Senior Project Manager XDev Remote (USA) Insomniac Games USD 135,800-203,800 per year Project M[...]

Gamecompanies; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is seeking a Senior Project Manager for XDev to ensure timely title releases within budget and high-quality standards. The role demands strong project management skills, effective collaboration with internal teams and external partners, and the ability to solve production challenges. Ideal candidates will possess over seven years of experience in video game development and demonstrate exceptional communication and leadership capabilities.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts for Sony products

Bonus package eligibility

Qualifications

• 7+ years in project management with video game development experience.
• Experience with external developers and creation of briefing materials.
• Strong skills in communication and project management software.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage project schedules with External Partners.
• Collaborate across teams to meet project milestones.
• Communicate project status and resolve problems.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Problem-solving Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Abilities

Education

7+ years experience or equivalent education

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Jira

DevTrack

Job description

Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Project Manager XDev. In this role, the Senior Project Manager XDev will be responsible for ensuring Insomniac ships titles on time, within External Development (XDev) budgets, and at the highest level of excellence through planning, problem solving, and decision making. Creates, modifies, and enforces project schedules with XDev Partners and Project teams. Works with team members to achieve project milestones, solve XDev production problems, and maintain studio momentum. Anticipate and solve problems independently and collaboratively. Collaborates with XDev Manager, Project Managers, and project leadership.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the creation, modification, and execution of macro schedules for assigned content to External Partners and Contractors. Ensures all deadlines are met in relation to project objectives and scope. Anticipates scheduling overruns and initiates actions to resolve them.

Assists XDev Manager in the creation of milestone deliverables, collaborating with project leadership, and Project Managers to coordinate goals across diverse disciplines to project completion.

Ensures regular communication between the XDev Artists, XDev Manager and production team updating project status and changes.

Drives efficiency for XDev asset deliveries and project management with External Partner, Internal XDev artists and team leads. Resolves resource and technology conflicts. Ensures organizational cohesiveness toward project objectives in conjunction with production leadership.

Works alongside the XDev Manager to create, institute, and evangelize new XDev documentation, best practices and makes sure briefs are complete for External Partners to align with Project and milestone objectives.

Proactively ensures XDev project updates and changes are communicated to the Production team.

Is familiar and knowledgeable of art tools and best practices for all art departments including Character, Environment, VFX, Lighting, Vehicles, Animation and Facial Animation pipelines

Develops collaborative relationships across all departments in order to solves problems independently and collaboratively.

Other duties may be assigned.

Experience and Education

Seven plus years of professional experience or training, or an equivalent amount of education and experience.

Proven experience in project management for video game development

Proven experience in project management working with external developers

Worked closely with internal teams to identify and prepare external development briefing materials

Worked closely with external vendors to assess, track, and follow through on the creation of game content or assets

Understanding of pipeline and dependencies of a cross-discipline pod and how they impact each other

Can present clear and open communication regarding progress, deadlines, and known issues to Leadership

Skills/Ability

Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities

Proficiency in project management software and methodologies

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsible for maintaining the schedule and structure of a project and keeping team members accountable for the project’s timeline and deadlines

Computer Skills: Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite. Working knowledge of bug tracking database(s) is required- DevTrack, TFS, Jira or other industry standard. Working knowledge of Shotgun/Shotgrid/Flow.

Other Skills:

Solves problems both independently and collaboratively and adheres to the studio’s expectations of cultural leadership.

Strong written and verbal communication skills required.

Must be able to present ideas clearly and work well within a large team environment.

Must be a good team leader and be able to make informed decisions to achieve desired results.

Ability to create and maintain good relationships with other departments.

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Base pay is one component of our total compensation package. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location, as well as additional compensation components, such as annual bonus, profit sharing, and other incentive plans.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.