We are looking for a full-time Senior Project Manager/Producer, preferably working on-site in Vienna, Austria. You’ll support our production team, managing work-for-hire projects and our own development (such as Howl or other unannounced projects).
Overview
This is what you do: As a Senior Project Manager (or Producer, in game development nomenclature), you are responsible for bringing a project together. Supported by our board of directors, you pro-actively reflect on our creative ambitions and the feasibility thereof to plan accordingly and ensure your teams deliver the best possible product—on time and on budget. You shape products, start with game concepts from Mi’pu’mi Days, set up the necessary planning to take them through internal and external stage gates, support our directors in maintaining a strong identity throughout all our products, and account for the creation of quality PR materials.
You identify and itemize explicit and implicit requirements, plan for people, time and budget, and consider trade-offs. You work with designers, artists and technicians on your teams, but you also recognize when priorities or boundaries are unclear and take constructive action to keep the project on track. You adjust schedules and account for consequences as you go along, and you aim to prevent scope creep and rabbit-holing where possible.
You understand the tension between centralized decision-making and specialist input, and you set and enforce time boxes, handling most conflicts autonomously while escalating when needed. Some projects require reporting to external stakeholders; you shield your team from unnecessary requests while managing expectations and ensuring client concerns are addressed.
When external help is needed, you identify and engage independent partners and help negotiate availability and compensation. You facilitate review and approval with colleagues and ensure partners are paid on time. You will typically manage several projects simultaneously (roughly three to fifteen people per project) and organize work to avoid getting lost in any single project’s details.
You will coordinate with the Production Director on bigger-picture topics and mentor Junior Project Managers as part of our shared journey toward project management excellence.
Responsibilities
* Lead projects from concept to delivery, ensuring alignment with creative vision and quality standards.
* Plan and manage scope, schedule, budget, and resources; enforce time boxes and manage risk.
* Coordinate with designers, artists, technicians, and external partners to keep projects on track.
* Communicate with internal stakeholders and external clients; shield teams from scope creep and conflicting requests.
* Identify, engage, and negotiate with external partners when required; oversee approvals and payments.
* Mentor and guide Junior Project Managers; collaborate with Production Director on larger initiatives.
* Manage multiple projects concurrently, maintaining focus on priorities and delivery milestones.
Qualifications
* At least five years of experience in project management or professional team leadership.
* Experience with workflows and processes in software development and/or creative projects; ability to identify, mitigate and manage project risks.
* Ability to discuss multiple completed projects in detail.
* Strong written and verbal communication, empathy, diligence, and clarity.
* Willingness to travel and work flexible hours to facilitate meetings across time zones.
* English is the official company language; German may be used informally in the office. External partner communication is primarily in English.
Compensation & Perks
If you have five years of relevant professional experience, the annual gross salary is EUR 56,000. A different arrangement can be negotiated for different qualifications.
This covers 38.5 hours per week over about 44 weeks per year, accounting for bank holidays and mandatory vacation.
* Spend one paid day per month on personal training and learning
* Paid overtime
* 25 days of paid vacation (20 days for part-time arrangements, guaranteed by labor law)
* Around ten public holidays per year
* Flexible working hours (core office hours 10:00–16:00)
* Liberal remote-office policy
* Monthly get-togethers with free drinks
* German language classes
* Free coffee, tea, soda and fruit
How to apply
Please send an email to jobs@mipumi.com explaining why you would like to work with us and what you can do. Don’t forget to include a portfolio of relevant previous work.
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