MBA Internship - Project Manager

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Would you get excited about being part of the team building a platform that allows millions of people to play their favourite games online with their friends? Do you love games, working with brilliant technical staff, and creating online/multiplayer platforms? Then we’d love to hear from you!

Demonware is an independently-run part of Activision Blizzard. We run every part of the players' online experience, from logging in to matchmaking to climbing the leaderboards, for popular video game franchises such as Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot and Skylanders.

Our services impact almost half a billion players, we solve big company challenges with a small company feel.

About This Role:

You would be joining the Demonware’s Titles Department who is responsible for working side-by-side with game studios to develop, launch and maintain online services for some of the world’s largest gaming franchises.

You would work on a new generation of emerging franchises, leveraging many of the existing technologies created by Demonware and developing new online features for multiplayer games within the unreal engine, to support the future of our online games.

Our development is geared towards low-latency and large-scale distributed systems that can handle millions of concurrently connected users with average response times of < 100 ms.

Player Mission:

• Develop a project roadmap that leads the team and business in its execution and delivery, by coordinating internal and external resources
• Manage the project pipeline, which includes milestones, deliverables, resources, and risks
• Provide visibility of project health to all stakeholders, including Gantt charts, JIRA dashboards, risk registries, and status reports
• Craft first-rate organizational principles and processes to ensure high efficiency within the team and clear visibility into project deliverables

Player Profile:

• Excellent communication & problem-solving skills
• Positive, professional attitude & strong interpersonal skills
• Strong time management with the ability to focus on priorities & risk assessment
• Ability to fit into a dynamic, creative team environment
• Organized self-starter willing to assume responsibility for all aspects of projects under their supervision
• Positive, professional attitude & strong interpersonal skills
• Capacity to analyze risk and make contingency plans
• Focus on continuous improvement
• A willingness & ability to learn is essential
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and be able to rework complex project plans at short notice due to changes in scope

Bonus XP:

• MBA and/or PMP candidate
• Experience working in the video game, online technology, or entertainment industries

What Demonware Offers:

Relocation support, 10 days of vacation and 3 bonus days in December, Free Activision Games, Flexible working practices, Pension, top-tier medical, dental and life insurance coverage for you and your dependents.

To read more: https://demonware.net/careers