Associate Program Manager, Agile & BAU (Games)

LNW Gaming, Inc.(KAC); Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder, Inc. Raleigh seeks an Associate Project Manager to support the Senior Program Manager across game, platform and hardware programs. You will own Agile PLM and BAU game content, manage schedules, meetings, RAID, and status reporting to enable strategic work.

This is a development role with a clear path to a Project Manager, requiring 1–3 years of PMO or coordination experience and a good grasp of Agile/Scrum and JIRA. Knowledge of Microsoft 365 is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Information Systems or related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in project coordination, project management or a PMO.
• Internships count.
• Working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and project fundamentals (schedules, RAID, status reporting).
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Experience with Agile PLM (or a similar PLM system) and JIRA strongly preferred.
• CAPM, PSM I or similar certification is a plus.
• Gaming or regulated-industry exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Agile PLM ownership: Act as the owner and administrator of Agile PLM for the portfolio.
• BAU game content: Manage the business-as-usual content pipeline from Dev Complete through SQA, Compliance, lab submission and release.
• Schedules and plans: Build and maintain project schedules and trackers.
• Meeting cadence: Schedule and facilitate recurring meetings and publish agendas and minutes.
• RAID and action tracking: Maintain RAID logs and action registers.
• Data accuracy: Keep Agile PLM, JIRA and portfolio tools in sync.
• Reporting: Produce weekly dashboards, change reports, newsletters and SteerCo pre-reads.
• Intake support: Triage requests on the intake board and route items accordingly.
• Hardware and logistics: Track hardware requests with Supply Chain and IT.
• Testing: Coordinate UAT and test logistics for projects the PMO supports.
• Documentation: Draft and maintain SOPs, quick reference guides, training materials and SharePoint/Confluence content.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Project coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, Information Systems or related field

Tools

Agile PLM

JIRA

Microsoft 365

Job description

Light & Wonder, Inc. Raleigh seeks an Associate Project Manager to support the Senior Program Manager across game, platform and hardware programs. You will own Agile PLM and BAU game content, manage schedules, meetings, RAID, and status reporting to enable strategic work.

This is a development role with a clear path to a Project Manager, requiring 1–3 years of PMO or coordination experience and a good grasp of Agile/Scrum and JIRA. Knowledge of Microsoft 365 is essential.