Manager, IT Support
Playstation
San Francisco, CA
We are looking for a hardworking Technical Project Manager interested in driving a diverse variety of hardware-based projects, including addressing challenges of moving them from concept work to product teams. Contributing to multiple products and areas, the Peripherals and XR is responsible for early concept work for high volume products including the Pulse 3D Wireless Headset and PlayStationVR.
As a Senior Technical Project Manager, we are looking for someone able to drive multiple projects work with various teams both internal and external, and to deliver on time and on budget. Must be very detail oriented and organized to ensure that all teams are developing at their peak capacity. Your technical skills allow you to understand technical deep dives and handle issues appropriately. Our ideal candidate has a strong technical background with strong communication skills to tie it all together.
Responsibilities:
• Ensure all project and task work is aligned with the organization's roadmap and vision
• Choose appropriate project management methodology (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) based on team goals and requirements and apply it efficiently.
• Hold engineers accountable during the entire development life cycles, especially for integration points (hardware / software, proof of concept / product)
• Work with engineers to ensure and deliver high quality results within schedule constraints
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to provide alignment between teams
• Equip engineers with tools and information to be successful
• Appropriately report project status and risks to project stakeholders
• Work with internal and external teams and partners to coordinate dependencies and deliveries
Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field with 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Strong multitasking skills and ability to coordinate teams in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
• Solid understanding of project management tools
• Deep understanding of the hardware, software and associated integration development life cycle.
Pluses
• 3rd party vendor management experience- including outsourcing and partner management
• Experience with CM / ODMs for high volume manufacturing
• Firmware expertise including build management
• Understanding of validation / QA test methodologies and integration flows for various technologies
• Experience with other areas outside of core hardware / firmware (ex. Video encoding/decoding, network experience with UDP protocols, experience developing on mobile platforms)
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxnj2j-3-239-96-229-42 in your application.
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