Senior Director, Product Management at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California

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Senior Director, Product Management

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R024015

Job Description:

The Senior Director, Product Management is a pivotal leadership role, responsible for defining and executing the strategic vision and roadmap for the Battle.net Developer Experience portfolio, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and studio partner needs. You will drive the platform's capabilities with a focus on the secure and seamless integration of gaming titles to the Battle.net platform.

Reporting directly to the VP, Product Management, you'll lead a team of Director-level Product Managers responsible for the efficiency, scale and stability of our integration systems while delivering epic experiences to our community of players.

This position is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Developer Experience product portfolio and lead the Directors of Product Management.


• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, security and scalability.


• Build relationships with cross-functional studio partners to facilitate clear communication on progress and priorities.


• Continuously work with studio partners, internal product and engineering teams to identify, translate, assess and prioritize feature requests.


• Be an active member of a leadership team committed to mentorship and the success of others.


• Apply best practices in project management, including scaled Agile methodologies (e.g., SaFe, Scrum of Scrums).


• Manage prioritization using frameworks like RICE or MoSCoW.


• Possess a deep technical understanding of API policies, SDK design, platform architecture and cloud technologies.


• Have direct software development experience and comprehension of high-level architecture concepts in modern development.


• Partner and collaborate with the Senior Director, Engineering to align on the product and technical plan.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 10 years of leadership experience working within or in close partnership with a platform product team.


• Minimum 5 years of experience in product management, including authoring strategy.


• Experience managing technical initiatives involving stakeholders from different business units.


• Strong product and business strategy and critical thinking skills including comfort with technical details.


• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems, Business, related field or equivalent experience.


• Excellent communicator, capable of presenting and sharing information that resonates with both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive teams.


• Collaboration and partnership abilities, with a proven track record of getting results across teams.


• Ability to recognize and prioritize impact over activity; strong creative solutioning and problem-solving skill.

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!

The video game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Reasonable Accommodations: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

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We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;


• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;


• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;


• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;


• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $164,800.00 - $304,800.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.