Project Manager at Zeptolab

Games Industry; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ZeptoLab is seeking a Project Manager to join the Bullet Echo team in the United States. You will blend strong operational management with a focus on developing and improving processes, coordinating closely with a development team, and making workflows more efficient and structured.

You will own operational processes, help set priorities, and participate in people management including hiring, onboarding and performance management.

Qualifications

• Management of a development team delivering game features.
• Experience in a GameDev environment is required.
• Understanding of Agile and project management approaches.
• Ability to identify process gaps and implement improvements.
• Experience with budgets, invoices and related operations.
• Experience with hiring, onboarding and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of a development team and coordinate across functions.
• Own and improve operational processes in your area.
• Identify gaps and drive improvements from idea to implementation.
• Set priorities, goals and ways of working with the team and management.
• Participate in people management, including hiring and performance reviews.
• Contribute to competency matrices and set clear expectations for roles.
• Work with budgets, invoices and other operational tasks.
• Explore and implement AI and modern tools to improve management.

Skills

Team management

Game development

Agile methodologies

Process improvement

Budget management

Hiring & onboarding

Performance management

English–Russian bilingual

Job description

We are looking for a Project Manager to join the Bullet Echo team.
In this role, you will combine strong operational management with a focus on developing and improving processes. You will work closely with a development team, ensure effective day-to-day operations, and identify opportunities to make the way we work more efficient and structured.

What you’ll do

• Manage day-to-day operations of a development team and ensure effective coordination across functions.
• Own and improve operational processes within your area of responsibility.
• Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and drive improvements from idea to implementation.
• Work with the team and management to set priorities, goals, and ways of working.
• Participate in people management, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding.
• Contribute to competency matrices and clear expectations for different roles within the team.
• Work with budgets, invoices, and other operational processes.
• Explore and implement AI and other modern tools to improve management and operational processes.

What we’re looking for

• 2+ years of experience managing a development team with ownership of delivery.
• Experience in GameDev is a must.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary development teams.
• Strong operational management and process improvement skills.
• Understanding of Agile and common project management approaches.
• Strong structured thinking and the ability to understand cause-and-effect relationships.
• High flexibility and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Experience in people and performance management.
• Ability to set clear expectations and establish appropriate evaluation criteria before assessing performance.
• Experience with competency frameworks, goal setting, feedback, and employee development.
• Experience with budgets and invoices will be a plus.
• Interest in AI and new approaches to management and operational processes.
• Fluency in both English and Russian would be considered an advantage.

Why this role is interesting

• Opportunity to work on a large and complex multiplayer project — Bullet Echo.
• Opportunity to work with an experienced development team and influence how it operates.
• Room for experimentation: you will be encouraged to explore new approaches and AI-powered tools to improve the way the team works.
• A combination of operational management and process development.

ZeptoLab is a global gaming international company dedicated to the science of fun.It all started back in 2010 with just two people and one monster – the cheerful green Om Nom, whose biggest passion is candies.

Since then, Cut the Rope games have been downloaded more than 1,3 billion times. Cut the Rope franchise aside, ZeptoLab released C.A.T.S. Crash Arena Turbo Stars and King of Thieves, massive multiplayer mobile titles with more than 170 million combined downloads so far. The company’s portfolio also includes Pudding Monsters and My Om Nom.

And there’s more to come! ZeptoLab is an ambitious and growing global entertainment brand: we’re constantly working on new games and aim to expand them beyond smartphone screens. With the help of our partners, we develop toys, clothes and other cool stuff. “Om Nom Stories” cartoon series has exceeded 3 billion views on YouTube and in-game player, and the seasons keep coming! Our mission is to bring fun to every corner of the world, and we’re just getting started.

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