Senior Specialist, Production & Operations | Marketing | Irvine, CA

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Your Mission

At Blizzard our games are built by passionate teams working together to create extraordinary experiences for millions of players around the world. We are seeking a Senior Specialist Production & Operations to help drive operational excellence across development initiatives business processes and cross-functional programs.

This role is ideal for a highly organized and proactive professional who thrives in fast-paced environments enjoys solving complex operational challenges and excels at bringing clarity structure and accountability to teams. You will partner with leaders across production development publishing and support functions to improve planning execution communication and operational workflows that enable teams to deliver their best work.

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

Responsibilities

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

Program & Operational Excellence

• Support the planning coordination and execution of multiple projects and operational initiatives across the organization.
• Develop and maintain project schedules milestone tracking status reporting and operational dashboards.
• Identify risks dependencies bottlenecks and resource constraints driving proactive resolution and escalation when necessary.
• Establish and continuously improve operational processes workflows and documentation.
• Monitor project health delivery timelines and key performance indicators to support informed decision making.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Partner with Production Development HR Finance IT Publishing and other stakeholders to align priorities and execution plans.
• Facilitate meetings reviews and operational ceremonies to ensure accountability and progress toward objectives.
• Serve as a central point of coordination across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Ensure timely communication of project updates risks decisions and action items.

Process Improvement & Business Operations

• Analyze existing operational processes and recommend scalable improvements.
• Implement tools reporting mechanisms and best practices that increase visibility efficiency and predictability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity collaboration and operational effectiveness.
• Support organizational planning workforce planning budgeting vendor coordination and resource management activities as applicable.

Reporting & Analytics

• Build and maintain operational reporting frameworks and dashboards.
• Gather analyze and present data to leadership teams to support strategic planning and decision making.
• Develop insights and recommendations based on operational metrics and program performance.
• Track progress against established goals and business objectives.

Minimum Requirements

• 5 years of experience in operations program management project management production business operations or a related field.
• Proven experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience creating project plans status reports dashboards and operational documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira Confluence Asana Smartsheet Microsoft Project or equivalent.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in game development software development technology entertainment or digital media environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale programs live operations or production organizations.
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum Kanban or other project management methodologies.
• Experience with workforce planning resource management budgeting or vendor management.
• Familiarity with Power BI Tableau or other reporting and analytics platforms.
• PMP Agile Scrum Lean or related certifications.

Knowledge & Skills

• Exceptional organizational and execution capabilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity while maintaining momentum and focus.
• Demonstrated initiative ownership and accountability.
• Collaborative approach with a commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

What Success Looks Like

• Programs and operational initiatives are delivered on time and with high quality.
• Stakeholders have visibility into priorities risks and key milestones.
• Processes become more scalable efficient and predictable.
• Leadership teams receive accurate and actionable operational insights.
• Teams spend less time navigating operational friction and more time delivering results.

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 $82240.00 - $152160.00 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 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.