Technical Program Manager

Overview

This is a US-based remote position in PST hours. It will start as a 3 month engagement with possible extension.

About the Role
 

This role provides the opportunity to work on Marketplace features for a large game with millions of players. This role will contribute to driving and delivering marketplace-related features, working with and creating schedules for developers and engineering teams to drive feature production. The role will author specs and documentation on these features, and there is a chance the role will be on call to resolve incidents with marketplace features.

What You’ll Do

• Drive definition and alignment of technology initiatives and projects with key stakeholders and teams. Author functional specs and documentation.
• Create schedules and milestones for technology initiatives and projects; Ensure teams understand goals and manage delivery through all phases of development.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across the organization to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify risks in advance and drive the team towards successful resolution before the risks turn into fires.

Required Qualification

• 5+ years of experience as a program manager, producer or related experience. Proven track record of successfully managing technical initiatives.
• Technical acumen and expertise. An understanding of designing, building, delivering, and maintaining applications and services for high availability, resiliency, and performance in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate consumer and business goals into end-to-end feature plans (scenarios, functional specs, schedules).
• Proven ability to plan, create and maintain a highly effective production schedule for multiple disciplines in all phases of development, from concept to completion.
• You must embrace ambiguity and act.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and be a master at conflict resolution. Be comfortable presenting and demonstrating products for large and small audiences.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and results driven.
• Must be able to provide examples of yout prior project management experience and be ready to discuss your ability to write specs, manage meetings, and communicate with development and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in the gaming industry, or a passion for games and an understanding of how games positively affect and influence people’s lives.

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