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Job Description
Our client, a video game company, is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join the team.
Responsibilities:
• Align autonomous teams towards complex cross-pillar programs centered around strategic technology priorities.
• Create program plans with cross functional teams such as creative, architecture, operations, technical teams, and leadership.
• Evangelize processes and delivery methodologies to ensure we accomplish our program goals.
• Facilitate and manage Agile project management ceremonies and processes for large or team-of-team project teams.
• Report on program performance, ensuring each program achieves milestones against its objective.
• Organize program-level planning, communication, and team member rituals.
• Manage risks and issues across programs and within teams.
• Foster transparency and predictability by building and maintaining roadmaps for assigned programs.
• Maintain partner relationships, providing visibility into workstreams and maintaining partner satisfaction.
• Assist in the creation of product release and go-to-market plans.
• Understand fiscal practices and controls, recording, and reporting on program expenditures & ROI.
• Assist in data analysis and recommendations for issues that impact the player experience.
Required Qualifications
• 6+ years of relevant industry experience
• Excellent teamwork, team leadership, communication, and stakeholder management
• Experience with iterative development methodologies like Scrum & Agile, and have used supporting software (i.e. JIRA)
• Experience in software development, infrastructure, or live operations management
• Understanding technical components of projects including architecture, tools and deployment practices that development teams employ.
• Desire to improve ability to make the impossible happen for players.
Desired Qualifications:
• Previous program experience in a large distributed organization.
• Experience managing hardware/software/video game products through the entire life cycle – from conception, development and launch to maintaining and operating a live service.
• Experience working on a variety of software products in the gaming or entertainment space.
What’s in our benefits packages:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- 401k Program
- Commuter Benefit
- eLearning
- Education Reimbursement
- Ongoing Training & Development
- *To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.
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