Associate Project Manager

Sperasoft is a leading game co-development company headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley. We work closely with our partners to deliver high-quality titles for world-class publishers. Sperasoft is a part of Keywords studios – international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry and beyond.

Game Development is our core competency.  We collaborate closely with our partners, assisting them throughout the whole process of developing high quality AAA titles.

We offer full product (SKU) and co-development services using our full spectrum of in house production talent, experience, and ideas to deliver our partners’ games on time, within budget and at the highest quality possible.

Responsibilities  

• Analyzing and investigating new project requirements, preparing project plans; assessing risks and proposing mitigations;
• Ensuring that project meets deadlines and delivering product of required quality;
• Managing project teams or sub-teams within a project (programmers or artists or game designers or QA, etc);
• Identifying and clarifying team goals; ensuring that expectations are aligned between stakeholders;
• Assigning and managing team tasks, managing team capacity;
• Managing communications within the team and between the team and company departments as well as people on the client's side;
• Conducting team meetings, providing various reports;
• Tracking individual performance;
• Supporting team growth through regular feedback and Career Development plans;
• Conducting project interviews, contributing to hiring process.

Requirements

• Experience of work with external Clients: ability to establish collaborative relationship and a high level of trust;
• Ability to efficiently manage teams of 5+ people;
• Ability to recognize priorities, work on tasks under time pressure and complete them on time;
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, result-oriented approach;
• Fluent English;
• Experience in GameDev projects is a plus.

Benefits

• Working with an international team of world-class professionals on exciting and challenging projects;
• Learning & Development opportunities – mentoring, lectures, participation at industry conferences and events;
• Competitive salary;
• Breakfasts, snacks, and fruits available during the day, tea and coffee machines;
• Friendly team and atmosphere.