Technical Project Manager

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Job Description

About FS Studio


Our vision is to bring the very best immersive experiences to Enterprise and Industry 4.0 through our passion for and expertise in AR, VR, and XR. With our innovative global team, we strive to be our clients’ long-term partners to build great products, create immersive solutions and extend their capabilities into the metauniverse.


FS Studio is looking for an experienced, motivated, and detail-oriented problem solver to join our team as Technical Project Manager. You will work alongside leadership, 3D artists, and technical developers to define strategic goals and foster a culture of collaboration. Our Project Manager will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our internal customer projects to help FS Studio grow our customer-centric digital offerings.


This is a software development position, and the ideal candidate will have experience with software development projects.


You love interacting with colleagues and teammates and get energized by other people. You are curious about new technologies and software products and use technology in your daily life. You're a great conversationalist and can adapt your approach and style to make anyone on the team feel comfortable. You're proactive and don't wait to be told what to do. Instead, you identify opportunities and create recommendations.


You will be asked to work with a wide variety of team members and will be responsible for ensuring they are collaborating and communicating effectively.


*The pay range for this position is $81k - $95k yearly*


Responsibilities

  • Day-to-day management of software development projects from initiation through implementation and deployment.
  • Use Scrum or other Agile project management methodologies to scope project phases, define key workshop deliverables and activities.
  • Facilitate daily stand ups, sprint demos, customer discovery meetings and stakeholder meetings.
  • Champion the adoption of agile best practices within Development, Product Management and Product Design and provide guidance to leadership.
  • Keep internal project management tools accurate and maintain appropriate project documentation.
  • Lead, motivate and inspire cross-functional teams of developers, designers, product managers, and strategists.
  • Facilitate/lead various client and internal facing meetings including requirements gathering sessions and status meetings.
  • Build roadmaps for various levels of client stakeholders that include detailed project milestones.
  • Help improve team performance by holding retrospectives and facilitating process changes.
  • Assist and facilitate defining vision and project scope, and proactively communicating it to business leaders and stakeholders.
  • Work with product stakeholders and business leaders to prioritize user stories.
  • Ensure adequate testing prior to delivery of an artifact or a code release


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • English fluency with excellent written and verbal communication
  • 5+ years working cross-functionally with software development teams to define, document, and prioritize product features and user stories for digital products.
  • Excellent relationship building and team leadership skills
  • Experience creating project plans and roadmaps
  • Experience supporting and validating development activities to ensure the product is developed as designed and meets standards for exceptional user experience
  • Experience delivering 1-2 simultaneous projects across more than one team, preferably on technical/software projects or programs


Preferred Qualifications

  • Project Management Credential (PMP, PMI-ACP, or other equivalent)
  • Experience with AR, VR, XR and/or PC gaming and 3D graphics
  • Experience managing stakeholders at all levels of the organization
  • Experience presenting to executive level clients and stakeholders
  • Experience managing financial metrics of projects and/or programs.
  • Experience with Microsoft Suite (O365, OneDrive, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)


FS Studio is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.