Senior Core Tech Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Establish, refine, and scale project management processes that provide visibility into Core Technology initiatives, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
• Partner closely with engineering leaders, producers, and cross-functional stakeholders to understand technology roadmaps, align priorities, and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
• Own the intake, prioritization, and maintenance of the Core Technology backlog, balancing business needs, technical requirements, and team capacity.
• Collaborate with the Core Technology Engineering Lead to plan and staff initiatives, helping optimize team allocation while balancing scope, schedule, and technical complexity.
• Develop and deliver clear project status reporting, roadmap updates, and risk assessments to studio leadership and key stakeholders.
• Facilitate project planning, milestone reviews, dependency management, and cross-team coordination across multiple technical workstreams.
• Partner with project teams to define goals, success metrics, and delivery criteria for Core Technology initiatives.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, and resource constraints, driving resolution and alignment across internal and external stakeholders.
• Champion operational excellence by improving workflows, communication practices, and development processes that enable teams to execute effectively.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of project management, technical production, or program management experience supporting engineering-focused teams.
• 3-5+ years of experience in game development or a related software development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience presenting project updates, risks, and technical concepts to leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Proven ability to negotiate scope, timelines, and priorities while building alignment across diverse teams.
• Familiarity with all phases of the game development lifecycle, from pre-production through launch and live operations.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Airtable, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting engine, tools, rendering, online services, platform, infrastructure, or other Core Technology teams.