Senior Technical Project Manager

Activision; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 92,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health plan

RRSP with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Mental health & wellbeing programs

Free and discounted games

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Activision’s Demonware unit in Vancouver is seeking a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead complex game services initiatives. You will coordinate with game studios, internal partners, and cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and deliver milestones with a focus on risk, scope and quality.

You will engage with engineering leaders in technical discussions, manage stakeholder expectations, and drive roadmaps to keep delivery on track.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading technical projects, programs, or product initiatives in game development, online services, or software.
• Experience partnering with game development studios, customers and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex technical initiatives.
• Strong planning, organizational and delivery management skills with dependencies, risks, timelines and priorities.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous environments with structure, clarity and execution focus.
• Technical understanding to engage with engineering teams and translate information for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to influence, align and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
• Experience improving team processes, workflows and efficiency through automation, tooling or delivery best practices.
• Strong product mindset balancing customer needs, business objectives, technical constraints and delivery priorities.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management across global teams and time zones.
• Experience with Agile and Jira/Confluence; experience in commerce/platform/live game environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Proactive and knowledgeable with regards to all aspects of the project.
• Manage scope, plan, budget, quality, stakeholders and risk.
• Integrate stakeholder management into the overall project management approach.
• Build strong customer relationships with partners with different business and technical needs.
• Hold high-level technical conversations and represent teams to customers and partners.
• Ensure roadmaps are on track by handling risks and signaling when necessary.
• Own scheduling projects, keep teams on-task, project landmarks and deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Technical aptitude

Roadmap planning

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Agile delivery

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Your Mission

We are looking for a talented Senior Technical Project Manager to join the Game Services Department at Demonware. You will work closely with internal partners, game development studios and other teams within Demonware. Your job will involve managing multiple projects in a capable professional manner requiring limited guidance. Your teams and partners will require a pro-active approach to solutioning, planning, communication and delivering.

This role is based in our Vancouver, BC office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs.

What you bring to the table

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Proactive and knowledgeable with regards to all aspects of the project
• Constantly assessing and managing impact to scope, plan, budget, quality, stakeholders and risk
• Integrates stakeholder management into overall project management approach
• Build strong customer relationships with different partners who require different business and technical needs
• Have a level of technical understanding to be able to hold your own in high-level technical conversations, and represent your teams to customers and partners
• Ensure teams’ roadmaps are on track by handling risks and calling out when necessary
• Own scheduling projects, keeping teams on-task, projecting landmarks & deliverables

Player Profile

• 5+ years of experience leading technical projects, programs, or product initiatives in game development, online services, or software environments.
• Experience partnering directly with game development studios, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver complex technical initiatives.
• Strong planning, organizational, and delivery management skills, with the ability to manage dependencies, risks, timelines, and competing priorities across multiple teams.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments, bringing structure, clarity, and execution focus to complex problems.
• Sufficient technical understanding to engage credibly with engineering teams and technical leaders while translating information for diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to influence, align, and drive outcomes across organizational boundaries without direct authority.
• Experience improving team processes, workflows, and operational efficiency through automation, tooling, or delivery best practices.
• Strong product mindset with the ability to balance customer needs, business objectives, technical constraints, and delivery priorities.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills across global teams and time zones.
• Experience with Agile delivery practices and tools such as Jira and Confluence; experience supporting commerce, platform, backend services, or live game environments is a plus.

Your Platform

Demonware is a member of the Activision family of studios. We work alongside engineers and creatives at our AAA partner studios and deliver the online and data services required by our massive franchises. We have launched well over 100 games, and our services connect multiple millions of players each day into epic entertainment experiences.

While Call of Duty continues to push us to build bigger and better systems year on year. We also have a strong history of supporting great franchises such as Tony Hawk, Crash Bandicoot, Diablo, and Skylanders.

Our success comes from our talented and passionate people. Our work environment is welcoming and collaborative, we deliver on time and at scale.

To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.demonware.net/.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash BandicootTM, Tony Hawk’sTM Pro SkaterTM, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.

We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

Ready to Activate Your Future?

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [e-mail]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Extended health plan, including medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, for employees and their dependents, as well as disability insurance;
• RRSP with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other benefit programs like supplemental life & critical illness, legal service, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

The standard base pay range for this role is $91,510.00 - $180,562.00 CAD. These values reflect the expected annualized base pay range of new hires in British Columbia, Canada. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.