Project Manager - Gaming

About Hypemasters and Role Context

Hypemasters is a global game development studio focused on creating engaging strategy games for mobile and PC platforms. We are seeking a Project Manager to effectively oversee project execution, ensuring smooth progress, team alignment, and high-quality delivery.

This role is fully remote, with preference for candidates located near the CET time zone for optimal collaboration.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate various projects simultaneously across multiple teams, maintaining clear schedules and delivery timelines.
• Oversee resource allocation across projects to promote efficient team utilization.
• Possess an in-depth understanding of the end-to-end game production lifecycle to recognize potential bottlenecks related to dependencies and cross-team handoffs.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and dependencies early, collaborating with teams to resolve issues effectively.
• Engage directly with the product by playing the games, comprehending game systems and mechanics, and leveraging this insight to ask relevant questions and propose enhancements.
• Critically assess timelines, estimates, and assumptions to encourage faster, more efficient workflows without compromising quality.
• Ensure teams consistently deliver work that meets established standards and quality expectations.
• Maintain transparent and proactive communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Keep project management tools like Jira current, ensuring all priorities, progress updates, and blockers are visible to relevant parties.
• Contribute to prioritizing product features and balancing factors such as player impact, business objectives, and development complexity.

Candidate Requirements

• Demonstrated project management experience specifically with mobile games earning $1 million or more in annual revenue.
• Comprehensive understanding of game production pipelines and common sources of cross-team obstacles.
• A genuine passion for gaming, with the ability to analyze and evaluate games critically and offer constructive feedback.
• Prior experience collaborating with remote teams.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills capable of juggling multiple concurrent projects.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
• Comfort with challenging assumptions, scrutinizing estimates, and motivating teams toward improved solutions.
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools such as Jira.
• A product-focused perspective, including knowledge of essential mobile game metrics like retention, engagement, conversion rates, and monetization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in working on strategy games.
• Background in game design, quality assurance, production, or related fields providing practical knowledge of game development workflows.
• Understanding of free-to-play economies, live game operations, product analytics, or A/B testing methods.