Sr Project Manager

Sr Project Manager

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age.
• Proof of authorization to work in the United States.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent professional experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain any certification or license, as required by law or policy.
• 5 to 7 years’ work experience in project management.
• Demonstrates understanding of multi-tier software architecture.
• Experience working with waterfall, agile, and mixed development methodologies.
• Proven record of delivering projects on time and in budget.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft applications including advanced knowledge of MS Project, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both in spoken and written form.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively and interact appropriately with management, other Team Members and outside contacts of different backgrounds and levels of experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of designers, developers, and testers in the delivery of online gaming products that meet customer’s expectations.
• Lead the team in developing the product backlog, including features and requirements.
• Assess project risks, making decisions to mitigate them, and communicating those decisions to stakeholders.
• Communicate with the client throughout the project to ensure they are aware of the project status and any potential risks.
• Ensure projects stay on track by monitoring task completion and providing feedback to developers as needed.
• Communicate with customers or other stakeholders regarding project goals and progress.
• Manage the project schedule and identify potential risks or issues that could affect the project schedule or cost.
• Provide guidance and training to team members on agile development best practices, such as Scrum or Kanban methodologies.
• Coach and mentoring other Scrum masters on the team.
• Act as the Scrum master for the team.
• Work with the QA lead and testing team to ensure thorough testing of modules/applications/interfaces.
• Play a role in performance management by providing personal feedback to senior team members.
• Develop and manage project schedules and resources using Agile methodology for projects of various sizes.
• Monitor the performance of cross-functional teams, vendors, and company resources.
• Actively develop and manage project plans specifying objectives, strategy, and schedule, as well as risk identification, contingency plans, and allocation of available resources.
• Facilitate open communication between teams, and cross-functional units within the organization to identify dependencies between development teams and identify risks early and often.
• Manage the budget for each sprint or release cycle, ensuring that it does not exceed the available budget.
• Perform job duties in a safe manner.
• Attend work as scheduled on a consistent and regular basis.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within functional and matrix organizational structures is strongly preferred.
• Experience in the online gaming or casino industry strongly preferred.
• Experience with Jira and Miro preferred.