Keywords Studios is an international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry. Established in 1998 and headquartered in Dublin, Keywords now has over 50 studios located across Europe, North America, South America and Asia. We provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization and player support services across 50 languages and 14 game platforms to a blue chip client base in more than 20 countries. We have a strong market position, providing services to 23 of the top 25 most prominent games companies. With over 5,000 passionate gaming employees around the world, we provide services to video game developers and publishers alike.
The IS Project Manager will be responsible for managing cross-functional software development projects. The successful candidate will lead the internal and external development process. The IS Project Manager will be responsible for all aspects of project management and delivery. They will also provide oversight and leadership to ensure that projects are completed on time, in budget, in scope and that the project objectives are met.
The IS Project Manager delivers Information Technology solutions by managing the development, implementation, and maintenance of software development projects during all phases of the project lifecycle (analysis, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance) with an emphasis on communication to project sponsors, stakeholders and project team:
- Prepare and maintain all project documentation such as: initiation, delivery plans and budgets.
- Requirements management
- Risks identification and management
- Manage assigned internal and external resources as appropriate to the implementation of project related activities.
- Actively monitor, track, and manage project tasks, timelines, attainment of milestones and overall quality of project activities and deliverables.
- System and Operational Acceptance testing management.
- Implement and facilitate change management within assigned projects: deployment-planning, transition to live operation.
- Develop and maintain a Communications Plan and keep the business and IT communities appraised of project plans and related implications.
- Products support management.
- Production of progress and other management reports.
Requirements
- 5+ years’ Experience planning and managing software development and maintenance projects in international, distributed environments, using agile development techniques.
- Demonstrates a critical understanding of functional technical information (user flows, technical system design and workflows) and able to accurately answer relevant questions.
- Technical business system analyst skills including requirements documentation, use case definition, testing methodologies, problem solving.
- Working knowledge of project and workstream management tools such as Jira.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, to communicate project scope, status and issues with management and internal stakeholders.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Project management certificate is a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of distributed web-based technologies and databases (e.g. Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Pearl, SQL Server etc.)
