Senior Project Manager
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Gaming:
Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder its all about the games and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology products and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.
Position Summary
We are currently seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our Light & Wonder team. The person will manage the Game Development Projects in Chicago Illinois related to the Class 3 Gaming markets that Light & Wonder provides software for. They will report into the Sr. Director position.
The Project Management function specializes in leading a team typically cross-functional to achieve project goals and requirements. Work with project teams and stakeholders to plan execute monitor and control the project; manage resources budget cost time quality risks and other constraints.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Works directly with multiple development leads and external Operations/Service teams.
Develops detailed development schedules for assigned projects.
Conducts regular status meetings and daily stand-ups with the Dev and Quality teams.
Tracks monitors and reports project progress.
Responsible for the effective internal and external communication of information related to projects.
Creates presentations and generates metric reports/charts for upper management.
This is an hybrid role 3 days a week in office based at our studio in Chicago IL.
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required.
Experience:
A minimum of 5 years operations product or project management experience.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Ability to multi-task anywhere from 15-30 projects per week.
Ability to read analyze and interpret gaming rules and regulations.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal or external personnel.
Excellent inter-personal and team building skills.
Ability to manage issues requiring problem resolution and conflict management.
Knowledge of project management tools and processes.
Knowledge and understanding of project budgeting.
Knowledge of Oracles Agile PLM product and Oracle ERP.
General knowledge of Class 3 Gaming architecture and ancillary components preferred.
Ability to motivate others.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit stand walk bend use hands operate a computer and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.
Work Conditions:
The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.
Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming a result certain L&W employees may among other things be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s) undergo background investigations or security checks or meet certain standards dictated by law regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law) you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.
This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
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Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity status as a veteran and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class. If youd like more information about your equal employment opportunity rights as an applicant under the law please click here for EEOC Poster.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Project Management Methodology
- Project / Program Management
- PMBOK
- Waterfall
- Wastewater
- Construction Management
- Project Management
- Project Management Software
- Microsoft Project
- Budgeting
- Contracts
