Job Description:

Job Title: Technical Project Manager or Producer

Contract on T4

Location: Vancouver, BC: 3 days onsite. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

Duration: 18 months

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Project Manager or Producer with clear communication skills and experience leading client-facing projects. You will play a pivotal role in empowering engineering teams to deliver high-quality outcomes on time, while fostering collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate engineering team ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.

• Drive predictable execution of high-priority initiatives with a focus on quality and timeliness.

• Manage cross-functional dependencies and coordinate with stakeholders across the game team.

• Lead milestone planning, execution, and evaluation.

• Identify and mitigate risks proactively to ensure smooth delivery.

• Communicate project status, risks, and opportunities to leadership and team members.

• Continuously improve task-related processes to enhance team efficiency and productivity.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in project management, technical production, or equivalent.

• 1+ year of hands-on technical experience (e.g., writing code or working with technical systems).

• Communicates clearly and respectfully across roles, especially in client-facing environments.

• Must be available to work in-person at the Vancouver office three days per week.

• No prior experience in the gaming industry required.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a central team servicing multiple stakeholders.

• Familiarity with game engine teams such as Tools, Builds, Audio, Rendering, Automation, or Systems.

• Exposure to game engines like Unreal, Unity, or proprietary platforms.

• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid project management methodologies.

Candidate Profile

• You are customer-focused and passionate about delivering positive experiences to content creators and players.

• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working closely in a team and with designers, engineers, and artists.

• You bring clarity to ambiguity and help teams navigate complex challenges.

• You are proactive, solutions-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.

Additional Questions to help with Supplier Search:

• What are some of the alternative job titles we can search for? - Project Manager, Product Manager, Program Manager, Producer, Engineering Manager

• What are some keywords we can use to source candidates? (example, Look Dev Artist: materials, shaders, material balls, texture balls, material blending, yellow lava, ice materials, swarm materials) Jira, processes, Kanban, facilitated, aligned, gained consensus, communicated, tracked, triaged, coordinated, risk management, change management.

• What wide industry talent pools are relevant for this role? (example, featured films, mobile games, animation studios, AR/VR games, tech, no industry experience required): No Industry requirements. Prefer someone who has worked on central technology teams. However, game experience (especially for engineering teams) is preferred

• What studios/companies are recommended when searching for candidates? - Large technology firms, any large game studios.

• For this role can we bring in junior talent and help upskill them in role? – consider, yes

• What are key skills we are looking for in Demo Reels/Portfolios? (provide sample Demo reels/portfolios) - no portfolio expected.

• Skills/qualifications that are top priority? - facilitation, communication, and judgement. Some technical knowledge (see Job description)

Please let me know if this is something you would love to do, and help me with your updated resume. Feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have any questions.

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