Jon B.

interim VP Infrastructure & Platform @ Ubisoft

About

With over 25 years in the games industry, including 14+ years at Ubisoft, I’ve dedicated my career to navigating the intersection of creativity, technology, and large-scale transformation. From handheld development to global infrastructure leadership, I’ve built resilient teams, introduced scalable solutions, and led strategic change across complex production ecosystems Since May 2025, I’ve been serving as Interim VP, Infrastructure & Platform at Ubisoft - guiding the domain through a critical transformation. My focus is on restoring clarity, aligning infrastructure with production realities, and shaping a future-ready organization built to support the evolving needs of game development. Core Focus Areas: • Strategic infrastructure and IT leadership across global ecosystems • Organizational transformation and change leadership • Aligning platforms with creative and production needs • Governance, FinOps, and operational performance frameworks • Keeping pace with emerging technologies where they drive meaningful value Whether rethinking operating models or empowering cross-functional collaboration, I remain committed to delivering technology that enables creativity and scale.

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Computer Games

Skill

Vendor Management, Infrastructure Management, Incident Management, IT Governance, Service Delivery, Project Portfolio Management, IT Transformation, Client Liaison, Strategic Partnerships, Budgeting, MEL, 3D Studio Max, C#, PHP, JavaScript, HTML, MySQL, Python, PS3, Xbox 360

Experience

interim VP Infrastructure & Platform

Ubisoft

2025-5 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

United Kingdom

Senior IT Director, Game Services

Ubisoft

2016-2 - 2025-7 · 9 yrs 6 mos

United Kingdom

• Strategic Leadership: Established a global team of 85+ professionals across architecture, operations, engineering, and project management, supporting 40+ core production technology stacks and serving over 20,000 users worldwide. • Founding Member of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB): Bridged IT and production teams, driving alignment between creative and technical strategies. • Innovation Driver: Led the adoption of emerging technologies, such as GPU over IP and blockchain, enhancing organizational readiness for future trends. • Change Management: Advocated for transformation through a "what’s in it for me" approach, fostering team alignment and buy-in for strategic shifts. • OKR Implementation: Designed measurable objectives to improve team performance and ensure contributions were aligned with organizational goals.

Productivity & Infrastructure Director

Ubisoft Reflections

2012-12 - 2016-1 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

• Built a core specialist multidisciplinary team of 15 people consisting of IT, tools development, CICD specialists. Data managers and technical artists • Centralized the support of Studio game development through source control & CICD platforms through to bespoke engineering solutions to provide agile developer resourcing. • Responsible for driving Studio improvements from infrastructure through to the efficiency of the production development pipelines with the goal of increased productivity for projects, studio and collaborations.

Technical Art Director

Ubisoft Reflections

2011-2 - 2012-12 · 1 yr 11 mos

Leading a technical art/tools team providing long-term strategies with tools engineering, scripts / plugins either within industry standard DCC applications or bespoke game engine applications improving workflow practices and streamline project pipelines to meet the demands of the game development.