Nintendo

Program Manager

Nintendo • $120K — $217K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8-10 years of project management experience
  • Deep understanding of project management methodologies
  • Strong organizational and presentation skills
  • Ability to lead without authority
  • Expertise in resolving complex issues through analysis
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office and project management tools
  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Business or related field
  • Formal Project Management certification (PMP, CSM preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Manage all project phases and resources across departments
  • Oversee day-to-day logistics of assigned projects
  • Collaborate with executives to plan project deliverables and milestones
  • Execute standardized project processes and methodologies
  • Identify and coordinate stakeholder needs into functional requirements
  • Manage project scope change procedures
  • Maintain all project documentation including charters and budgets
  • Facilitate process improvements and manage deliverables

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid time off
  • Potential for semi-annual performance bonus
  • Hybrid work model with onsite requirements
Full Job Description
SUMMARY:

Join Nintendo's Program Management Consulting & Services (PMCS) team and help drive some of the company's most strategic cross-functional initiatives. As a member of PMCS, you will partner with leaders and subject matter experts across Nintendo of America to lead programs and projects from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and business objectives. This role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide initiatives, navigate complex stakeholder environments, and deliver meaningful business outcomes that support Nintendo's continued growth and innovation.

Beyond traditional project management, PMCS serves as a trusted consulting partner to the business, helping teams improve processes, solve organizational challenges, and support product lifecycle activities across pre-release, launch, and post-launch operations. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy bringing clarity to ambiguity, and are passionate about delivering results through influence and partnership, this is an opportunity to make a broad impact across Nintendo.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES
  • Manages all project phases and related project resources for identified projects across multiple departments and divisions by using best practices in project methodology, ensuring project implementations are on time, on budget, and of high quality.
  • Manages day-to-day logistics of assigned projects, scope and associated tasks.
  • Works with executives and senior leaders to plan and schedule project deliverables, goals, and milestones for very complex company and global projects.
  • Performs or supports the execution of standardized project processes and methodologies.
  • Identifies, analyses, defines, and coordinates stakeholder needs and translates them into functional requirements.
  • Establishes, communicates, and manages appropriate project scope change management procedures.
  • Creates, updates, and maintains all documentation related to the projects including charters, work plans, timelines, issue/risk logs and budgets.
  • Conducts comparison processes to identify and develop process improvements; provides recommendations on next steps and manages deliverables.
  • Identifies and facilitates systematic improvements through project management best practices.
  • Provides subject matter expertise, guidance and PM design support.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS
  • Minimum of eight to ten (8-10) years of related experience.
  • Professional experience with a full understanding of project management methodologies; resolving a wide range of corporate and global issues in creative ways.
  • Strong organizational, presentation, and customer service skills with the ability to lead without authority.
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve complex issues through in-depth analysis of business needs, industry context, and data, considering a range of variable factors.
  • Demonstrates mastery of handling complex cultural situations and project alignment with competing goals and ambiguities.
  • Advanced skills in MS Office and online project management tools (SmartSheet, SharePoint, Jira/Confluence, etc).
  • Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in own job family or field.
  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management/Business or a related field, or equivalent.
  • Formal Project Management certification (PMP, CSM, PgMP, CAPM, etc..) or equivalent; PMP and/or CSM preferred.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This position is hybrid in Redmond, WA. Hybrid positions require regular onsite work following the schedule and guidelines for their division. This position is not open to fully remote status at this time.

This position includes the base pay range listed below, potential for a semi-annual discretionary performance bonus, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and paid time off.

Pay Range:

$120,900-$217,650 USD

About Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by market capitalization, creating some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises of all-time, such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon.
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