Senior Partner Integrations Specialist at Activision Publishing Inc in Santa Monica, California

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Partner Integrations Specialist

Requisition ID: R024138

Job Description:
Your Mission
As a Senior Partner Integrations Security Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the secure and efficient management of contractor access across our game studios. You will be an expert in managing the technical aspects of partner onboarding, offboarding, and access control. In this role, your advanced knowledge of IT security will enable you to independently handle complex security issues, ensure rigorous access audits, and provide technical advisement on integrations. You will work cross-functionally - with IT, security, and game development teams - to implement effective solutions, enhance processes, and drive security improvements while ensuring alignment with organizational policies and security standards. This role will be a key contributor with the autonomy to lead their area of responsibility, focusing on problem solving, technical advisement, and effective collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

Access Management & Technical Support:

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure the accuracy and security of contractor onboarding, offboarding, and access provisioning processes.


• Evaluate technical integration plans from a security perspective, ensuring that external partners' access is configured securely and adheres to best practices.


• Proactively identify and address potential access risks, proposing and implementing solutions to prevent security breaches.


• Facilitate security assessments of partner systems and tools to ensure adherence to organizational security standards.

Database Management:

• Monitor and track partner access and engagement details across multiple video game studios.


• Maintain and refine the central contractor access database, ensuring data integrity, system security, and operational efficiency.


• Perform recurring and one-off audits of contractor access to maintain security compliance and ensure accurate records within the central database.

Process Efficiency & Improvement:

• Independently identify opportunities for process improvements related to contractor access management and security workflows.


• Develop and implement innovative solutions to streamline processes and enhance security across all studios.


• Drive initiatives to automate key integration processes, reducing manual overhead and improving response times for partner requests.


• Stay informed on industry trends and security advancements, applying insights to the refinement of security practices.

Security Advisory & Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) in IT Security for contractors, contributing to team discussions, planning sessions, and decision-making processes.


• Serve as a trusted advisor to cross-functional teams such as Legal, Marketing, and Production, providing expert guidance on secure integration processes and contractor access protocols.


• Collaborate closely with IT, security, and other technical teams to solve complex access issues and optimize security processes, ensuring scalability and sustainability.

Minimum Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in IT security, technical support, or a related field, with a focus on contractor support.


• Advanced knowledge of IT security principles, database management, and access control best practices.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently.


• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex issues.


• Proven ability to lead process improvements and implement effective technical solutions that enhance security and operational efficiency.


• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence), and/or automation tools.


• Effective communicator with experience working across technical and non-technical teams.


• Experience in the video game industry or familiarity with game development workflows is highly desirable.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty ®, World of Warcraft® , Overwatch ®, Diablo ®, Candy Crush ™ and Bubble Witch ™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovate 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 videogame 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 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.

Rewards

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 $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 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.