Middle Project Manager (only gamedev experience)

  ABOUT THE COMPANY

           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 aim to create bestsellers and become a respectable partner for global Game Development companies.

           Whimsy Games is seeking a top-notch Project Manager to extend our team and to help create exciting projects across Mobile Games, WebGL, PC, and NES platforms. If you have a passion for gamedev, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the 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 the team's pace and risks.
• Prepare backlog for Team's work.
• Maintain PM Library and project documentation.
• Communicate and uphold the Team's goals.
• Boost Team motivation and autonomy.
• Manage conflicts, and 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.
  
  Requirements:
• 3+ years of experience practicing in GameDev project management;
• Experience in 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 knowledge 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 GameDev industry;
• Experience in using tools such as Miro, GoogleDocs, or similar
• Flexibility, ability to resist stressful work conditions.
  
  What we have to offer:
• 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 and 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
• The coolest team of passionate Game Development experts