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Director of Business Operations
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a passionate, smart, and driven individual to head business operations for Overwatch. The director of business operations will be a member of the Overwatch leadership team and will be responsible for helping to guide the future business direction. The ideal candidate is a thinker and doer with outstanding communications skills, proven experience in the games industry, and a successful track record of supporting AAA products.
Responsibilities
• Own the vision for Overwatch business strategies which complement the product strategy.
• Coordinate the development of publishing strategies, working with cross-functional publishing leadership, to complement product, and business strategies.
• Develop, evaluate, and analyze big game-changing initiatives.
• Apply rigor and creativity to business design and decisions.
• Act as liaison between the Overwatch development team and functional project owners in finance, marketing, public relations (PR), community, and other publishing areas.
• Take point on Overwatch business communications with the international teams.
• Maintain oversight of all international publishing efforts in support of content releases and ongoing activities.
• Lead efforts in working with business intelligence, finance, and marketing to monitor the health of the Overwatch business.
• Layer expert analysis and insight on top of data to support decision making.
• Prepare and present business materials to executive stakeholders.
• Work with the international Legal teams to ensure the appropriate legal evaluation of Overwatch development
• Lead efforts in working with Corporate Alliances on strategic partnerships and promotions for the Overwatch brand
Requirements
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior business role supporting AAA products
• Strategy development experience at the franchise level
• Strong competence in analyzing data and drawing actionable business insight
• Proven experience taking business initiatives from conception to launch
• Outstanding communications, project management, and relationship-building skills; ability to communicate effectively with software developers and executives alike
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment and manage multiple complex projects with diverse groups
• Passion for Blizzard Games
• International travel
• Bachelor’s degree
Pluses
• Combination of game development and game publishing experience
• Experience working with international teams
• Masters of business administration degree from a leading business school
Required Application Materials
• Resume
• Cover Letter which should include:
◦ Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
◦ What games you are currently playing
**Only submittals with Cover Letters will be considered.