Job Description

JOB TITLE: Program Manager - AR/VR Applications
LOCATION: Burlingame, Los Angeles, San Diego, CA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Houston, TX
DURATION: 1 Year
PAY RANGE:96.79-120.99

COMPANY:
Our client is a Fortune 500 multi-national technology company headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Job Description:
The main function of a Technical Program Manager is to provide successful definition, implementation and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and/or related activities.

The Applications team is kicking off several pilot Mixed Reality experimentation programs aiming to seed small dollar amounts for developers to experiment with new technologies on App Lab launches, broadening the MR content funnel and potentially expanding our MR Applications portfolio across distinct groups of developers.

Job Responsibilities:
• Onboard approved developers to kick off their projects, including drawing contracts, completing Due Diligence, processing Third Party Assessments, etc.
• Schedule, host, and document project check-ins with participating developers to gauge progress, identify blockers, and provide support.
• Review Milestone deliverables, including organizing playtest sessions with the Applications team and other stakeholders.
• Capture, synthesize, and communicate playtest feedback from internal teams to participating developers.
• Publish internal reports on program progress, project status, and trends/insights gathered.
• Work with participating developers to produce demo videos and other marketing assets from their projects.

Skills:
• Understanding the tradeoffs, strengths, and challenges of Mixed Reality when applied to different use-cases.
• Knowledgeable in the development lifecycle of VR/MR/AR applications.
• How to interpret Virtual/Mixed Reality Checks (VRCs/MRCs) and guide developers to satisfy them.
• Ability to quickly ramp up on complex organizational processes (from contract drawing to title launching).
• Ability to quickly create cross-functional relationships in order to drive progress.
• Project estimating, project scheduling & tracking, customer interaction and management, implementation planning in large organizations
• Proven people management and team building skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
• Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
• Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
• Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
• Experience with software development lifecycle

Education/Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. MBA or other related advanced degree preferred.
• PMP or PMI certification
• Development experience is a plus.
• QA experience is a plus.

Top 3 must-have HARD skills:
1 development experience (unity or reels, VR, AR, Mixed reality- quest or similar
2 QA skills
3 Partner management exp

Good to have skills:
1 Attitude to embrace learning- beginners mindset
Conviction to advise- humble but confident
2 Outgoing, interact with new people, quickly establish relationships, good social skills
3 Diverse background- not typical tech track - maybe some architecture, design, + technology side

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