Description :
Job Title: Program Manager
Job Category: Program Management
Product: Xbox
Date Posted: 08/22/2008
Job Code: 240677
Location: WA - Redmond
Travel Required:
The Professional Game Platform team is a technology group inside Interactive Entertainment Business of E&D. We develop the tools and libraries used by professional game developers to create titles for Xbox 360 and Windows. Our products are the Xbox 360 SDK and the DirectX SDK which we ship four times a year. This is a fast-paced group and with our partners we support both internal and external game studios with the best development tools in the industry. You will work with many teams to define software requirements, spec features, and develop solutions. We are always shipping, you will see the fruits of your labor soon and often.
We have an opportunity for a Lead Program Manger to oversee a team of PMs working in several technology pillars. In addition, the right candidate will program manage one or more tech areas.
Responsibilities include:
Leading a team of three or more program managers
Contributing to and executing on a multi-year strategy
Delivering features on schedule
Establishing strong cross-group relationships with multiple teams within Xbox, Windows, Visual Studio and Microsoft Research
Desired skills and experience include:
A strong technical background in software with BSCS or equivalent experience
A minimum o f 5 years experience designing and shipping operating system components or development tools
Excellent communications and problem solving skills
Strong end-to-end scenario planning skills
Experience managing people and technical relationships
You must demonstrate strong strategic thinking and have a proven track record of making customers and partners successful. You must also be highly motivated, self-sufficient, and have strong passion around gaming and software developers. You must be a collaborative team player capable of working effectively cross-discipline within the team.
Ideal candidates will have prior experience shipping a consumer or commercial products. Prior background in console software, development tools, and kernel development would be an asset.
If you love game software development and want to help define its future, then this is the opportunity you've been looking for!
