Position of Project Manager in mobile or PC/console projects, except IGaming and hyper-casual, with a team up from 20 employees. Seek role with responsibility on processes and resources, where manager is trusted to choose approaches and assess his work by real results, plans and regular demos.
PSLooking for a job
Peter Sokolov
@petrsokolov
Experienced Project Manager with a passion for game development.
SerbiaWhat I'm looking for
I am a Project Manager with 9 years of experience, including 4 years in the Game Development industry.
Led teams of up to 70 people, including international, distributed teams. Successfully managed both development and LiveOps phases of projects.
Key responsibilities and areas of expertise:
Strategic planning and roadmap development, aligning with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
Sprint and milestone planning, resource allocation, risk and release management
Production pipeline support: task decomposition, estimation, quality control
Process setup and optimization at the company level, including retrospectives and feedback loops
People management: conflict resolution, one-on-one meetings, team motivation and cross-team collaboration
Promoting core values and a healthy team culture
Key achievements:
Successfully managed a two-year project, overseeing it from the design phase to its conclusion with the successful go-live.
Successfully coordinated five concurrent projects with shared resources, managing resource allocation amid intense competition for them and ensuring timely project delivery.
Implemented continuous process improvement through feedback cycles and retrospectives
Developed and rolled out an incident management framework
Restructured the team to support company growth from 70 to 130 employees
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
GGCurrent
Project Manager
Gear Games
Feb 2022 - Nov 2024 (2 years 9 months)
Managed a mobile RTS development project during the LiveOps stage with a team of over 70 members. Responsibilities included strategic planning, risk management, process improvement, and people management. Achieved predictable feature development timelines and established a robust project management pipeline.
NBProject Manager
Nord Beaver
Feb 2021 - Jan 2022 (11 months)
Oversaw the simultaneous development of up to five HTML5 game projects for external customers, leading a shared team of 20 members. Responsibilities included strategic planning, resource management, and customer communication, resulting in optimized project profitability and successful project delivery.
NCTechnical Manager
NetCracker Technology Corp.
Jan 2016 - Jul 2020 (4 years 6 months)
Led a distributed international team of 13 in the data migration department for a telecom operator project. Managed project planning, risk management, and customer communication, successfully overseeing the project from design to go-live.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SSScream School
Course, Game Design
2020 -
Completed a course in Game Design, enhancing skills in game development and design principles.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Negotiation Skills
2019 -
Completed a course in Negotiation Skills, focusing on effective communication and negotiation strategies in a business context.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Motivation
2018 -
Completed a course in Effective Motivation, focusing on strategies to motivate teams and individuals in a work environment.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Presentation Skills
2018 -
Completed a course in Presentation Skills, aimed at improving public speaking and presentation techniques.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Conflict Management
2018 -
Completed a course in Conflict Management, aimed at developing skills to manage and resolve conflicts in teams.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Training
2017 -
Completed a course in Training for Trainers, aimed at developing skills for effective training and mentoring.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Customer Communication
2017 -
Completed a course in Customer Communication, focusing on effective communication strategies with clients.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Communication Skills
2016 -
Completed a course in Communication Skills, focusing on enhancing interpersonal and professional communication.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Personal Productivity
2016 -
Completed a course in Personal Productivity, aimed at improving time management and productivity skills.
NC
Netcracker Training Center
Course, Leadership
2015 -
Completed a course in Situational Leadership, focusing on adapting leadership styles to different situations.
HUHSE University
Master's Degree, Applied Mathematics
2004 -
Completed a Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics, focusing on advanced mathematical theories and their applications in various fields.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Looking for a job
Location
SerbiaAuthorized to work in
Salary expectations
3k-5k USD
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