Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced professional with a background in project management to support new product development across King.
Your role within our Kingdom
You will be a part of a team with a mission to build, innovate and operate technology for the distribution of King games & content. As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning and overseeing the projects to ensure completion on time and within budget.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for creation and execution of plans and procedures for projects
- Plan and designate project resources
- Prepare budgets
- Monitor progress and escalate changes to business and technical stakeholders when needed
- Communicate updates and progress to stakeholders
- Responsible for creation and execution of plans and procedures for projects
Skills to create thrills
- 3- 5 year of relevant experience planning and executing projects to completion
- Knowledge of agile methodologies
- Strong aptitude for identifying problems, troubleshooting issues and problem- solving
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to build relationships internally and externally across all levels, including external agencies
- Detail orientated, quality focused and player centric
- Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities, delivering in a fast- paced environment, whilst keeping a calm head
- A growth mindset with a strong leadership attitude
- A self- starter with an entrepreneurial mindset
- Experience in a gaming, media or consumer web/mobile services company
- Experience managing teams in technical environments
- Experience and expertise using JIRA as a project management tool
About King
King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue and Bubble Witch.
We have 249 million monthly active users as of fourth quarter 2019 across web, social and mobile platforms. King was acquired by Activision Blizzard Inc. (Nasdaq ATVI) in February 2016 and operates as an independent unit of the
company.
A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes
Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.
Making the World Playful
Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players – and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!
Applications needs to be in English.
