Senior Project Manager

Who We Are:

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA®️ 2K,  renowned BioShock®️, Borderlands®️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®️ and XCOM®️ brands; popular WWE®️ 2K and WWE®️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR®️ 2K

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role.  If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need:

Lead planning initiatives for projects and drive the execution of work efforts to Enterprise Systems and Finance initiatives at 2K Games. Be responsible for the project schedule and roadmap and collaborate closely with stakeholders to manage project budget and scope and ensure quality. Ensure process consistency across teams, drive process improvement efforts, and be accountable for the relevancy and accuracy of project information. 

Objectives of this role

• Ensure standard operating processes and procedures are clearly defined, aligned, and followed across projects in the Publishing Production organization.

• Coach team members and implement standard methodologies using project management, documentation, and file-sharing tools and repositories.

• Create and manage team-level and project-level dashboards to help plan work efforts on the publishing side and communicate project progress in a consistent and reliable manner.

• Generate and maintain Agile boards for the team’s projects, ensure tasks are created with sufficient detail, and ensure information is kept up-to-date and relevant.

• Facilitate sprint planning, task prioritization, backlog grooming/refinement, and retrospective/post-mortem sessions for projects.

• Ensure that date and dependency conflicts, project tasks that are at risk of becoming overdue, and other project timeline risks are resolved and addressed in a timely manner.

• Guarantee early identification and detailed understanding of project risks with defined and communicated contingency and mitigation plans.

• Templating and standardizing project tasks to support a repeatable process for organizing, planning, and implementing projects.

• Engage and actively participate in process improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, streamline work, and reduce waste.

What will make you a great fit?

• Bachelor of Business Administration or Project Management or Project Management Certification 

• 5-7 years’ experience in project management or technical leadership in digital products or commercial software development.

• Collaborative verbal and written, leadership, and time management skills.

• Strong knowledge of Agile software development methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and experience with their implementation and execution.

• Proficient with the Atlassian Suite (Jira/Confluence) for project management.

• Experience with the Google Suite (Docs/Sheets/Slides) for project documentation.

• Experience and high level of comfort with leading daily team stand-ups and providing frequent status reports to all audience types, especially executives.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.  Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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