Game Producer (Project Manager)

Feb 05, 2023
Toronto, Canada
... Not specified
... Intermediate
Full time
... Office work

Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning and is one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies in North America. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.


Product Managers help teams continually discover and deliver the right thing at the right time, to achieve mission aligned business outcomes. If you like solving hard problems, and are interested in creating extraordinary products that will transform how millions of students foster a love of learning, come join us.


The Game Producer role will be responsible for leading a squad to deliver features on time, and have fun doing it. You are someone who is an effective communicator and can identify delivery issues as well as process opportunities.

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Your Impact
  • Prioritizes, schedules, and tracks tasks to ensure a timely delivery of the project’s delivery
  • Develops and maintains optimal project schedules for all functional areas of development
  • You will be required to build cohesiveness within the team to ensure project goals are met, and deadlines are met
  • Ensures the impact of scope changes is understood, and the ramifications are clearly communicated
  • Collaborates in a cross-functional team with developers, designers, and QA, and assist in creating a player-centred team culture with a vision that everyone has bought into
  • Take ownership of initiatives, partnering with the agile organization to improve production processes and interdepartmental communication
  • Act in accordance with security policies and procedures


About You
  • You have a passion for games: playing them, creating them, and want to be in an atmosphere where your contributions can shape the gaming industry!
  • Minimum of 1+ years experience in a Project Management or Production role
  • A post secondary education in Computer Science, Comp Engineering or related (technical/engineering)
  • Proven experience in software development delivery
  • Able to identify process improvements and assist in implementing them
  • Has worked on a team using some Agile project methodologies
  • Proven experience planning & running effective sprints
  • Manages and mitigates risk and uncertainty; identifies solutions independently and collaboratively


Bonus Points
  • Experience with Jira
  • Experience in Gaming Industry
  • PMP Certification


Working at Prodigy
  • Why Prodigy?  Here at Prodigy, our employees are the foundation of our organization - an asset that transforms our mission into a reality! For this reason, we offer our employees a Total Rewards Program that is geared towards their financial, physical and mental well-being. 

Benefits  
  • Employees receive full health benefits from day one! Including separate allocation for mental health.
  • Employee stock options and savings plan
  • $500.00 to create your own work from home set-up
  • We pride ourselves on constant learning, which is why we offer our employees an annual learning fund of $1200.00
  • Prodigy Savings Program (RRSP, TFSA)
  • We value wellness, so in addition to wellness classes and benefits, we also offer an additional $720.00 fund to all employees 

Prodigy Perks 
  • Flexibility to choose whether you work from home or in-office, based on what works best on any given day
  • Flexible working hours 
  • Monthly “no meeting day” Tuesdays
  • Extended long weekends throughout the year! 
  • Want to work from anywhere in the world? We offer 4 weeks of "work from anywhere" per year!

Please note: the privacy and security of our users are of the utmost importance to us, and all employees will be expected to act in accordance with Prodigy’s stringent security policies.  

Follow us @ProdigyCareers and Instagram to learn more, or visit our website at www.prodigygame.com to view additional benefits and perks and our Culture Blog.
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Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!


We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us, and we will work with you to meet your needs. 

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