Role overview:
At Digital Legends the Senior Project Manager is
primarily responsible for “making things happen”. They are responsible
for managing multiple projects, identifying and avoiding problems before
they happen, helping to organize solutions for the unavoidable and to
anticipate the needs of the team. We also value and respect all members
of the team and expect the Project Manager to share this attitude and
foster it within the studio. If this sounds like you then read on!
Your role:
Working side by side with the project Product Owner to
deliver the project goals within the approved time frame you will own
the project schedule. You will be a leader and mentor to the more junior
staff who will assist you and you will coordinate and communicate all
production activities between departments. You are highly organized,
calm and have a good sense of humour. This position reports to the
Director of Production.
Responsibilities:
- • Define the high-level project plan (including key
milestones and staffing requirements) and own execution of day-to-day
project management
- • Be the go-to person for your team, studio management, and partners for everything to do with your project status
- • Partner with your
Director of Production to monitor financial planning and spending,
looking to optimize costs and efficiencies throughout development
- • Partner with your
technical leaders (design, art, programming, animation, audio & QA)
to ensure communication is open and clear
- • Manage individual and team performance, including motivating, mentoring and empowering your team to achieve results
- • Work closely with your Publisher counterpart to ensure
key dates and objectives are communicated and necessary actions
initiated in either direction
- • Establish regular communication with the team and stakeholders to provide regular project status updates
- • Help the team focus on the critical few: filters
issues based on a clear understanding of the studio strategies and
objectives and helps the team break down complex problems.
- • Encourage an open, honest and positive team
environment; create a team culture that constructively gives and
receives feedback, has fun, and makes the studio a better place!
Skills required:
- • 5+ years industry experience
- • 2+ years leading experience
- • Understanding of project management methodology and tools
- • Experience
managing projects including establishing project plans, budgets,
dependencies, identifying and tracking critical path, assigning tasks
and implementing operational changes
- • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- • Spoken and written fluency in English
Bonus Points:
- • Experience with Shooters
- • AAA Mobile or PC / Console experience
- • Fluent in Spanish
