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Ross Perez

@rossperez

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I build game-industry partnerships, licensing deals, and external development pipelines that drive successful releases.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead business development, partnerships, licensing, and external development relationships for games or interactive products, helping studios and platforms deliver successful releases and revenue growth.

I've built game-industry partnerships and shipped titles at Microsoft Xbox and Vivendi Universal Games, including Halo, Fallout, Minecraft, Gears of War 3, F.E.A.R., and Scarface: The World Is Yours.

I've negotiated licensing, commercial, co-development, and external studio agreements, while directing teams behind ten launches that generated more than $650M in revenue. I also helped scale Handcrafted Learning from a startup into a multi-million-dollar enterprise through B2B sales of interactive training games.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Business Development Manager

Microsoft (XBOX)

Feb 2022 - Feb 2025 (3 years)

Managed business development on published titles including Halo, Fallout, and Minecraft, aligning external studio commitments with platform release requirements. Negotiated contract, licensing, and commercial agreements with external development and co-development studios.

Business Development Contract Negotiation Licensing Partnership Management Xbox Halo Fallout Minecraft

Strategic Sales Executive

Handcrafted Learning

Jan 2015 - Jan 2020 (5 years)

Scaled the company from a startup to a multi-million dollar enterprise in under five years through direct lead generation and relationship management. Drove B2B business development targeting Fortune 1000 clients, securing contracts for bespoke serious games.

Business Development B2B Sales Lead Generation Relationship Management Serious Games Fortune 1000

Program Manager (Producer)

Microsoft (XBOX)

Jan 2007 - Jan 2013 (6 years)

Directed cross-functional teams of producers, business developers, and engineers to ship multi-genre titles such as Gears of War 3, Lips, and Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise. Delivered ten product launches in five years generating over $650M in revenue.

Program Management Game Production Cross functional Leadership Stakeholder Management Gears of War 3 Lips Viva Piñata Ilomilo Crimson Alliance

Senior Producer & Director

Vivendi Universal Games

Jan 1999 - Jan 2007 (8 years)

Led publishing production on franchise titles including Scarface: The World Is Yours, F.E.A.R., and Crash of the Titans, managing partner pipelines from milestone review through release. Oversaw cross-discipline teams and managed studio relationships as Director of Project Management Office.

Game Production Publishing Partnership Management Project Management Office Scarface F.E.A.R.Crash Of The Titans The Legend Of Spyro