Responsibilities

• Plans and manages the production of the game, allocating resources and developing an effective and efficient schedule, budget and milestone plan to deliver the game.
• Manage communication of goals and objectives, status and progress of project to management and to the team.
• Works with the Project Director to establish and communicate project goals, objectives, plans and milestones to the project team.
• Ensures timely and accurate asset flow - manages, coordinates and controls the delivery of assets, tools and features, localization and marketing/PR materials.
• Works with functional managers to continuously manage trade-offs between scope, resources and time during the project lifecycle to deliver on to the high quality standard expected of a BioWare game. Coordinates staffing resource needs for the team.
• Documents, communicates and administers key project management processes within the project team and across the company. Coach others on project management processes and best practices.
• Leads and coaches others in Project Management practices. Ideally, you are experienced with Agile Project Management and are able to coach and teach other team members on effective Agile methods.
• Risk Management - Identify, analyze, prioritize, mitigate and communicate project risks.
• Responsible for the creation of project management documents including status reports, project plans, communications plans, post-mortems and compiling historical information.
• Works with the Project Director and team leads in assessing the progress and quality of the project and the ongoing assessment and design of the bug tracking / task management system.
• Stays current and is conversant with PM industry standards - educates & shares with other Production team members. Analyze applicability of new standards and implement when it makes sense.

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Able to identify and solve problems creatively without guidance.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making ability.
• Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities and groups of people who need to cooperate to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment is required.
• Superior time management and organizational skills are essential.
• Excellent attention to detail is essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and a broad knowledge / familiarity with scheduling software.
• Excellent analytical and mathematical skills are required.

Experience and Education

• University degree or graduate of a recognized post secondary program in project management or related discipline is preferred.
• PMP or PMI designation is a definite asset.
• Senior Project Manager for an entire project, capable of planning a 3 year project with a full production team.
• 5 years of experience with scheduling resources and managing projects of significant complexity.
• Experience in the Information Technology or entertainment industry is required.

How to Apply

To apply by e-mail, send your resume to:

careers@bioware.com and include your name, position title, and the competition number in the subject line (e.g. "Darth Malak - 07-PROD-PM - Project Manager").

Please quote the following competition number in the subject line of your electronic application:

07-PROD-PM

Due to the volume of applications we receive for our job postings, we are unable to respond personally to telephone inquiries regarding the status of an application. As well, only candidates being considered for interview will be contacted at this time.