Principal Product Manager, Integrations - B&OP at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California

Job Description:

Team Name:
Battle.net & Online Products

Job Title:
Principal Product Manager, Integrations - B&OP

Requisition ID:
R023280

Job Description:

Your Mission:

As a Principal Product Manager, you will be responsible for leading game integration efforts, coordinating directly with Game Studio Team leadership and providing strong product guidance for Battle.net's platform capabilities. In this role you will play a critical role in working with product managers and internal engineering teams to understand and improve the end-to-end title onboarding experience for our studio partners. You will identify areas of opportunity to improve efficiency, scale and stability to our integration systems to bring more games to the Battle.net platform improving the experience for internal partners, helping to solve complex problems 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. However, we understand each person's circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements.

What you provide:

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

• Lead a team of internal integration specialists-working cross functionally-to partner with AAA game studios and publishers to onboard games to Battle.net.


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


• Partner with game team developers, collaborating on establishing unified goals for the integration with respect to objectives, key results and the player experience.


• Increase studio partner satisfaction through strong relationships built on credibility and responsibility.


• Proactively identify risks before they materialize and call out to the appropriate teams to ensure partners are informed and working together in mitigating.


• Manage relationships with game teams, central services teams, and integration-impacting partners as the main point of contact title onboarding.


• Create and maintain internal and external product documentation and related artifacts to help drive customer adoption.


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

Minimum Requirements:

Experience

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


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


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

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong product and business strategy and critical thinking skills with the ability to get into the technical details.


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


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

Key Attributes

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

• Ability to recognize and prioritize impact over activity.


• Strong creativity and problem-solving skills.

Your Platform

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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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 $124,400.00 - $230,300.00 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.