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Job Title	Game Project Manager
Job Category	Quality Assurance
Job Description	XENDEX is one of the worldwide leading mobile entertainment companies focused on highest quality in mobile games and mobile content. XENDEX was founded in Graz, Austria, in January 2001 and has moved to Vienna in January 2006. XENDEX runs offices in Austria and Poland and operates with sales agents in various European and US markets. For more information please refer to www.xendex.com . Basic Purpose / Job Concept: A Game Project Manager is responsible for the entire design, creation and development process of mobile entertainment products / video games for various mobile & online platforms. Furthermore to that this position will also include creating proposals and managing porting activities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: A Game Project Manager has several key responsibilities: - Acts as pre sales if necessary and supports in the process of offer creation to customers - Sets up a detailed project plan for the creation process of mobile entertainment products and video games to determine resource, budgetary and time requirements - Manages development efforts to keep development on schedule and within budget - Keeps track of progress and quality of the product - Ensures that full project and projects related documentation is up to date - Approves milestone deliverables - Reports progress to the management - Manages porting of the game to various handsets - Leads project team - Interacts with external parties such as porting partner, publisher, etc - Creates promising games proposals Essential Education, Skills and Environment: Specialized Knowledge and Skills / Key qualifications: - A minimum of 3 years in an IT project management position is a must - Project management in teams with at least 5+ members is a must - Ability to handle several projects simultaneously is a must - Gaming experience in terms of project management is welcomed but not necessary - Experience in the mobile industry, especially in the mobile device environment is welcome - Strong technical experience and understanding of device issues in the mobile sector is very welcome - Fluent in written and spoken German and English is a must. We accept a fluent written English if you haven’t spoken English in a while and expect that you’ll be able to advance your English knowledge in a short period of time. Other languages like Spanish, Portugese etc. are a plus - Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Work Environment and Physical Demands: - General, mobile office environment - High levels of stress may occur - Night and weekend work as well as over hours might occur too - No special physical demands required Notice: The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified. We accept people with equivalent combination of relevant education and / or experiences and encourage them to apply too. Xendex is an equal opportunity employer. Please sent us your CV incl. availability & salary expectation in reference to: Xendex Holding GmbH c/o Tjadine Zack, HR Management Mariahilfer Str. 116/3 1070 Vienna Austria Tjadine.zack@xendex.com - www.xendex.com
Location	Vienna, UK & Europe, Austria
Salary	TBD
Date posted	29/04/2008