Gaming Project Manager Jobs

Derflan is hiring a Rising Star Gaming Project Manager for our client Microsoft! You must have 2+ years of gaming experience at Microsoft.

$102k Base and Full Benefits

Remote, PST Hours

Must Have:

• 3-5+ years experience in project management or production workflow, ideally with experience in game production
• Experience with project management or production tools (e.g. Azure Dev Ops, Asana, Kanban, Trello, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Confluence, Jira)
• Experience in agile workflow environments
• Must be strong at scheduling, tracking and prioritization of work tasks and assignments. (Excel, SmartSheets etc)
• Must have strong working knowledge of bug tracking software products such as Azure Dev Ops (ADO), Jira, etc.
• 2+ years of Gaming experience at Microsoft

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Facilitates information sharing along team schedule, roadmap, priorities, and appropriate data within our organization
• Attends project-based meetings to coordinate information flow and visibility
• Identify and implement automation tools and processes for standard production tasks.
• Maintain SharePoint site for the Studio and be the champion for integration across Studio disciplines
• Assists others to contribute, prioritize, and deliver on the team’s roadmap
• Advises on improvement in quality and efficiency of current processes and tools
• Collaborates with internal teams and external partners on rhythm of business process management, such as intake forms and requests
• Assists in implementation of processes and tools
• Assists in day-to-day roadmap management, tracking prioritized schedules and release plans
• Production & Coordination – Focus: Roadmap and defect tracking & coordination across team disciplines
• Supports in development of operational processes with a focus on day-to-day project management tasks
• Assists in multiple project defect tracking, triage, and QA test plan coordination
• Process & Tools – Focus: Day-to-day rhythm of business

Soft Skills

• Collaborates actively with team members, internal partners, and external partners
• Works with minimal guidance to ensure alignment across pillar functions
• Proactively creates connections and surfaces operational opportunities for process improvement
• Independently works through solutions and sources answers to challenges