Australia

(pay unspecified)

AAA title FPS
Responsibilities:
• Devise and maintain the project schedules and budget
• Ensure that staff and external contractors are aware of their tasks and responsibilities
• Identify risks and put in place risk management strategies
• Facilitate communication and cooperation in the project team
• Manage relationship with clients and other third parties
• Represent the company in public forums
• Help develop materials for new business opportunities
• Inspire the team to produce a great product!
• Drive product milestones and set goals based on key project needs
• Coordinate with team leads and goal-based “strike teams” to triage, prioritize, and delegate project tasks
• Anticipate challenges and proactively solve problems
Required Experience and Skills:
• Minimum five years experience in the games industry
• Must have shipped at least 3 high quality titles
• Experience managing a large scale software development project (20+ development staff over 2+ years)
• Experience shipping console game titles including dealing with manufacturer approval processes
• Understanding of key technical issues involved with console and PC game development
• Experience with scheduling tools
• Experience managing a project budget
• Excellent people skills including the ability to motivate people and inspire their creative talents
• Experience managing conflict
• Experience in risk analysis and mitigation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills
Desirable Experience and Skills
• Experience working with remote studios and contractors
• Willingness to travel for short periods of time to publisher and remote studios
• Experience with agile development methodology

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