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Project Manager
Location: Brisbane, CA
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IGN Entertainment is looking for a dynamic project manager who can manage multiple simultaneous software and web engineering projects . The person will meet directly with internal clients and internal teams to facilitate the timely delivery of engineering projects. The successful candidate will have a blend of project management and negotiation skills, coupled with experience delivering projects within a large organization.
Responsibilities:
- Set and manage client expectations
- Manage scope and deliverables and report progress to internal clients
- Identify resourcing bottlenecks and work to resolve schedule conflicts
- Create and maintain project plans
- Ensure receipt of complete, accurate specifications
- Coordinate Product Management, development, QA, and other activities, engaging teams at the appropriate times
- Track team deliverables and make sure teams deliver per plan
- Anticipate problems, form remediation plans before the project suffers
Qualifications:
- Solid knowledge of project management processes, tools, and techniques
- Track record of leading teams in a stressful environment
- Experience with Microsoft Project or similar tool
- Conscientious, hard working, flexible, have an excellent eye for details, self-motivated and a quick learner
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential
- The ability to work well in a diverse team and communicate well both within the team and with other groups is essential
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Excellent negotiation, facilitation and influencing skills
- Flexibility and ability to quickly learn client's environments is critical
- PMP a plus!