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Technical Project Manager
1 year ago
Job Posting Title
Technical Project ManagerWhy Big Fish Games?
Big Fish Games is the home of some of the biggest hit mobile casual games including EverMerge, Gummy Drop!, Cooking Craze, Fairway Solitaire, and many more.
- We are curious and constantly seek improvement in all we do because that’s what our business demands
- We operate with good intentions, confidence, and humility
- We welcome diversity of background, thought, and experience
- We listen actively and value each other
- We foster a fun environment that inspires creativity
Overview
The technical project manager will be responsible for managing the production of the Marlin Platform, working closely with the Product Owner, the Technical Product Owner, and our partners Nvizzio to ensure that our customers (EverMerge, Paradise Fortune Casino game teams) are satisfied with the service. As the project enters its next phase, which is the continued development and improvement of the Marlin technology, a structured approach to software development will be critical to the project’s success. As a part of project execution, you will communicate in various formal and informal methods to convey project status, issues, conflicts, and risks. You will coordinate investigation of technical issues, bring ideas to the table, and partner with subject matter experts to action on them. You will bridge the technical teams and business stakeholders with careful attention to needs and requests, making sure information is logged and presented appropriately to both sides.What You'll Do
Project manage Marlin development:
Roadmap planning:
- Track velocity and output of Nvizzio team Release management:
Release management:
- Ensuring proper documentation of release notes and communication of release cycles
- Provide assessment of feature pipeline, work completed, and support decision making on release delivery schedule
Schedule and run Steering Committee meetings
- Manage feedback and feature requests from stakeholders
Take ownership of the Project Marlin JIRA:
Improve on current process
- Run weekly syncs with Nvizzio
- Define and develop new tools and processes that improve the project management process for the organization
Coordinate with stakeholders on roadmap delivery:
Evermerge
- PFC
- Central Tech
- Nvizzio
Organize the Marlin Confluence and G-Drive:
Ensure all Marlin features have proper documentation
Technical Design Documents (TDD); Ensure TDDs are up to BFG standards
User Manuals (if applicable)
What We're Looking For
- Understands what makes an effective project process and can modify individual project team process to meet the needs at hand.
- Proficient in facilitating group project meetings including diverse disciplines and development cultures.
- Proficient in Identifying, communicating, and mitigating risks for projects.
- Understand what metrics are meaningful on a project and team basis and helps define them.
- Fully proficient in authoring and communicating status updates and risk assessments for multiple projects or workstreams.
- Proficient at documenting processes, tools requirements, business requirements, specifications.
- Experience with distributed systems preferable games and game architectures
- Experience with mobile app development processes and deliverables
- Exposure to systems integration efforts in a mobile environment
Required Experience:
- 2 years of Project Management experience
- Bachelor's Degree
Benefits And Beyond
Employees constantly rate Big Fish Games highly for its leadership, flexibility, well-being, diversity and inclusion through quarterly surveys.
FLEX-Forward work environment: Customize the when, where, and how you work while delivering goals
Health & More: Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Teladoc services, employee assistance program (EAP)
Work-Life: Wellness Friday (half-days), paid time off, parental leave, flexible work policy, studio holiday closure (Enjoy the week between Christmas and New Year!)
Wellbeing: Wellness fairs, weekly virtual workout classes, 24/7 access to mental health and wellbeing support, free therapy and counseling sessions for you and your family
Wealth Care: 401k matching, flexible spending account (FSA), employee discounts, employee stock purchase program
Learn & Grow: LinkedIn Learning subscription, mentorship program, career development, individual development plans, educational assistance on job-related professional development
Community & Fun: Company social events, employee impact groups, company swag, volunteer opportunities
About Big Fish
Building upon our 20-year legacy as a leader in the biggest gaming categories in the world, we are innovating and developing new products within the casual space to add to our extensive portfolio. Big Fish is dedicated to delivering amazing experiences for players to connect, compete and discover play, anywhere and on any device. This means games for broad global audiences in genres that are easy to learn, and difficult to master. Be a part of the team from the start.
Big Fish is part of Pixel United, the free-to-play, mobile-first video games business of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX: ALL)!
Big Fish Games is an equal opportunity employer. We bring unique talents together to build something special that’s why we welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
Location
Montreal (Job Posting)Job family
Technical Project ManagementContract Type
RegularTime Type
Full timeCompany
Big Fish Games
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