Project Manager

JOB OVERVIEW

Plan A Technologies is looking for a seasoned Senior Project Manager to lead and oversee complex projects within the gaming industry, including collaborations with lotteries and governmental gaming agencies. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in digital and cloud-based project management, with a proven track record of delivering projects on time and within scope.

Please note: you must have at least 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager within the gaming industry to be considered for this role.

JOB RESPONSIBILITY

• Lead end-to-end project management for gaming-related initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including stakeholders from lotteries and governmental agencies, to define project scopes and objectives.

• Utilize Smartsheet and Azure DevOps for project planning, tracking, and reporting.

• Manage project budgets, timelines, and resources effectively.

• Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and standards.

EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience within the gaming industry.

• Experience working with lotteries or governmental gaming agencies is preferred.

• At least 5 years of experience managing digital or cloud-based projects. PMP Certification is required.

• Proficiency in Smartsheet and Azure DevOps is preferred.

• Excellent client-facing and communication skills.

• Knowledge of the full product development cycle, from pre-sales to post-production support.

• Experience managing and organizing several work streams with different priorities.

• Experience allocating teams to complete projects within timeline, budget, and scope.

• Experience creating, monitoring, and updating project plans.

• Experience removing roadblocks and mitigating identified risks.

• Experience in creating and maintaining documentation: Solution Requirements, backlog items in the form of user stories and acceptance criteria, and use cases.

• Understanding of Agile methodologies, SAFe, and Kanban.

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Cultural awareness and openness to diversity.

• Have solid written and verbal English skills.

• Ability to work with engineers in multiple countries.

• Must have an organized and analytical working style, and the ability to plan your own work.

• Initiative and drive to do great things.

ABOUT THE COMPANY/BENEFITS

Plan A Technologies is an American software development and technology advisory firm that brings top-tier engineering talent to clients around the world. Our software engineers tackle custom product development projects, staff augmentation, major integrations and upgrades, and much more. The team is far more hands-on than the giant outsourcing shops, but still big enough to handle major enterprise clients.

Read more about us here: www.PlanAtechnologies.com

Location: Work From Home 100% of the time, or come in to one of our global offices. Up to you. 

Great colleagues and an upbeat work environment: You'll join an excellent team of supportive engineers and project managers who work hard but don't ever compete with each other.

Benefits: You’ll get a generous vacation schedule, brand new laptop, and other goodies.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!