Production Manager

You will be responsible for: 

• Manage the production department’s daily tasks, back-logs, sprints, and pull request reviews, following our workflow and processes
• Create and maintain task assignments for the teams and anticipate potential staffing changes based on game development or creative shifts
• Responsible for the pipeline scheduling and milestone deliveries of our games.
• Provides support to the Game Project Manager and team leads as needed
• Act as the primary contact for the production team and external partners
• Assist the Game Producers and Game Project Managers to create and maintaining the game related documentations including the high-level design schematics, game design document (GDD), and detailed game specification document (GSD)
• Liaison with Game Project Manager, Art Directors, Mathematicians, and Game Producers to ensure the game is produced according to the agreed vision and specifications
• Coordinate the quality assurance, certification, and translation processes of the games
• Use Jira, work logs, and KPI reports to measure the team performance and resource capacity ensuring that team output is always optimal
• Deliver games on time and on budget, by optimizing the production department development process and performance
• Research, play, and study casino games to stay up-to-date with market trends and competition
• Perform other tasks as required

Essential experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Management, Communications, or Business
• 5+ years as a Project Manager, Production Coordinator, or Technical Coordinator within the wider gaming industry, i.e. anything from PC gaming to mobile to casino games
• Great knowledge of software development lifecycle
• Strong track-record of managing project teams with successful production of games or projects
• Highly organized, experienced in running multiple projects and delivering to tight deadlines
• Experience working with remote teams or clients
• Passionate in whatever you do and want to make a difference in the iGaming Industry
• Experience with MS Project, Confluence/JIRA
• Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership attitude and not afraid to get your hands dirty
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to adapt

Desirable experience: 

• Knowledge of casino games and real money gaming compliance, jurisdictions, trends, and regulatory bodies
• Relevant certification / qualification / diploma in Project Management (i.e. CAPM/PMP)
• Open to challenges of learning new technologies, tools and approaches to game development
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and stay abreast of online casino game trends and developments/standards
• Bilingual (French and English) is an asset
• The role will be remote-based initially, but preference will be given for candidates who are able to relocate to Montreal, Canada once our offices will re-open
• Preference will be given for candidates with experience in producing online casino games