Director, Project Management

Insomniac Games

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $188,400 - $282,600 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Build, lead, and mentor a world-class Project Management Department to achieve Insomniac's vision of Best Developer
  • Ensure excellent on time in budget deliveries through strategic planning, team leadership, and collaboration with Studio Leaders, Project Leaders, and Project Managers
  • Create, enforce, and modify macro development schedules in conjunction with Project Directors and Project Managers
  • Anticipate schedule and budget overruns and initiate actions to resolve them
  • Play games in development to ensure operational goals and quality standards are being met
  • Provide budgeting for the Project Management department in conjunction with Finance
  • Evaluate and implement staffing strategies to meet project needs
  • Direct the professional development of all project management employees
  • Advocate for studio cultural values and foster an environment of craft excellence, collaboration, and inclusion
  • Develop strategies to improve studio efficiency and quality
  • Develop collaborative relationships across all departments and ensure organizational cohesiveness toward project objectives
  • Ensure that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace are addressed immediately
  • Supervise Project Managers and carry out full supervisory responsibilities according to policies and laws

Requirements

  • Experience navigating multiple simultaneous projects
  • Detailed knowledge of all game production methods
  • 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
  • Creative collaboration and problem solving across all Insomniac departments
  • Effective time management, with the ability to delegate tasks and focus on larger issues while monitoring critical smaller details
  • A strong critical eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively with the team to resolve issues
  • Communication with both large groups and individuals, with excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
  • Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format
  • Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors
  • Intermediate computer skills to access and employ Insomniac proprietary software, MS office software, project-specific tracking software, and publisher required software
  • Supervisory experience: interviewing, hiring, training, appraising performance, rewarding/disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving problems