About us
Peaksel is a company from Niš that develops and publishes video games and mobile applications (development & publishing). We have been operating since 2012 and our team currently has 50+ employees. We have 300+ games and applications with 500M+ downloads as part of our portfolio. We started as a mobile-first company in video games, but in recent years all projects are planned and built multiplatform: for mobile devices, PC and consoles. We independently manage the development of the company and our portfolio, without influence from external investors. For more information about us and our portfolio, visit our website: https://peaksel.com.
Job description
•Leading projects from the initial phase to completion, tracking goals, deadlines and delivery quality.
•Planning and tracking milestones, deadlines and deliverables, with timely identification of deviations.
•Coordinating multidisciplinary teams (art, development, design, QA, marketing) on parallel projects with shared resources.
•Tracking progress, organizing priorities and aligning team activities and capacity.
•Identifying risks and blockers, initiating their resolution and timely escalation of more complex issues.
•Clear and transparent communication with the team and stakeholders about project status, risks and changes.
•Applying project methodologies and tools, and proposing process improvements.
•Documenting project decisions, tracking agreed activities and clearly defining responsibilities and expectations.
•Encouraging open communication and constructive exchange of feedback within the team, with clear transmission of expectations and guiding collaboration towards successful project realization.
Required experience and knowledge
•Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Project Manager in the IT industry; experience in the mobile gaming industry is an advantage.
•Experience independently leading projects and coordinating multidisciplinary teams.
•Experience working on multiple parallel projects or in an environment with shared resources.
•Experience using ClickUp or similar project and task management tools.
•Good understanding of the end-to-end development lifecycle.
•Understanding of the relationship between deadlines, quality, scope of work and available resources.
•Good knowledge of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches and the ability to apply them practically according to project needs.
•Fluent English, written and spoken.
Soft skills
•Taking responsibility for project activities, decisions and results.
•Organizing own work independently, identifying potential problems and initiating their resolution.
•Efficiently managing tasks, deadlines and changing priorities.
•Aligning different teams and defining expectations.
•Adapting to changes while staying focused on achieving agreed goals.
•Developed communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide the team, as well as efficiently reconcile different perspectives and needs.
•Ability to give and receive constructive feedback, with openness to different opinions and readiness for continuous improvement.
•Constructive resolution of problems and conflicts while maintaining good teamwork.
What you can expect
•Compensation based on seniority and experience with annual review.
•Project bonuses for successful projects.
•Private health insurance for you and your family.
•Private pension after two years of work.
•Goal-oriented but pleasant "start-up vibe" work atmosphere.
•Company culture respects all business communication and behavior rules, but without unnecessary formalities.
•Great opportunity for personal and professional development, both in gaming and more broadly in the IT industry.
•Open and honest feedback with a clear focus on progress and continuous growth.
•You will work in an environment with a large number of experienced colleagues, where about 30% of the team are seniors with 10+ years of experience from various fields, open to sharing knowledge.
•Numerous educational resources available, such as online and offline events, professional programs and IT courses.
•Work from the office, with daily collaboration and direct communication with the team.
•You will get the opportunity to actively contribute to the improvement of project and organizational processes.
