Project Manager

Whimsy Games is an outsourcing game development company known for creating innovative and entertaining games for various platforms. With a focus on creativity, Whimsy Games constantly explores new ideas and pushes game development’s boundaries. In the next few years, we are aiming to create bestsellers and become a respectable partner for global GameDev companies.

На які завдання (обов'язки)?

• Oversee entire development cycle of the Team.

• Coordinate with other Project Teams' management.

• Ensure timely commitments.

• Analyze team processes, address bottlenecks.

• Manage dependencies and minimize them.

• Monitor team activities, resolve disputes.

• Control progress on tasks and agreements.

• Maintain optimal Team workload and budget spending.

• Set up project management tools efficiently.

• Forecast task estimates based on team's pace and risks.

• Prepare backlog for Team's work.

• Maintain PM Library and project documentation.

• Communicate and uphold Team's goals.

• Boost Team motivation and autonomy.

• Manage conflicts, minimize risks.

• Organize and facilitate Team meetings.

• Identify threats and opportunities.

• Analyze and assess risks with the Team.

• Communicate risk information to stakeholders.

• Contribute to risk response strategy development.

Якого професіонала шукаємо?

• 3+ years of experience practicing in GameDev project management;

• Experience of Project delivery using at least one of the following methodologies (Lean, Waterfall, Kanban, Agile (using at least SCRUM framework))

• Experience with Software Requirements Specifications (TR, TDD)

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects in a changing environment;

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

• Solid understanding of the Mobile Applications Development and deployment processes

• Understanding and practical experience in project management with different types of contacts;

• Excellent written and oral communication;

• Exceptional leadership, facilitation, and organizational skills;

• Good understanding of SDLC;

• Experience in using Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence)

• Written and spoken English upper-intermediate.
  
  Could be plus:

• Experience in working with foreign customers in the in GameDev industry;

• Experience in using tools: Miro, GoogleDocs, or similar

• Flexibility, ability to resist stressful work conditions;

Які умови і бонуси?

• remote work (the ability to work from anywhere in the world in comfortable conditions while remaining a member of the team)
• timely and competitive compensation
• flexible work schedule, paid vacations, sick leaves, a day off on your birthday
• Internal and external professional development events
• regular company-wide sync-ups to share your thoughts and ideas