Overview

Cybernetic Walrus is looking for an experienced project manager/producer to join our team to help create applications and games for our customers.

As a fast growing company we are running 3-4 projects simultaneously. We already have many project management procedures into place however, we are looking for someone to refine these procedures and follow them up on a daily basis improving the timing, planning and delivery of our projects.

Responsibilities

  • Develop best practices, facilitate broad initiatives, and support business goals.
  • Facilitates and supports development and delivery of high-quality games on time through planning and coordinating all aspects of game projects from inception to submission.
  • Work with team to develop an iteration plan to deliver on the producerā€™s vision.
  • Work with game teams from 1-15 members to develop and maintain up to date documentation and scheduling formation on assigned game details.
  • Facilitate and disseminate the flow of information among team members on assigned projects.
  • Participate in analyzing and removing project barriers and roadblocks.
  • Develop, track, and report on project progress, resource, staff, assets, schedules, and project metrics through a variety of reporting methods including burn down charts.
  • Continuously monitor and identify project risks, create mitigation plans, and maintain management strategies for development.
  • Review the delivered results and the teamā€™s performance and adapt as necessary.
  • Manage work on multiple projects of high complexity in tandem with a product manager.

Requirements

  • Bachelorā€™s degree or equivalent experience.
  • You have successful delivered a quality product through consistent milestones in a 12-24 month cycle start to finish.
  • Agile, Scrum certification preferred
  • Strong Excel skills, Microsoft Project, or similar program
  • 1 to 3 years or more experience in managing creative projects
  • Knowledge of the gaming or video game industry
  • Ability to leverage knowledge to identify needs and opportunities and develop in depth solutions
  • Must be familiar with software engineering as well as project management techniques and methods
  • Must have strong organizational skills
  • Strong written and verbal skills in English.
  • Interest in a wide variety of games and game genres.
  • Ability to work on-site in the Cybernetic Walrus office in Antwerp, Belgium.

Pluses

  • Agile, Scrum certification preferred
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Devops
  • Strong written and verbal skills in Dutch.