Associate Project Manager
Job Summary
Job Description
- Coordinate and organize tasks within 1-2 week sprint cycles, ensuring efficient workflow and clear task ownership.
- Monitor project timelines and milestone deadlines, proactively addressing risks or delays.
- Support people management efforts, including tracking team members’ availability, vacation, and sick leave to maintain realistic scheduling.
- Foster clear communication across teams to keep everyone aligned on project goals and status.
- Maintain an overview of feature progress and ensure critical components are on track.
- Cultivate a proactive “get the job done” mindset, helping the team stay focused and motivated.
- Assist in documentation and reporting to stakeholders regarding project status and potential roadblocks.
- Bachelor's degree in project management, game development, business, or related fields
- German language skills
- Work in an exciting industry
- Hybrid/Remote model & flexibility
- Visa & Relocation support
- 30 days of vacation annually
- Subsidized E-GYM Wellpass membership
- Free and anonymous employee counseling services
- Regular company events, celebrations, and social gatherings
- Annual education budget for all employees
- Subsidized Deutschlandticket
6 skills required
Job Details
##### Your Job
We're an ambitious game studio based in Hamburg, and we're in the early stages of developing our next mobile title. As an Associate Project Manager, you’ll be at the heart of our fast-paced prototyping phase: coordinating efforts, keeping timelines on track, and helping a passionate team turn creative ideas into playable reality.
##### Responsibilities
- Coordinate and organize tasks within 1-2 week sprint cycles, ensuring efficient workflow and clear task ownership.
- Monitor project timelines and milestone deadlines, proactively addressing risks or delays.
- Support people management efforts, including tracking team members’ availability, vacation, and sick leave to maintain realistic scheduling.
- Foster clear communication across teams to keep everyone aligned on project goals and status.
- Maintain an overview of feature progress and ensure critical components are on track.
- Cultivate a proactive “get the job done” mindset, helping the team stay focused and motivated.
- Assist in documentation and reporting to stakeholders regarding project status and potential roadblocks.
##### Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in project management, ideally within game development or software projects.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and sprint-based workflows.
- Experience working with Jira and other project management tools.
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a team-oriented approach.
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, evolving project environment.
- Proactive problem-solving attitude and attention to detail.
- Fluent in English; German language skills are a plus but not mandatory.
- Plus: A Bachelor's degree in project management, game development, business, or related fields.
##### Benefits
- Work in an exciting industry: Join a company at the heart of the gaming world — a creative, passionate environment that’s as fun and dynamic as the games we help bring to life.
- Hybrid/Remote model & flexibility: Flexible working hours and the option to work in a hybrid setup or fully remote within Germany.
- Visa & Relocation support: Assistance with visa processes and relocation if you're moving to Germany.
- Time to recharge: 30 days of vacation annually to rest, travel, or catch up on your favorite games.
- Fitness perks: Access a wide range of gyms, swimming pools, and wellness facilities across Germany with a subsidized E-GYM Wellpass membership.
- Mental health support: Free and anonymous employee counseling services through the Fürstenberg Institute.
- Team culture: Regular company events, celebrations, and social gatherings.
- Learning & development: An annual education budget for all employees to support continuous learning and skill-building.
- Public transport: Subsidized Deutschlandticket to get you around Hamburg, or wherever else you need to go.
##### Please note
Please note that we only accept applications via our career page. Applications via e-mail will not be considered. Thank you!
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About The Company
Bigpoint was founded in 2002 with the goal to provide great games that everybody can play. Over the following decade and beyond, we have continued to challenge what is possible in the online gaming sector – both from a technical and creative point of view. With releases such as Seafight, DarkOrbit Reloaded and Farmerama as well as the more recent launches of Drakensang, Hocus Puzzle and League of Angels II we have been consistently aiming to go beyond established benchmarks and introduce innovative gameplay to all categories of players. This has resulted in passionate communities who we see not only as consumers, but as invaluable and trusted partners who we involve in the shaping of the future of our titles as well as the company itself. All of our games are free-to play, everybody can access our titles without having to spend any money. Our game designers have the challenge of building monetization systems which are fair for all of our players. We strive for all of our players to have access to the majority of the content available in our games for free.
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