**Please note, all Keywords staff are temporarily working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic until health restrictions allow us to return to office**

Duration: Full time, Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm

Area Lead The Game Area Lead will be partnering with both on-site and off-site test teams, providing support and contributing to workload delegation. In addition, a Game Area Lead will assist in workload planning and contractor staffing needs. They are responsible for providing project level reporting and driving the effort and efficiencies for their area.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2-4 years of professional experience in a related role
• Technical/domain subject matter background – diploma or degree
• Expert technical area of knowledge (e.g. white-box testing, automation, analytics, audio, animation, etc.)
• Strong understanding of Software Development Lifecycle and project management
• Experience leading a team in a dynamic and collaborative environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong observational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and tasksAbility to take ownership of assigned tasks and features
• Understanding complex features/systems and how they apply to the product
• Strong MS Office exp. (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.
• Power BI and/or Tableau experience a bonus
• Familiarity with current generation video game consoles is desired
• Proven ability to innovate work flows and processes

Daily/weekly tasks

• Lead and instruct on-site teams and liaise with off-site test teams
• Ensure team alignment on quality goals with all stakeholders & leaders (Development and QA)
• Assess and communicate current state and health of the project
• Provide effort, bug estimates, defect management and tracking reporting
• Manages the testing team: ensures effort, services, and schedule are aligned end to end for the appropriate product.
• Analyze and improve processes within team
• Provide assessment of the project relevant to improving efficiency
• Seeks to continuously improve test processes (root cause analysis, correction and preventions)
• Manages contractor team performance, supports team members, and provides knowledge transfer
• Assist QA and Development Partners in risk mitigation
• Assist with contractor resource planning, team forecastingResponsible for contractor resource time approval and adherence to KW policies
• Presents analysis conclusions to the team in a clear, understandable, and valuable way

Salary- $28 per hour

Location- Burnaby, BC

​Why work with us?

Your work will be showcased in AAA games that are household names worldwide. On top of the exciting work and awesome teams you will collaborate with, we also have great benefits, opportunities to grow and learn through in-house webinars and courses, and first-class onsite amenities.
For example, some of our on-site perks include:

• Community garden
• 2 dog parks & a dog-friendly office
• Easy transit access
• Free on-site parking for staff and visitors
• Indoor and outdoor basketball courts

With studios around the world, Keywords Studios is a leading technical services provider for global video games and beyond. With locations in Asia, the Americas and Europe, Keywords Studios has a breadth and depth in multiple industry-leading service lines including Art, Engineering, Audio, Functionality QA, Localization, Localization QA and Player Support. Working across all major platforms and in over 50 different languages, Keywords Studios provides support and expertise for its clients across the globe.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract

Pay: $28.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Application question(s):

• What is your hourly rate expectation?
• Are you authorized to work in Canada for any employer?
• Do you personally live within British Columbia? (Burnaby, Coquitlam, Vancouver, Surrey, Richmond....)?
• Do you have any prior management and or lead experience?
• What are your favourite video games?
• What are your favourite sports?
• Do you have prior experience in Game QA experience do you have? Also. do you have experience managing test plans
• Do you have any prior experience as an Area Lead?

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burnaby, BC

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