Producer II

The Producer II leads cross-discipline teams on one or more projects and acts as the central point of contact between clients, studio leadership, the project team, and all stakeholders. This role ensures development is coordinated so projects are delivered on-time, on-budget, and meet or exceed quality expectations. The Producer II executes a variety of tasks and key management objectives related to the development of assigned software products, from concept, to release and/or live operations.
Responsibilities

Act as primary point-of-contact for customer stakeholder(s)
Identifies and manages against project success goals
Collaborates with studio leadership and finance to align strategic goals and tactical measures
Project-related Software and equipment procurement
External development resource procurement. Owns outsourcing contract planning, negotiation, and management
Own the estimation, budgeting, and planning, prioritization, and scheduling of tasks related to the development of software projects, from concept to release and live operations
Track resource allocation, expenditures, project schedules and corresponding budgets against contractual commitments
Project financial tracking and reporting
Identify critical path risks and issues and responses, develop and implement mitigation plans as necessary. Drive risk action plan results
Identify, drive implementation, and improve project development pipeline and workflow
Provide regular project status and financial reports, communicate progress and risk to studio leadership
Provide clear project vision, goals, and objectives to project team and stakeholders
Facilitate communication and coordination for internal and external project resources to eliminate roadblocks and ensure successful SOW completion
Work with project team and QA to manage bug assignment, priority-setting, and progress towards resolution
Complete project retrospectives/post mortems
Provide project demos, interviews as needed
Effective contributions to department process and best practices
Must Haves

Exceptional project management practices and software expertise
Demonstrate financial and business acumen
Proactive and collaborative communication skills
Motivated by careful, objective, & detail-oriented work
Ability to work as part of a team
Amateur or Professional Experience with Unity, Unreal or other game engine
Strong interest in the industry and a desire to create high-quality interactive experiences with an eye towards successful product launch
Strong Experience with Excel, including generating reports and charts.
Nice‑to‑Have Skills

Previous experience with video game development, including shipping of at least two (2) titles.
Experience in a Live Operations environment in a Production role
PMI PMP Certification
Education & Experience

At least 5+ years of experience in a game development Producer and/or Project Manager role.
What We Can Offer You

A Flexible Working Environment: Almost all of our roles allow for your choice of work location. We’re happy to support our team no matter where they prefer to work: remote, in office, or hybrid.
Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision
401K with employer match
Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy
Generous Paid Time Off
20 Paid Company Holidays in 2026
Relocation
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program
Fitness Club Discounts
Sports Team Sponsorship
Annual Company Events
Project Wrap Parties
Pipeworks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

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