As one of our LQA Project Managers, you will be joining the global QA Leadership Team and be part of the Studio QA management team. You will work closely with the LQA Manager and Assistant Manager and act as the initial point of contact on all QA assigned insourced or outsourced projects.

You will be the primary owner of multiple QA projects and be accountable for the end-to-end quality of those entire projects (scoping, strategy, performance management and the execution of those plans). Acting as the main communication conduit to all internal teams in terms of QA activities across London & Glasgow.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive job profile and it may be changed and/or adapted. An exact job profile is available on request.

What you’ll be doing:

Collaborating and assisting in creating the overall Quality Plan; help in defining a project budget forecasting a staff plan and an overall test strategy that will effectively executive and deliver multiple global localisation projects simultaneously.
Overseeing all assigned projects with full management of all project resources and staffing to ensure every project is delivered on time, within budget and to the highest level of accuracy and quality standards.
Delegation of critical tasks to Project Coordinators whilst continuously looking for improvements in all areas of how projects are scoped, prepared, managed and delivered.
Management of Project Coordinators to ensure superior quality standards are met for each project.
Identifying and analysing project-related problems and devising creative solutions to eradicate issues that may impact project deadlines or quality.
Performing administrative duties including reporting of project performance, staffing, recruitment, training, feedback, quality and other critical key metrics to the QA Assistant Manager.
Liaising with internal departments and other global studios to ensure consistency, coherence and the allocation of resources to meet diverse project demands and deadlines.
Assisting the global sales team in delivering estimated project quotations.
Other activities/duties as required by the role.

Requirements:

What we’re looking for:

Native level fluency in English, particularly reporting, reading & writing. (another language highly advantageous).
Extensive experience within a Quality Assurance role (preferably as a Project Lead, Project Coordinator, QA Lead or similar).
Able to deliver presentations, town hall meetings and other motivational talks to multiple project teams.
Previous experience of scoping, planning, managing and executing multiple fast-paced projects, including experience of people & project management with a clear focus on providing quality outcomes every time
Self-motivated with a proactive attitude and the ability to work productively and collaboratively within a multilingual global team (may include remote management of projects).
Excellent attention to detail with good analytical and problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of the current generation of games consoles and PCs, and the latest mobile platforms.
An interest in, and understanding of, the video game industry.

Benefits:

What we offer:

You will be working for the pre-eminent global provider of specialist services to the games industry and provided with full training and the opportunity to work on some of the biggest games titles in the world.
Competitive remuneration, holidays, regular team competitions with great prizes; and inclusion into an extensive social calendar. Collaborative team-work with people from all around the world, different nationalities and languages.
A supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability. We care about the wellbeing of our employees and have a dedicated employee wellbeing programme.
Due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the UK, we are offering home based work at the moment but as soon as the office reopens, candidates will work from the studio.

Who we are:

PTW is a video games services company which supports video game developers and publishers through outsourced production services. We started 25 years ago and since then, have grown exponentially year-on-year to where we are today. Our history is in gaming, and we are gamers at heart. In our time within the games industry, we have worked on over 1500 titles across all genres and all platforms, including 8 out of the past 10 Game-Of-The-Year-winning titles.

We have grown rapidly over the past few years and now have 35 sites spanning the globe. The PTW umbrella of companies includes SIDE and Orange Rock. SIDE works at the cutting edge of interactive media as a provider of audio services for the global entertainment market. Orange Rock is our in-house game and product development studio.

Our Values:

Pole To Win's core values are imbued across our global organization: Reinforced by our actions and our attitudes. Echoed throughout our approach to our operations and our clients. Exemplified by our culture, and most of all, our people. We build people and their careers. We actively turn to teammates for counsel, inspiration, and diverse perspectives. Relationships are built on mutual respect. Personal and professional integrity is our guiding principle. We are honest, authentic, transparent, and ethically sound. Our primary goal is to advance our clients' businesses and their customers' satisfaction. We set the bar for generating imaginative and effective solutions for the most challenging problems. We move with speed and agility. We love what we do. We have unwavering loyalty to our DNA, our culture, our values, and ourselves.