Summary
About this role
iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.
Position Summary
About Company
Light & Wonder is a global leader in game experiences. We create content, hardware and systems that connect iconic titles across any place or channel. By turning games into expansive entertainment, we keep thrilling players with characters and stories they can’t get enough of.
We create our own award-winning games and also partner with premium licensees such as Netflix, Warner Bros and others to bring franchises like Squid Game, Willy Wonka and The Wizard of Oz to life in online gaming products. The company’s OpenGaming(tm) platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices.
Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global games company. Through our three unique, yet highly complementary businesses, we deliver unforgettable experiences by combining the exceptional talents of our 6,000+ member team with a deep understanding of our customers and players. We create immersive content that forges lasting connections with players, wherever they choose to engage. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games. The Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more, visit (www.lnw.com)
We are committed to offering very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspire employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization’s performance. Employees are the most valued resource, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.
Our Values
Dare to be bold: We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
Celebrate perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways
Never settle: We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.
Uphold integrity: We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.
Win as a team: We bring out the best in each other to share collective success.
Studio Project Manager
Job Location: Commerzone IT Tech Park, Yerwada - Pune
Required Experience: 3-5 years
Job Description:
Based in our Pune office, the Studio Project Manager will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects for our partner studios including new games content, launching content into new markets, and large feature improvements. The Studio PM will be expected to oversee multiple projects operating within a matrix organization, utilizing resource pools with a wide range of skill sets.
This candidate will be expected to work independently but provide frequent updates to the Studio Management Team and escalate promptly when risks or issues cannot be managed within the Project. They will also be expected to take opportunities to highlight areas to improve project management and development practices.
Primary Responsibilities:
Day-to-day management of assigned projects working to ensure delivery against agreed project requirements
Partner stakeholder management
Understand and actively remove impediments for project teams and project requirements
Create detailed project plans with project teams, ensuring these are clear, understood and tracked
Manage risks, issues and dependencies identified on projects. Escalate as appropriate.
Coordinate, where required, when business processes needed for project success utilize teams external to the project
Update internal reporting packs focusing on project delivery
See projects through to completion
Assist in coordination relating to project specific production incidents and escalations that occur during project timelines
Identify process improvements and raise these with the respective Team leads
Support financial management, including project creation and time tracking
Qualifications:
3-5 years Previous Project Management experience
Experience using tools such as Microsoft Project, Sharepoint, Monday.com, JIRA & Confluence
Highly adaptable and able to move with change within the projects / business
Resilient and able to work well under pressure
Strong organization, collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skills
Strong reporting & presentation skills
Confident speaker
Detail-oriented
Nice to have:
Project Management certifications such as APM, PMQ, PRINCE2 or Agile
Servant Leader experience
Agile experience
Technical capacity with the ability to ‘translate’ technical language
iGaming and industry knowledge
Qualifications
Other facts
About Light & Wonder
Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global games company.
Through our three unique, yet highly complementary business segments, we deliver unforgettable experiences by combining the exceptional talents of our 6,500+ member team, with a deep understanding of our customers and players. We create immersive content that forges lasting connections with players, wherever they choose to engage. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games.
The Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more visit www.lnw.com.
What you'll do
- The Studio Project Manager will manage the day-to-day operations of assigned projects, ensuring successful delivery against project requirements. They will also oversee stakeholder management and coordinate with external teams as needed.
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