Software Team Lead Las Vegas, NV

Software Team Lead

 

 

Job ID: Job-2466

 

location:       Las Vegas, NV

Jobtype:        Permanent

 

Description:   

• Lead cross-functional team (creative and technical) in development of consumer-driven features, with a strong emphasis on end-user experience.

• Ensure vision of the product is carried out in a unified manner, working with requirement capturing, planning, and deployment. 

• Responsible for ensuring team delivers on time, on budget and with quality.

• Drive and foster effective communication among all team members

• Ensure stakeholders are informed by participating in daily stand-ups as well as reporting needs, obstacles and progress.

• Perform employee one-on-ones and performance evaluations.

• Manage the production of features from product concept through completion, including product updates and revisions.

• Oversee planning and execution of projects, team resourcing, production schedules, and quality assurance against quantifiable goals.

• Analyze competitive products and new business opportunities and make recommendations

• Identify potential external licensors or service providers that add to the marketability, realism and entertainment value of the product.

• Lead in delivering product quality and performance.

• Motivate and direct team to ensure that project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved.

• Initiate, foster and maintain positive working relationships with internal stakeholders

• Assemble and distribute weekly team progress reports

• Participate in and publish notes from all team meetings

• Provide strong inter-team communications between Development, QA and Marketing.

• Work with Marketing to schedule tasks specifically for website, forum development and on-going community updates.

 

Experience Profile:

• 5+ years experience managing internal development teams within the internet or video game industries, creating top quality web services or games

• 4+ years professional experience in C/C++ programming

• Successful track record in the development of high profile software or digital products

• Demonstrated success in building, motivating and leading teams to reach their goals and beyond

• Ability to know what product features will have the most impact from a user experience perspective

• Ability to assess feasibility of producing new product features

• Assertive and motivated team player, able to work in a team environment with maturity and leadership

• Professional understanding of design pipelines, programming, 3D art production and tools

• Extensive experience with Agile software development methods

• Experience in requirement capturing and quality assurance

• The role requires strong management skills in performing one-on-ones and performance evaluations

• Ability to complete multiple concurrent tasks in a fast paced environment under tight deadlines

• Focus on customer

• Strong communication skills, respect for diversity, and openness to both sharing and receiving constructive criticism.

 

Email resume in Word to JeffAltman@TheBigGameHunter.us. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. NOTE: WE WILL ONLY RESPOND IF YOUR RESUME APPEARS TO FIT A ROLE

 

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