dedicating your time for both leadership and for diving head first into back- and front end development alongside the team.

Today, the Product team includes five colleagues covering a full stack Development Director (Aarhus), Senior Backend Developer (remote), Senior Full Stack Developer (remote), and Frontend Developer (Aarhus). The team is currently led by our Founder and Chief Product Officer who will step back and become Product Owner, supporting the Head of Development role until fully onboarded.

The Playable platform is built on Laravel and Vue.js (having transitioned from Angular.js back in late 2021) with AWS server setup. We offer 30+ customisable game concepts and more than 40 native integrations with CRM systems and analytics/tracking tools.

This role is ideal if you’re a senior developer, passionate about writing code, and looking to grow your career in a category defining SaaS company. And if you’re ambitious and have what it takes, the future career path for this role includes VP and C-level progression.


The role includes

  • Leading our Product team as a playing coach, setting the strategic, tactical and operational direction for the platform

  • Becoming an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team, representing the Product team and prioritising platform development in alignment with overall company strategy

  • Working closely with our Development Director and Founder to plan and execute our roadmap

  • Building and maintaining a strong culture of teamwork and excellence

  • Working with internal stakeholders (Solutions & Services, Customer Success, Data, Legal, Finance, Sales, etc.) to improve our overall offering


As you step into the role, you will be thoroughly onboarded and introduced to the company, the platform and the Senior Leadership Team. You will be working closely with the Development Director and Founder to fully understand the platform. And as we’re looking to expand our Product team, you will commence the hiring process of additional resources.


The Ideal profile

  • 5+ years experience from a similar or senior development role - preferably from a similar SaaS platform where user experience and data security is key

  • Strong leadership skills and experience in setting strategic, tactical and operational directions for teams

  • A passionate developer with Vue.js and Laravel experience

  • Full professional proficiency in Danish and English


Interested?

We will screen and interview candidates on an ongoing basis – so please, do not hesitate to apply. All we need is your LinkedIn, Github and answers to a few questions. Please keep your application short and precise.

For more information or questions please contact us at nicola@thehub.io

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

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Working at
Playable

Playable (formerly Leadfamly) is a flexible Saas platform that allows brands to integrate gamification into their marketing in all stages. We’re a tool available at any time and best used throughout the customer journey to immerse audiences in playable brand experiences. And we're currently doing so with over 650 global brands, empowering them to build playable marketing activities that drive engagement. We depend on the creativity, drive, and independent thinking of individuals, but our successes are always team efforts. Playable is a place where you find the support you need to grow and thrive. A place where you are allowed to do your best. We love team players with grit and determination who want to become part of a fast-growing SaaS company. Admittedly, the road might be bumpy. But we do it together, as we scale – testing ideas in real life and always learning. You’ll be joining a team of experts, playing to win with our clients. Today, we’re 65+ employees across 6 countries. We have offices in Denmark (Aarhus & Copenhagen), Finland (Espoo), Netherlands (Amsterdam), and United Kingdom (London) - and we are looking to set our foot into new markets sooner rather than later. We’re a company on a true growth journey to make playable marketing an integrated discipline for ambitious marketers and become the most effective marketing tool in the stack, backed by our investors Dreamcraft Ventures and Vækstpartner Kapital. Playable is nothing without the people defining the company. We spent a lot of our waking hours at work. So it needs to matter. Our workplace culture is a common responsibility. It’s manifested in the way we behave every day e.g. how you expect your manager to react or a colleague to respond in a given situation. Our managers should role model our core behaviours and our People team is there to enable this and is responsible for a number of activities and events during an employee life cycle. Joining Playable, you will quickly realise that to become a success, we all need to demonstrate founder's mentality. We all need to carry our load and take ownership - not only within our own area but across the board. We're here to seize an opportunity and become the most effective marketing tool in the stack by enabling brands to enjoy the benefits of playable marketing and creating unprecedented returns on investments. So expect to work at a high pace, but having lots of fun along the way. We love team players with grit and determination who want to become part of one of Europe’s fastest growing SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. The road might be bumpy. But we do it together, as we scale – testing ideas in real life and always learning.

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