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Program Manager, Game Science

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Job Summary

Orchestrate end-to-end analytics and game intelligence programs, bridging a distributed data science team with cross-functional business units. Own project timelines, work-back schedules, and milestone tracking, while serving as the Jira and Confluence champion to automate workflows and maintain centralized technical documentation and sprint backlogs. Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and blockers across data pipelines and infrastructure, and deliver executive-ready status updates.

Location: London

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Facilitate the end-to-end data science lifecycle from scoping and data requirements verification through deployment and ongoing tracking.
•Build and maintain project timelines, work-back schedules, and team allocations to ensure data model and insight milestones are delivered on schedule.
•Serve as the Jira and Confluence champion by establishing and optimizing centralized tracking for technical workflows, documentation, sprint backlogs, and velocity metrics.
•Proactively surface, track, and resolve dependencies, data pipeline blockers, infrastructure delays, and operational risks; escalate unresolved issues appropriately.
•Manage cross-functional operational communication and workflows between Game Science, internal business units, and the Central Data team, including coordinating workshops and offsites.

Key Requirements

•4+ years of program or project management experience supporting data science, advanced analytics, or machine learning teams.
•Conceptual understanding of data workflows, machine learning lifecycles, and data engineering pipelines without requiring direct coding expertise.
•Professional-level mastery of Jira and Confluence to manage backlogs, dependencies, and technical roadmaps.
•University degree or equivalent practical experience in project management, business operations, data systems, or a related field.

Experience:4+ yearsData scienceAdvanced analyticsMachine learningGamingEntertainmentAAA game publishing

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Operational executionCritical thinkingProblem solvingCross-functional collaborationCommunication

Languages:English

Tech Stack:JiraConfluence

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