The Producer at ProbablyMonsters will empower teams through effective planning, aligning feature implementation with studio and partner engineering teams, and ensuring clear communication.  Responsibilities include improving work tracking and planning, organizing and communicating goals, coordinating dependency planning across teams, creating roadmaps and milestone plans, and ensuring all teams are accounted for in feature development.  The ideal candidate will be experienced in Agile methodologies, capacity planning, and project tracking software.  Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

<p>ProbablyMonsters is a AAA independent video game company that aims to change the way games are made. We unite a diverse roster of development teams in a healthy, rewarding culture. We believe that empowered creators will deliver the best player experiences and industry-defining games. Our development teams are Cauldron™, Battle Barge™, and multiple incubation teams.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Probably Monsters

QA Test Lead

Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Producer

Systems Administrator

Senior UI Artist

<div><b>THE ROLE:</b></div><div>ProbablyMonstersis seeking a<b> Producer </b>who will be responsible for empowering the team through effective planning process of near-term work, building alignment on feature implementation direction with studio &amp; partner engineering teams and championing clarity through clear communication of key feature work.</div><div><b>WHO YOU ARE:</b></div><ul><li>You are excited about helping others find the processes that work best for them. You love working on refining processes to help others succeed in what they do.</li><li>You believe that learning is a pillar to any effective team, frequently experimenting on how to improve and never getting stuck on a specific way of doing things if others propose alternatives.</li><li>You are experienced in working with a broad range of individuals and can effectively manage conflict &amp; misalignment to build a shared view of the way forward.</li><li>You can draw complex information from teammates to forecast where we're heading, spot trouble that might arrive, and help the team to address it.</li><li>You care about diverse perspectives, seek feedback often and are an active listener.</li><li>You champion great organization and communication skills to help the broader team stay aligned.</li><li>You see video games as the future of storytelling and understand the profound impact a well-crafted story and game can have on players' lives.</li></ul><div><b>WHAT YOU WILL DO:</b></div><ul><li>Work with the team to help improve how we track and plan work across the studio, with an emphasis on empowering team members to plan their own work.</li><li>Organizing, aligning and communicating goals to help build clarity across the studio on key areas of focus and their current progress.</li><li>Coordinate dependency planning across studio &amp; partner teams, identifying gaps and risks to help build mitigations to avoid impacting project dates.</li><li>Create and document roadmap and milestone plans across teams and help champion product strategy.</li><li>Ensure that all teams are accounted for as part of feature development, and refine process and strategy as needed.</li></ul><div><b>QUALIFICATIONS:</b></div><ul><li>1-3 years of experience in production or project management fields (game or software development), or equivalent experience in game development in a different discipline (i.e. QA or Engineering).</li><li>You are experienced in working with teams using at least one Agile development methodology (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, FDD, SAFe, etc.).</li><li>You have experience building out capacity plans, forecast projections and schedules/roadmaps for features and/or projects (Excel, Project, etc.)</li><li>You are experienced in at least one project tracking software suite (Jira, Hansoft, Azure DevOps, etc.).</li><li>You can communicate effectively, both written and verbally, with a wide variety of people and skill sets both inside and outside of the development studio while maintaining a courteous and professional demeanor.</li></ul><div><b>PREFERRED SKILLS:</b></div><ul><li>As a plus, you have formal education around project management or Agile certification/training.</li><li>As a plus, you have experience with game engines, engineering workflows &amp; automation systems.</li><li>As a plus, you love video gaming!</li></ul><div><b>About ProbablyMonsters™</b></div><p>ProbablyMonsters is a AAA independent video game company that aims to change the way games are made. We unite a diverse roster of development teams in a healthy, rewarding culture. We believe empowered creators build the most engaging games and deliver the best player experiences.</p><p>ProbablyMonsters is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.</p><p>Benefits:</p><ul><li>We provide a rich benefits package:</li><ul><li>Medical Coverage - health, dental, and vision paid at 100% for the employee and dependents are subsidized by the Company.</li><li>Healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&amp;D insurance.</li><li>401(k) with an annual contribution by the Company.</li><li>Paid holidays and vacation, bereavement leaves, and parental leave.</li></ul></ul><p>Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part-time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.</p><p>Compensation:</p><ul><li>This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.</li><li>The full salary range for this position is $88,000 - $128,000 per year. The upper third of the salary range is typically reserved for existing employees who demonstrate strong performance over time. When an offer is made, many factors are considered, such as your unique experience and skills, where you live, where the work will be performed, what similar jobs pay and internal equity.</li><li>In addition to base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for additional incentives, such as short- and long-term incentives. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.</li></ul>