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Senior Project Manager
1 year ago
Job Posting Title
Senior Project ManagerSummary
We are looking for a confident, talented and energetic Senior Project Manager with a strong knowledge of Scrum who is looking to develop their skills within the social gaming industry. You will be looking to join a vibrant fast paced team to initially support game development and delivery while you polish your skills in preparation for taking on your own game.What You'll Do
Skills and Requirements
- Agile Project Planning and Management
- Experience in defining project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value
- Organise a plan into iterative cycles through the use of Scrum ceremonies and practices
- Organise and leading project status and working meeting
- Prepare and distribute progress reports
- Manage risks and issues
- Correct deviations from plans and perform delivery planning for assigned projects
- Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work and leveraging organisational resources to improve capacity for project work
- Support the Product Manager in managing stakeholder communications and expectations, helping to implement effective system of project governance.
- Define and manage a well-defined project management process
- Champion on-going process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
What We're Looking For
About You
- An understanding of software development life cycle models as well as knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
- A strong understanding of Scrum ceremonies and helping teams identify issues in their delivery processes as well as working with them to overcome them
- Experience in working with multi-function project teams with circa 10-15 team members including Product, Developers, Business Analysts, and QA Personnel
- Confident, creative and innovative with strong interpersonal and presentation skills
- Strong analytical, planning, and organisational skills with an ability to manage competing demands with attention to detail
- Proven ability to lead software development projects and ensure objectives, goals, and commitments are met utilising project management best practices
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels
- Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using Jira
- Experience within the social gaming industry would be advantageous, but not essential
Why Aristocrat?
Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.
We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity. We offer a range of flexible working options through all.flex, our flexible hybrid work model and invite you to have a conversation with us about flexible working. EEO M/F/D/V
- World Leader in Gaming Entertainment
- Robust benefits package
- Global career opportunities
Our Values
- All about the Player
- Talent Unleashed
- Collective Brilliance
- Good Business Good Citizen
The US based roles may require registration with the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and/or other gaming jurisdictions in which we operate.
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