Project Manager

1 Month ago • All levels • Project Management • $5,000,000 PA - $9,000,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Our company established a project management organization in 2022 due to the expansion of game development projects. This new organization takes over PM tasks like personnel, schedule, and budget management from traditional game development roles. Its goal is to achieve more efficient project operations by identifying and solving project issues. Responsibilities include project management for the 'Pokémon' series, covering schedule and personnel adjustments, budget management, development environment setup, and continuous organizational improvement. There's potential for future involvement in external negotiations and budget formulation.
Must have:
  • Project management for 'Pokémon' series development
  • Schedule management, personnel adjustments, and other project progress tasks
  • Budget management
  • Development environment setup (hardware, software permissions)
  • General tasks related to establishing the project management organization
  • Continuous organizational and operational improvement activities
Good to have:
  • Experience as a PM or game development lead in consumer game development
Perks:
  • Retirement allowance system
  • Condolence and congratulatory payment system
  • Special leave system (e.g., condolence, congratulatory leave)
  • Maternity, childcare, and family care leave system
  • Education support system
  • Paid leave promotion system (Healthy Leave, Anniversary Leave, Project Completion Refresh Leave)
  • Healthcare system (vaccinations, industrial physician, health check-ups)
  • Meal subsidy
  • Free drinks
  • Life insurance
  • Defined contribution pension plan
  • Overtime work allowance
  • Late-night work allowance
  • Holiday work allowance
  • Commuting allowance (fully paid)
  • Managerial allowance
  • Position allowance
  • Discretionary labor system allowance
  • Relocation allowance upon joining (if relocating from outside Kanto region)
  • Remote work allowance
  • Remote work equipment allowance

Job Details

Background

In 2022, our company established an organization responsible for project management operations due to the expansion of game development projects.

Traditionally, PM tasks such as personnel, schedule, and budget management were handled by game development roles (planners, programmers, graphic designers, etc.). These tasks will be transferred to this new organization, and it will also be responsible for identifying and solving issues in each project to achieve more efficient project operations.

Job Responsibilities

Project management operations for the development of the 'Pokémon' series.

  • Various tasks related to project progress, such as schedule management and personnel adjustments.
  • Budget management.
  • Construction of development environment (e.g., securing hardware, setting software permissions).
  • General tasks related to the establishment of the project management organization.
  • Continuous organizational and operational improvement activities.
  • *In the future, there is a possibility of being entrusted with tasks related to negotiation and coordination with external companies and budget formulation.*

Required Qualifications

Experience

  • Experience in achieving high results in problem-solving tasks.
  • Experience in either 1 or 2 below:

1. Project management in game, video, or web service development.

2. Team management (industry agnostic).

Skills

  • Leadership and communication skills to involve internal and external stakeholders and promote work.
  • Problem-setting ability with appropriate analysis and execution power to solve set problems.
  • Document creation using various Office software.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience as a PM or game development lead in consumer game development.

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Possesses a strong sense of ownership.
  • Able to find their own answers, propose them, and take the lead in executing them.
  • Able to continuously learn outside their area of expertise.

Tools Used

  • Various Office software such as Excel, Word, Power Point.
  • Project management tools such as JIRA.

Required Documents

  • Resume/CV (Japanese / File format: PDF)

Job Details

Job Title / Recruitment Position Name

Project Manager

Employment Type

Full-time employee

Salary

Annual salary 5 million JPY to 9 million JPY

Salary will be determined based on experience and ability, regardless of age, according to company regulations.

  • *The estimated annual salary is merely a guideline and may vary during the selection process.*
  • *Annual salary includes overtime pay and bonuses.*

Work Location / Map

101-0054 KANDA SQUARE, 2-2-1 Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

5 minutes walk from Jimbocho Station Exit A9

3 minutes walk from Ogawamachi Station Exit B7

Working Hours

Staggered working hours system (generally 11:00-20:00 / standard working hours: 8 hours/day)

  • *Start time can be freely decided between 8:00 and 11:00.*
  • *Discretionary labor system may apply depending on the ability layer at the time of joining.*

Holidays

  • Complete two-day weekend system (Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays)
  • Three-day weekend system (only available for childcare, nursing care, or caregiving purposes)
  • Flexible summer vacation (system allowing summer vacation to be taken at different times)
  • Year-end and New Year holidays
  • Annual paid leave
  • *Annual holidays: 126 days (2024)*

Benefits

  • Retirement allowance system
  • Condolence and congratulatory payment system
  • Special leave system (e.g., condolence, congratulatory leave)
  • Maternity, childcare, and family care leave system
  • Education support system
  • Paid leave promotion system (Healthy Leave / Anniversary Leave / Project Completion Refresh Leave)
  • Healthcare system (vaccinations / industrial physician / health check-ups)
  • Meal subsidy / Free drinks
  • Life insurance
  • Defined contribution pension plan

Insurance Coverage

Health insurance, Employees' Pension Insurance, Employment insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance

Measures against passive smoking

Entire building is non-smoking indoors.

Salary Increase

Once a year (April)

Bonus

Twice a year (July, December)

  • *Additional performance-based bonus may be provided depending on company performance.*

Various Allowances

  • Overtime work allowance
  • Late-night work allowance
  • Holiday work allowance
  • Commuting allowance (fully paid)
  • Managerial allowance
  • Position allowance
  • Discretionary labor system allowance
  • Relocation allowance upon joining (only if relocation from outside Kanto region is required)

Model Annual Salary

[Model annual salary based on payment実績]

■ Director

~ approx. 25 million JPY

■ Section Director

~ approx. 20 million JPY

■ Leader

~ approx. 15 million JPY

~ approx. 10 million JPY

  • *Annual salary includes bonuses.*
  • *Bonus amount varies depending on company performance and individual performance.*
  • *Youngest employee in each position: Director 27 years old / Section Director 27 years old / Leader 25 years old*

Remote Work System

Remote work allowance / Remote work equipment allowance

Probationary Period

Generally 3 months

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