Mind Studios

Hi to everyone reading this!
 

We’re currently looking for a Project Manager to join our team in a full-time collaboration format.
 

About us:
At Mind Studios Games, our main goal is to create games that look and feel modern, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing.
 

Our achievements:
— 13 years in the IT market;
— Offices in Dnipro, Kyiv, and Vienna;
— Over 90 professionals on our team.
 

What we offer:

— work in a professional team building innovative products;
— support for your growth: regular performance reviews, assessments & personal development plans;
— education budget tailored to your skills and experience;
— flexibility: work remotely or from one of our offices;
— paid vacations and sick leaves;
— transparency: monthly company updates.

In this role, you will:

— manage mobile and PC game development projects;

— communicate with clients, gather requirements, clarify priorities;

— build and maintain project documentation;

— plan sprints, manage deadlines, track progress;

— coordinate the work of developers, designers, artists, QA;

— handle scope changes and negotiate trade-offs with clients and stakeholders;

— provide regular status updates and progress reports to clients and internal stakeholders;

— ensure smooth delivery across development and release cycles;

— oversee release management: upload builds to App Store and Google Play, set up in-app purchases, connect ad networks, prepare store listings (metadata, screenshots, descriptions).

What is important to join us:

— 1,5+ years of experience as a Project Manager in IT (must have GameDev);
— gaming experience (PC/Mobile);
— solid understanding of the game development lifecycle (from concept to release and LiveOps);
— experience with both predictive and adaptive methodologies;
— hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence or similar tools;
— ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities under tight deadlines;
— basic understanding of technical processes in game development

— strong communication and negotiation skills;

— upper-Intermediate English level (written and spoken).

It’s great if you additionally have:

— knowledge of analytics tools;

— understanding of game KPIs;

— experience identifying upsell opportunities;

— experience with LiveOps / in-game events;

— CAPM, PMP or other PM certifications.

About stages:

1st stage: pre-interview with a recruiter;

2nd stage: interview with Team Lead and People Ops;

3rd stage: english test;

4th stage: offer.

What makes us different from others?
We are focused on results, not only on processes, although we make sure there is no mess.
You are going to have a solid influence on the product and its future strategy.
We build products for users, not for clients, and sometimes it is OK to say a reasoned “No” to the customer.

Your mission

Take full ownership of quality as a system, not a phase.
You will transform QA from a supporting function into a company-wide quality engineering discipline, driving process maturity, security awareness, and automation-first culture.

What you will actually do:

— Own and evolve QA strategy at the company level:
 define how quality is built, measured, and scaled across all projects

— Lead QA transformation initiatives:
 • move from manual-heavy QA to automation-first approach;
 • eliminate process chaos and introduce predictable, repeatable delivery models;
 • standardize QA practices across teamxs without killing flexibility.

— Embed security into QA processes (not as a checkbox):
 • define security testing standards;
 • integrate basic security checks into SDLC;
 • raise security awareness across engineering teams.

— Own non-functional quality:
 • performance & load testing strategy;
 • data integrity & database testing;
 • reliability for Live systems.

— Build a modern automation ecosystem:
 • define automation strategy across projects;
 • ensure frameworks are scalable, maintainable, and actually used;
 • drive high ROI automation (not “automation for the sake of automation”).

— Scale quality metrics that matter:
 • defect leakage;
 • automation efficiency;
 • team performance and delivery health.

— Build and lead a high-performance QA organization:
 • hire strong engineers, not “manual testers”;
 • grow people into T-shaped quality engineers;
 • mentor leads and shape future QA leaders.

— Partner with Engineering and DevOps to make quality a shared responsibility, not a QA bottleneck

What makes this role interesting:

— You are not “leading QA team” — you are shaping how the company builds software;
— You will work on processes that actually need fixing, not maintaining legacy bureaucracy;
— High level of ownership and decision-making power;
— Direct impact on engineering culture and delivery quality;
— Strong focus on growth and learning (courses, conferences, certifications);
 — Flexible work format (remote / office);
 — Paid vacations (23 business days) and sick leaves;
 — Full transparency on company performance.

We expect you to bring:

— Strong experience as Lead / Staff QA with real ownership of quality processes;
— Proven track record of building or transforming QA practices (not just supporting them);
— Deep expertise in:
 • test automation strategy and frameworks;
 • QA process design and scaling;
 • non-functional testing (performance, reliability, data).
— Solid understanding of security fundamentals in QA;
 (you don’t need to be a pentester, but you know where QA adds value in security)
— Experience working in multi-project / outsource environments is a big plus;
— Ability to operate on both levels:
 • strategic (define direction);
 • hands-on (get into tools, frameworks, problems when needed).
— Strong system thinking: you see QA as part of engineering ecosystem, not isolated function;
— Good technical background:
 • APIs, web, mobile;
 • logs, debugging, observability tools;
 • CI/CD understanding.
— English: Upper-Intermediate or higher.

Awesome if you have:

— Experience implementing OWASP-based practices or security testing workflows;
— Programming experience (Java / JS / Python) for building robust automation;
— Experience with quality metrics systems and data-driven decision making.