Project Manager, Global Partnerships TEMP | Irvine, CA

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Blizzard Entertainment is seeking a highly organized analytical and collaborative Project Manager Global Partnerships to support the planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives. Reporting to the Director Business Lead this role will operate at the intersection of Blizzards regional organizations game teams publishing marketing finance legal technology and other functions. The Project Manager will create structure and momentum around high-priority partner initiatives driving alignment while translating strategic opportunities and leadership decisions into clear plans accountable ownership and coordinated execution. Through strong stakeholder partnership and scalable project management practices the Project Manager will help to deliver strategic initiatives that support near-term and long-term business objectives.

The successful candidate should be comfortable working with financial and operational data to support business reporting and decision-making. The role may also require the candidate to participate in scheduled evening meetings when necessary due to the nature of global partnerships.

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

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end project delivery across teams from planning through execution.
• Coordinate across regional teams game teams and global functions to maintain alignment.
• Implement project management tools and practices to improve team delivery and efficiency.
• Maintain a reliable source of truth to track progress dependencies and follow-up actions across workstreams.
• Partner with finance analytics and business stakeholders to track budgets costs revenue and performance.
• Consolidate financial and operational data into accurate executive-ready reporting to inform decision-making.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar role required.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects involving multiple teams and competing priorities.
• Experience influencing stakeholders and driving both action and accountability without direct authority.
• Experience operating across global or regional markets and distributed teams.

• Strong project-management fundamentals including planning process governance status reporting.
• Strong spreadsheet and analytical skills including sourcing cleaning and working with financial data.
• Demonstrated ability to roll up ones sleeves and operate in ambiguous and distributed environments.
• Sound judgment and proactive in resolving ambiguity prioritizing competing demands across cross-functional teams mitigating risks and maintaining alignment and momentum in a fast-paced high-impact environment.
• Proficiency with project-management spreadsheet and reporting tools (e.g. Tableau Excel PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and align cross-functional teams.

EXTRA POINTS

• Familiarity with Blizzard Entertainments games franchises products and services.
• Professional Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese or Korean.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft Overwatch Diablo and StarCraft Blizzard Entertainment Inc. () 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 industrys 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 Xbox PlayStation Nintendo Switch iOS and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the worlds 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 includingCall of DutyWorld of WarcraftOverwatchDiabloCandy Crush andBubble 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 - weve 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 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 - weve 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 the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $30.47 - $56.35 Hourly. 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 roles range details for your local geography during the hiring 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.