Multiple locations: Austin, Texas - Las Vegas, Nevada - Los Angeles, California - Portland, Oregon - Vancouver, British Columbia
About Skillz:
Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for a booming mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with access to fun and fair competition for real prizes, shifting the paradigm to make esports accessible to anyone, anywhere.
Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 20,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host billions of casual esports tournaments for 30 million players worldwide.
Last year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America.
The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partners to the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.
Who we're looking for:
Powering Esports for Everyone, is the core vision of Skillz. 75% of the mobile gaming market is outside the US and is growing fast. We plan to bring ‘Global Play’ to the world. We are seeking a seasoned Program Management leader who will own and drive our international expansion. In this role, you will define the roadmap, unblock the hurdles in taking Skillz to the new markets, and impact hundreds of millions of players globally in the process.
You are a highly-organized, enthusiastic program manager with exceptional communication skills, a demonstrable talent for program management, and experience working with Payments or International expansion. The act of planning excites you; organization and efficiency make you squeal with glee. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, always follows-up, and enjoys working within a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
What You'll Do:
- Drive detailed discussions on day-to-day and high-level alignment on roadmap with key business stakeholders
- Plan and own internal project communications, ensuring effective, regular, exchange of project status and deliverables.
- Prepare charters and develop detailed project plans including detailed scope information, schedules/milestones, resource plans, and clear success criteria
- Ability to identify, anticipate, and communicate program dependencies across operations disciplines
- Unblock project initiatives and escalate when needed
- Update or establish adoption of frameworks, tools, and best practices for the Operations teams
- Own hiring, mentoring, and management of additional Project Managers as the team grows
Your Skillz:
- 6+ years of work experience in program management roles
- 1+ year of people management experience
- Four year degree (or a great reason why you don't have one)
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and execute within a high-pressure environment
- Adaptable to changing requirements and business needs
- Capable of juggling multiple programs simultaneously
- Ability to motivate, encourage, persuade, increase cooperation and reduce tension among team members
- Experience working in an Agile environment
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Previous experience with JIRA, Google Suite, or other project management tools
