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Technical Project Manager

Laika Studios

United States

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Project Management

We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to join our Technology Project Management team to help power the systems and tools that enable our artists, filmmakers, and production teams.

 

Job Functions:

 

  • Own end-to-end delivery for multiple, concurrent engineering projects including scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
  • Develop and maintain roadmaps, project plans, and delivery forecasts to ensure visibility on timelines and milestones.
  • Proactively identify risks, tradeoffs, inefficiencies, and constraints, and drive resolution with project stakeholders.
  • Ensure projects are aligned with company objectives, priorities, production timelines, and technical strategy.
  • Serve as the primary liaison between technology leadership, engineering teams, and production stakeholders.
  • Translate complex technical discussions into clear, actionable plans and stakeholder-friendly status updates.
  • Drive cross-functional coordination and dependency management across engineering, production, and operations.
  • Lead recurring project reviews, status meetings, and executive updates.
  • Create high-quality executive communication materials including presentations, dashboards, and data-driven reporting.
  • Drive the evolution of project intake, prioritization, and portfolio planning processes.
  • Partner with engineers and technical leads to evaluate feasibility, sequencing, and implementation approaches.

 

Qualifications: 

 

  • 6+ years’ experience in technical project management, program management, or production technology roles in a technology-driven environment; experience in film, animation, VFX, games, or media technology, preferred.
  • Experience supporting software engineering, platform, infrastructure, or internal tools teams.
  • Experience using tools including Jira, Confluence, Lucidchart, and Keynote/PowerPoint.
  • Experience supporting internal developer platforms or pipeline tooling, preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering complex initiatives across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
  • Experience working in and contributing to a PMO; PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM, or similar certification, preferred.
  • Proven ability to operate across Agile, Kanban, Lean, and Waterfall methodologies.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical users.
  • Experience presenting program health, tradeoffs, and delivery forecasts to senior leadership or executive stakeholders.
  • Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment. 
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