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Project Manager

Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? Certain Affinity is an exclusive, independent Austin developer comprised of a tightly-knit group of experienced, no-nonsense veterans committed to solid work/life balance. We’re best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though we are also creating compelling new games of our own.

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where you can have an immediate impact? Certain Affinity is seeking a versatile, driven self-starter to join our growing company. As a Project Manager, you will be supporting project initiatives that will have a cross-company impact as well as those unique to the Business Team.

This role requires a combination of strong business acumen, project management expertise, resourcefulness, and ability to collaborate across a broad range of functions and teams. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker and will be team-oriented with excellent communication skills. Establishing a healthy working relationship at all levels of the organization is critical to the success of this role.

We are looking for a candidate that possess leadership skills, technical expertise, and aptitude. We seek someone with a proven track record of delivering results in an evolving business and software development environment.

Responsibilities

• Project manage and lead business initiatives as assigned
• Facilitate cross-department engagement, communication, and collaboration
• Ensure materials are complete, meet the quality bar, and achieve the overall objectives
• Facilitate meeting logistics, agenda, and follow-ups where appropriate
• Gather stakeholders and help drive alignment and decision making
• Capture and follow up on issues and help drive them to closure
• Evaluate results and report outcomes
• Lead end-to-end planning, status reporting, and execution of each project
• Create customer requirements, write tech specs, documentation, and roadmaps
• Effectively communicate project goals and how they align with the teams'
• work
• Identify KPIs or metrics and track schedule throughout the entire project lifecycle
• Ensure design architecture meets the needs of stakeholders and hits the quality bar
• Continually use data to derive insights to measure and improve programs
• Conduct project post-mortems to capture learns, best practices, and areas for improvement for future projects
• Develop collaborative partnerships across multiple disciplines and outside resources
• Manage and foster both internal stakeholder relationships
• Project manage and negotiate conflicting priorities
• Drive the implementation and delivery of processes, tools, and programs
• Report on team members' engagement and activities
• Anticipate issues in advance and work with stakeholders to resolve quickly
• Help identify external support resources as needed SMEs based on the project needs and goals

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in project management or program management role
• Minimum 5+ years related experience in software development with 4 years of technical architecture design experience
• BS, BA, or MS Computer Science Degree / Master’s in business, or equivalent experience
• Proven experience managing all aspects of projects from conception to production operations and support
• Proven record of building technical and business relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Resourceful, confident under pressure, and has demonstrated expectation management
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to lead across multiple teams without business or discipline ownership
• Comfortable dealing with complex projects while working through project ambiguity
• Demonstrates deep technical subject matter expertise to scope projects, design solutions, and resolve issues
• Sound judgment with proven ability to anticipate problems and work proactively to address them
• Strong analytical, project management and customer service skills and experience
• Ability to think holistically, strategically, and creatively on critical challenges
• Familiarity with a range of cloud-based productivity and communication products (e.g., Slack, Trello, SmartSheets)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Extra Credit

• Experience in gaming, game development, and the games industry
• Proficient in G Suite, Google’s cloud-based business productivity and collaboration products

Certain Affinity offers relocation for this position to Austin, Texas where we make it all happen.