Description

The Battle.net & Online Products organization is home to 300+ superpowered engineers, program managers, and designers focused on the technology that powers Blizzard Entertainment’s games. Whether you’re playing one of our titles, chatting with friends, or just shopping online, B&OP ensures that our players are immersed in engaging, exciting, and secure experiences.

We are looking for a hardworking, passionate, and skilled Group Product Manager (GPM) to inspire gamers through the creation of the world’s best online game platform which enables them to engage in Blizzard’s legendary fantasy worlds.

Why work on just one game when you can work on all games? The Battle.net group is responsible for several platform products that are not tied to individual games but shared among all of Blizzard’s games present and future. You will work alongside technical leaders and executive staff for all games at Blizzard. You will be a seasoned leader with games-as-a-service product experience. Prior experience leading large, complex, multi-year platform projects, the right balance of technical and soft skills, experience with large scale complex online services, a passion for building great services end-to-end, the interpersonal skills to drive quality across complex organizations, and the ability to partner with many different types of people.

Responsibilities

Direct multiple teams of engineers and program managers to evaluate and implement platform solutions to meet the needs of Battle.net, Blizzard, and Activision
Lead the team to make intelligent trade-offs between building a great platform and building critical functionality to specific internal partners
Balance the need to keep infrastructure operational and meeting the needs of consumer teams, and the needs of the internal team to make forward progress on the next generation of features
Able to split time, effectively managing, developing and mentoring leaders and setting direction while driving alignment
Will have end-to-end product responsibilities for multiple teams
Direct interaction with partners and executives, excellent communications skills are a requirement
Forward thinking with focus on multi-year goals for the team and then executing against them, proven experience and decision-making capabilities at this level
Ensure that software is being developed at high quality and meeting the platform tenets
Able to manage/motivate the team

Requirements

A minimum of 10 years’ experience as a lead, product manager, or similar building world-class platforms and services
Strong social skills and a love for collaboration
Demonstrated success in building successful engineering teams, strong people, customer and partner relationships
Be self-driven, and show ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data
Desire to be an expert that others can learn from
Willingness and experience mentoring others
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Exceptional leadership skills that include, but are not limited to selection, performance management, talent planning, and development and recognition
Consistent track record of solving problems, continuously improving systems and processes
Able to succeed in a chaotic, undefined environment
Able to interact with all partners; lead by example

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 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.

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, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are dedicated to creating the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Join us!