The World of Warcraft team is looking for a Producer to support our engineering team! Engineering producers help create, prioritize, and implement our development plans for new features and changes to the systems, tools, and infrastructure we use to make World of Warcraft.
In this role, you will work with folks across the team, from associates to directors, and with every discipline on World of Warcraft. We need someone who can be a strong partner to their stakeholder teams, and who can help envision and deliver improvements to systems and processes that will support World of Warcraft development for years to come.
COVID-19 Hiring Update: We’ve transitioned to a work-from-home model and we’re continuing to interview and hire during this time. This role is expected to begin as a remote position. We understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore possible interim options.
What you will do:
Coordinate project plans and the day-to-day work of an engineering team
Schedule project milestones and deliverables, and communicate as the team makes progress
Clarify project requirements and drive agreement between teams or individuals with conflicting priorities
Spot and mitigate risks to our plans and milestones, and help clear blocking issues
Identify development challenges and their solutions
Collaborate with stakeholders across the World of Warcraft development team
Inform decisions, together with team leadership, about process, commitments, and development priorities
Support, empower, and celebrate our team, our work, and our successes
Facilitate group activities from regular team meetings to ad-hoc brainstorming sessions
To succeed, you must have:
Experience in Production or Project Management
Strong self-direction
A calm and deliberate demeanor
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Good strategies and instincts for working with a wide range of styles and personalities
Well-ordered approaches to defining project requirements, work, and timelines
Comfort working in ambiguous areas where learning and adaptability are key skills
The courage to admit when you don’t know something, and the confidence to ask “why?”
We’re also interested in hearing about:
If you have experience working with Jira and Confluence
Any complex projects you’ve tracked before, and what support you gave your team
Process improvement wins you’ve driven on other teams
Whether you’ve programmed or scripted before
Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
We are 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 champion 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.
