Project Manager (Hypercasual)

Highcore , Posted 2 years ago

Middle

Full time

Negotiable

Remote

Highcore Games is a Gamedev company with a head office in Miami and a distributed team around the world: Georgia, Cyprus, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Thailand and others. The company has two divisions: hyper-casual and mid-core. Each has its own hit games with 221 m players in total:

Tanks A Lot
Hoop Stars
Stealth Master
Giant Rush

We are growing and planning to release new products in a Hyperсasual Division. Therefore, we are looking for a Project Manager who will help the producer and the team in creating new hits. We are waiting for a specialist who will be able to dive into the existing ecosystem, audit it and offer the best solutions taking priority over the team in optimizing processes.

In return for our requirements we offer you the opportunity to make decisions and be responsible for them, not to be afraid to go astray sometimes, but to draw conclusions and improve with us :)

Project Manager’s global mission is to help the team to perform more efficiently: to improve the quality and speed up the creation and product development; to ensure a productive and friendly interaction model within the team.

What you will be doing:

Deep dive into projects (getting acquainted with products and teams, tasks, deadlines)
Development processes audit in collaboration with the producer. Searching for optimal solutions and their further adaptation
People management: individual work with each team member, with their motivation, competencies and personal development plan
Conducting retrospectives
Task management, work with Asana, project development deadlines managing
Working with check-statuses, writing meeting agenda and follow-ups

What are you working on?

Genres: Hyper-casual
Platforms: Mobile

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

Deep dive into projects (getting acquainted with products and teams, tasks, deadlines)

Development processes audit in collaboration with the producer. Searching for optimal solutions and their further adaptation
People management: individual work with each team member, with their motivation, competencies and personal development plan
Conducting retrospectives
Task management, work with Asana, project development deadlines managing
Working with check-statuses, writing meeting agenda and follow-ups

What kind of professional are we looking for?

Successful PM experience of at least 2 years, preferably in GameDev. The experience of building team architecture is especially valuable

Task management experience: setting and monitor tasks, organizing sprints, operating risks. Skills in Asana
Experience in optimizing processes in team management
People management experience: working with team motivation, conducting retrospectives
Gaming background: user experience in any games
Understanding the mobile game development principles and trends
Knowledge and understanding of basic metrics (LTV, Retention, DAU, etc.)

What is important for us in a person?

Effective communication: you are able to identify your goal, to describe the problem and its solution, and to take into account the interests of the whole team
You have a holistic vision, you can look at the situation from all sides
You know how to find an approach to each team member
You inspire others with your actions and enthusiasm
You are proactive, you have time management skills
You have a responsible approach to work and have a commercial mindset

Why do we enjoy working here?

Work-life balance is our mentality, we love Highcore, but we love our families more :)
The opportunity to work both in the office and remotely, by prior agreement
The opportunity to love your work and feel that it fills you with a sense of accomplishment and self-realization
The opportunity to try yourself in another field
The ability to influence the growth and creation of a team