Associate Director, Operations & Projects

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Associate Director Operations & Projects Presidents Office

As Associate Director Operations & Projects in the Presidents Office you will be a senior leader responsible for shaping and running the leadership operating model rhythm and execution engine that enables the President and senior leadership team to focus on the highest-impact priorities.

Reporting to and operating as a trusted deputy to the Chief of Staff you will work with significant autonomy to lead executive/leadership operations drive enterprise-wide initiatives and ensure disciplined execution of strategic priorities. You will bring structure to ambiguity exercise independent judgment act with authority and build trust and alignment across the organization to turn strategy into measurable outcomes.

This is an Associate Director-level role with broad visibility operational responsibility and senior stakeholder management across King.

Your Impact Within the Kingdom

In this role you are accountable for the effectiveness cadence and quality of leadership operations for the Presidents Office. Your work ensures that senior forums drive decisions priorities are clearly connected across the business and execution momentum is sustained on the most critical topics.

Success means:

• A clearly embedded operating rhythm that scales across leadership layers

• Executive forums that consistently deliver clarity decisions and follow-through

• Strategic initiatives that land on time with measurable business impact

• A Presidents Office that operates as a model of operational excellence credibility and trust

You will act with confidence discretion and independence under the Chief of Staff representing the Presidents Office in senior forums and driving outcomes without requiring close day-to-day direction.

Associate Director Accountabilities

Executive Operating Model & Rhythm of Business

• Manage the executive Rhythm of Business for the Presidents Office including leadership forums planning cycles and decision-making frameworks.

• Track decisions follow-ups and actions to ensure continuity alignment and timely execution ensuring executive time is focused on the most critical priorities with clear accountability and outcomes.

• Independently identify gaps risks and inefficiencies in leadership operations and implement improvements with minimal oversight.

Strategic Programs & Executive Initiatives

• Lead delivery of high-impact cross-functional projects events/offsites and change initiatives end-to-end: from discovery and framing to planning delivery and post-mortem review.

• Establish strong program governance success metrics and executive reporting to ensure transparency pace and impact.

• Anticipate risks dependencies and organizational constraints escalating thoughtfully while resolving issues proactively.

Executive Leadership Support & Communications

• Partner closely with the Chief of Staff to shape executive agendas decision forums and leadership communications operating independently where appropriate.

• Own preparation of complex executive materials narratives and recommendations that inform high-stakes decisions.

• Ensure decisions actions and commitments made at senior levels are clearly captured communicated and followed through across the organization.

Cross-Functional Alignment & Collaboration

• Operate as a senior integrator across games & functional teams aligning priorities and ways of working at scale.

• Act as a trusted liaison with senior leadership driving clarity ownership and delivery across diverse stakeholders.

• Represent the Presidents Office with credibility and confidence in senior leadership forums workshops and offsites.

Leadership Capabilities & Continuous Improvement

• Set a high bar for operational excellence documentation quality and decision discipline across leadership processes.

• Identify and implement improvements in tooling reporting workflows and governance to increase organizational effectiveness elevating capability beyond the Presidents Office.

• Help continuously evolve the Presidents Office into a high-performing trusted and well-run executive function.

Skills to Create Thrills

Were looking for a senior operations and program leader with a proven track record of operating at Associate Director level ideally in complex product-led or enterprise environments. You are comfortable owning outcomes making judgment calls and working independently with senior executives.

Executive Operations & Project Excellence

• Deep experience designing and running operating models leadership rhythms and governance frameworks.

• Proven success leading complex cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact.

• A strong project/program management toolkit; able to create frameworks plans and governance structures rapidly and independently.

Stakeholder Influence & Communication

• Comfortable preparing senior forums consolidating insights and communicating with game and functional leadership in fast-paced high-visibility contexts.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence coach and build trusted relationships at senior levels.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distil complexity into clear narratives and recommendations.

Strategic Thinking and Hands-On Delivery

• Structured strategic problem solver who translates ambiguous goals into programs with clear outcomes measures and ownership.

• Data-informed approach to prioritization and performance tracking; creates actionable documentation and insights to guide decisions.

Ways of Working & Leadership

• Role model for effective leadership behaviours collaboration and accountability.

• Strong personal resilience adaptability and ownership mindset.

• High degree of judgment discretion and professionalism.

We value diverse career paths and recognize that strong candidates may bring this experience from a range of environments including consulting game studios scale-ups and transformations.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malmö London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.