Senior Technical Project Manager, Central Technology

Our mission at Zynga is to connect the world through games by building games around core social experiences to deliver deep player engagement, organic acquisition, and long-term retention. Join us at Zynga making an impact across all of the company’s games - Central Technology!

Zynga is looking for a highly motivated Senior Technical Project Manager/Senior Producer to join our outstanding Central Technology Production team. The immediate area of responsibility would be owning the Build Tech and FinOps teams within the Developer Services vertical; however, as you grow into the role, you will own additional initiatives.

You will work with engineering leadership, product management, other producers and game/partner teams to balance a set of commitments with predictable execution. You should be able to facilitate tough trade-offs along the way, take care of and tackle any team conflicts and be tactical enough to know when to roll up your sleeves. You should proactively spot areas for improvement, then energetically drive those improvements all the while encouraging a feeling of teamwork and common purpose within the team. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide hands-on senior-level project/program management for a team that has multiple critical engineering projects, within our Central Technology Developer Services group.
• Manage capacity for the team. Tracks the throughput and velocity of the team.
• Ability to drive projects on time, within budget and at the required level of quality.
• Anticipate challenges and course correct as needed on the fly.
• Partner closely with engineering leaders, product managers and other producers to implement the product roadmap.
• Lead technical scrums and agile project implementation.
• Initiate, cultivate, maintain and lead others toward positive working relationships with internal and external organizations critical to both current and future development process.
• Passionately articulate goals and team principles to help form a stimulating and fun work environment and culture.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of program/project management experience.
• 3+ years agile development experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment with maturity and leadership.
• Ability to navigate complex scenarios with customers through the use of tact, conflict resolution, and bargaining skills.
• Ability to lead under ambiguity, balancing multiple work-streams and priorities.

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Computer science or technical degree.
• Agile certifications.
• Experience running a team who works on projects and supports live services and products simultaneously.

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 priv