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Senior Project Manager – Game Services (Contract)
Senior Project Manager – Game Services (Contract)-March 2024
Toronto
Mar 16, 2025
ABOUT ZYNGA
Zynga creates worldwide connections through innovative online and mobile gaming applications.
1,001 - 5,000 employees
Media, Technology
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About Senior Project Manager – Game Services (Contract)

  Come join the Central Technology team at Zynga to make an impact across all of the company’s games! Our team provides products and services that are foundational for building games across mobile and emerging platforms. These services span across Identity, Social, Payments, Core Technology, Client Tech, Automation, and Cloud. Our mission is a ‘Lean Mean Tech Organization’ that enables game teams to develop and launch amazing games. We are a 100+ people organization servicing 1500 others across 13 global locations.

  Central Technology is looking for a highly motivated Sr Project Manager to lead the product adoption and project execution within our Game Services vertical. This position will be for a fixed term (15 months) with potential to become full time, and can be based in Toronto or Austin, with a preference to Toronto.

  The Senior Producer will work closely with Leadership and our Engineering partners in defining our product strategy, evangelizing and driving customer adoption, and delivering our projects to our game teams. The successful candidate will need to be able to navigate comfortably between strategy and tactics, build strong relationships with our customers, drive consensus, and not be afraid to roll up their sleeves to get things done. This is a unique opportunity as this role combines both the Project Management and Product Management function into one. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

  Main Responsibilities:

  Provides project management leadership and owns the project execution of the team Drives the evangelization and adoption of our automation frameworks as part of the game team’s development / release pipeline Responsible for the product life cycle, from gathering requirements, prioritizing features, achieving stakeholder alignment, and owning the team roadmap Ensures the successful project delivery, on scope, on time, and on budget Leads technical scrums and agile project implementation Corresponds with internal and external partners to align expectations Ability to balance player, partner, and business interests while considering technical integration tradeoffs Partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Production leadership to deliver outstanding products and services Helps foster a culture of stimulating and fun work environment  Desired Strengths and Experience:

  5+ years of experience in a Technical Project Management / Project Management role in the tech industry 3+ years agile development experience Experience with automation test frameworks such as Appium / Selenium Proven ability to successfully drive adoption & deliver customer projects  Outstanding written / oral, organizational, analytical skills, with strong attention to detail Strong stakeholder engagement & project management skills, and ability to present work to executive staff Ability to zoom in and zoom out comfortably Ability to make sound judgment under pressure Ability to work in a team environment with maturity, leadership, and calm confidence Demonstrated ability to empower and earn the team’s trust Must be a self-starter and driven team player Possess strong negotiation skills with proven ability to resolve conflict  Ability to communicate across diverse cultures, work styles, and personalities Preferred Skills: Experience in the game industry or platform services Computer science, Software Engineering degree, and/or equivalent software development experience Project Management certification Software experience with Atlassian Jira, Confluence, Google Docs / Sheets / Slides WHAT WE OFFER YOU: Competitive salary, bonus plan and ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) 401K Company Match Contribution (US) RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada) Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada) Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US) Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs Global Fitness reimbursement program Global Wellbeing Program Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees Family planning support program Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves Subsidized Back-up child care Zynga happy hours and frequent employee events Flexible working hours on many teams Culture of diversity and inclusion including employee resource groups Work with cool people and impact millions of daily player We are an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to building a diverse and talented workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law. We welcome job-seekers, players, employees, and partners from all backgrounds to join us!

  We will consider all qualified job-seekers with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

  We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities in order to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at [email protected] to request an accommodation associated with your application for an open position.

   

  Zynga does not  engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels. Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com or naturalmotion.com email domain).

  If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, you may wish to contact the authorities. In the United States, you may file a complaint with the FBI. More information is available here: https://www.ic3.gov.

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