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Consumer Products Project Manager
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a project manager to join the Consumer Products department. The CP team extends the Blizzard Entertainment brands to consumer products via licensing partnerships and direct channel experiences through online, events, and retail.
The position will work closely with CP team leads and vendors to offer project management support to the product development team to schedule development and delivery of physical consumer goods. The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience, is extremely detail oriented, and has experience working within the e-commerce and consumer products industry. This position will report to the Lead Project Manager.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with stakeholders in defining project scope, gathering requirements, and kicking off projects
Create, track, and manage project schedules to ensure tasks are completed to required specifications and delivered on time
Create project documentation and executive level summaries to communicate progress and issues
Manage capacity for creative resources to anticipate workload throughput, ensuring schedules are realistic and achievable
Escalate issues in advance to stakeholders
Maintain team wiki including documentation management and calendar of product launches
Perform special assignments from team and department lead
Assist in troubleshooting issues that arise in production
Maintain team wiki including documentation management and calendar of product launches
Requirements
• 5+ years of project management experience
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Project or similar waterfall project management software
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office programs
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in the interactive, e-commerce, or consumer products industries
• Ability to work and thrive in a creative environment
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment with various additional internal teams
• Creativity and complex problem solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Ability to be adaptable in a constantly evolving work environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field
Pluses
• PMP or other industry certification
• Experience with confluence wiki software
• Experience with ticketing software such as JIRA or You Track
• Knowledge of Blizzard games and franchises
To apply, please submit a PDF of your resume.
Blizzard Entertainment is a global company committed to growing our employees along with the business. We offer generous benefits and perks with an eye on providing true work / life balance. We’ve worked hard to foster an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and training and opportunity for professional growth. Our people are everything. Our core values are real, and our mission has never changed. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!