Technical Program Manager

Unity Technologies; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming technology company is seeking a Technical Program Manager in Brighton to coordinate game projects with top industry studios. This role involves aligning teams, documenting project progress, and improving workflows while possessing strong leadership and communication skills. Candidates should have experience in project management within gaming and a degree in a relevant field. The position offers a full-time opportunity with responsibilities that significantly impact customer experiences and outcomes.

Benefits

Wide range of employee benefits

Support for work-life balance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project or program management within gaming or technology.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Strong understanding of game development processes.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and propose solutions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Align resource allocation with engineering and technical art leaders.
• Document and report on project health and status.

Skills

Project Management Methodology

Leadership Experience

Communication Skills

Game Development Processes

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Project

Job description

The opportunity

The Unity Studio Productions team is looking for a Technical Program Manager to plan and coordinate efforts with internal teams responsible for co‑developing alongside market‑leading Unity customer studios.

In this role you will work with a team of industry experts to ensure the successful production of game projects and achieve desired customer outcomes. You will also be responsible for reporting to internal key project management leaders on the innovations that contributed to these outcomes and identifying ways to potentially improve the engine as a result. Team efforts will play a key role in informing the Unity Engine Product leadership team on critical decisions regarding the Unity Engine roadmap ensuring that production‑verified innovations are surfaced for adoption within the Unity engine.

You will work with some of the most exciting and market‑leading gaming customers to help shape the future of their products for millions of gamers. There may also be some essential travel involved in the Brighton region.

What you’ll be doing

• Working with internal and external stakeholders to evaluate and propose solutions and deploy teams to deliver on project or initiative goals.
• Aligning with engineering and technical art leaders on resource allocation and staffing for key customer game productions.
• Supporting a diverse global team fostering collaboration and ensuring consistent delivery of high‑quality results.
• Effectively documenting and reporting on project health and publishing status throughout all major stages of game development.
• Developing and implementing strategies for optimising project workflows and improving overall team efficiency.
• Reporting to Unity leadership staff on customer relationship opportunities and risks as well as technology and product improvement opportunities derived from our collaborative productions.

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in project or program management within the gaming or technology industry with a strong track record of leading complex multi‑stakeholder projects.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills with experience in guiding diverse global teams.
• Strong understanding of game development processes and the ability to translate customer needs into actionable project plans.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to present complex information clearly to executive staff and key stakeholders.
• Experience with project management tools and methodologies and a commitment to continuous improvement.

You might also have

• A passion for gaming and technology.
• Worked in a game production environment.
• Additional language skills.
• Ability to travel within the EMEA region.
• A degree in Computer Science, Business or similar.

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position.
• Work visa / immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Life at Unity

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees’ well‑being and work‑life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

Unity NYSE: U is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers and more use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms from mobile, PC and console to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024 more than 70% of the top 1000 mobile games were made with Unity and in 2024 Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information please visit Unity.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience please fill out this form to let us know.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Key Skills Project Management Methodology, Project/Program Management, Program Management, Management Experience, Microsoft PowerPoint, Project Management, Microsoft Project, Budgeting, DoD Experience, Leadership Experience, Supervising Experience, Contracts

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1