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Production Manager/Project Manager

Job Description

You’re super organized and a people person? We have the perfect opportunity for you! As a project manager, your mission is to maximise the team’s performance and help them achieve their goals. You will oversee one or more teams depending on the scope of the project. You will act as a coach and work in collaboration with the content and technical managers as well as the multidisciplinary production team to support them and ensure that we are continuously improving.

What it means in a day to day scenario

• You help your team members so they understand the work philosophy inspired by Scrum and the iterative production process for the teams who work by iteration or Kanban for the teams that produce content (e.g. animations, 3D models, visual effects, audio, etc.).
• You give visibility to Product Owner, the content manager and the technical manager on the progress of your team. The objective is to allow the team to make the right decisions to improve the content and adapt the scope.
• You support the team in the different stages defined for production, from planning deliverables to retrospective in order to promote continuous improvement.
• You support the team in the elaboration of the delivery plan, in the definition of expectations and you encourage them to adapt according to their velocity and the project priorities.
• As a coach, you teach your team members to resolve their blockers and manage their dependencies with other teams or other participants.
• You help the team protect the goals they are committed to.
• You make sure that your team understands what is needed and anticipates the issues so that the content manager and the project management team can make the necessary decisions.

Qualifications

What you bring

• An undergraduate degree in project management, administration, or equivalent.
• Professional experience in an agile environment (Lean, Kanban, Scrum. Experience in the video game industry is a plus).
• Understanding of the agile values and mentality
• Knowledge of the Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Teams, etc.) and of the project management software (e.g. Jira). *
• Ability to coach a team so it can achieve its deliverables and priorities in the short, medium and long term.
• A collaborative, attentive, empathic and solution-oriented spirit.
• Excellent time management, organization, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Critical thinking, curiosity, resourcefulness and great flexibility.
• Capacity to support change.

Additional Information

What you send our way

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are boundby a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey !

Company Description

With a team of more than 500 talented, innovative and passionate creators, Ubisoft Quebec keeps on growing and continues its ascension. Founded in 2005, the studio has been involved in several key Ubisoft franchises over the years, developing cutting-edge expertise in major AAA game development. Involved in the Assassin's Creed franchise since 2010, the Quebec team assumed the leadership of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and they also have just finished working on a brand new game, Immortals Fenyx Rising.