Senior Technical Project Manager (Games/SaaS)

1 Week ago • 4 Years +

About the job

At AccelByte, our mission is to empower game creators by providing them with the backend platform and tools required to make scalable, reliable AAA-quality games. The company was founded in 2016 by industry veterans who have engineered online systems for some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world including Fortnite, Epic Store, Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and EA Origin. We are backed by top investors including Softbank, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Galaxy Interactive, NetEase, and Krafton. Our latest Series B funding has firmly solidified our place as a top player in the gaming industry. AccelByte’s talent has decades of experience building and shipping some of the largest game and distribution platforms in the world.

We believe that the best companies empower employees to make decisions, obsess about the best user experience, and are not afraid to make and learn from their mistakes. Our culture is based on humility, openness to feedback, drive, and collaboration, which we feel results in the best performing teams. As a company that values diversity, inclusion, and employee growth, our employees have opportunities to work with and learn from teams all over the world. We offer competitive salaries, a full range of health benefits, social activities, career growth opportunities, and an amazing team. Come join us!

Position Summary

We are looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager with a proven track record in delivering Software as a Service (SaaS) projects to highly technical clients/users. You will be responsible for effective communication, coordination, organization, and facilitation within the project team and with users. Your main duties include providing progress updates and risk assessments to stakeholders, ensuring compliance with requirements, managing project risks and deliverables, and collaborating with other leads/managers to allocate resources and shape product features and roadmap. This role requires extensive expertise in technical project management and a demonstrated ability to deliver successful SaaS solutions in complex environments.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

The Technical Project Manager is accountable for the following functions and responsibilities:

  • Lead project planning by breaking down deliverables and milestones.
  • Lead Agile ceremonies such as daily standups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
  • Manage and negotiate requirements/change requests from clients.
  • Identify and mitigate project risks.
  • Collaborate with other leads/managers to allocate resources and shape product features.
  • Create and maintain project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and project-related artifacts.
  • Communicate project status and risks to key stakeholders.
  • The ability to train and mentor less experienced project managers
  • Be familiar with similar and competing products in the marketplace.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Experience Required

  • Bachelors or relevant work experience or certification/courses.
  • At least 4 years experience as a technical project manager or lead software engineer.
  • Prior experience or knowledge as a software engineer.
  • Experience in stakeholder management and communication
  • Experience in technical communication
  • Experience in end-to-end project management
  • Experience in process management
  • Experience in data-driven
  • Basic experience in AccelByte products and services
  • Experience in project management tools
  • Experience in Scrum and Agile development methodologies.
  • Basic experience in application programming interface (REST API, Websocket API, etc.)
  • Basic experience in customer support platform
  • Basic experience of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Experience with UE4/Unity and other tools used in developing online video games is a have.
  • Experience working in the game industry is preferred
  • Experience in delivering SaaS products is highly desirable
  • Eagerness to learn new languages and technologies.
  • Proficiency in written and verbal English language to succeed in a remote work environment.
  • Flexibility to adjust to work routines/schedules, as required, to meet the needs of the company and the expectations of customers.

AccelByte Inc is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, all qualified candidates and applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, or disability. Our culture is innovative and inclusive, and we value our people the highest.

Please visit our career page for a complete listing of our open positions https://accelbyte.io/careers

About The Company

AccelByte provides a comprehensive white-label backend for game studios to develop, publish, and operate games-as-a-service. Leveraging years of combined experience running large scale game services, we built our technology from scratch to bring AAA-pedigree game services to everyone. We help game studios enable cross-platform play & progression and seamlessly allow crossover between titles. We are a one-stop-shop for online game services.

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