Localization Project Manager

Summary

The job is for a Project Manager role at PTW, a gaming services company. The role involves managing projects across various genres and platforms, ensuring timely delivery, maintaining customer relationships, team management, and financial control. The ideal candidate should have good organizational skills, problem-solving abilities, fluency in English, general knowledge of business software applications, high understanding of game contents and industry.

Requirements

• Good organization and problem-solving skills
• Keeps a ‘can do’ attitude and positive thinking
• High understanding of game contents and industry

Responsibilities

• Define the scope of the project in collaboration with Management
• Liaise with other PTW studios to ensure scoping's go back to the sales team in a timely manner
• Create a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the available resources to ensure profitability margins are met
• Maintains a good working relationship with customers
• Establishes and oversees all the operations involved in the smooth and successful completion of each project phase
• Share resource requirements with Senior Project Managers
• Ensure adequate resourcing of the project, including a mix of in-house and in-territory/overseas linguists
• Ensure that projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Establish a clear communication workflow with customers and stakeholders to keep them updated on progress and make them aware of any potential risks
• Be the main point of contact (internally and externally) for designated projects
• Effectively use all forms of communication available (email, skype, phone, etc)
• Keep all records for the project up to date
• Maintains discipline (ensuring that the teams are adhering to the company policies and act appropriately within company premises)
• Proactively manages different personalities (ensure that there are no conflicts inside the teams and deal with arising conflicts appropriately)
• Train new members of staff as required
• Review the quality of the work on the project on a regular basis to ensure that it meets the required standards
• Provide support to direct reports to ensure their working conditions are adequate and liaise with other departments to ensure capacity plans are in place

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken
• General knowledge of business software applications (e.g. Microsoft Office / Slack)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Dynamic and entrepreneurial culture
• Opportunity to work on exciting and innovative game projects