Job Description

The Battle.net & Online Products organization is home to 300+ superpowered engineers, product 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 Senior Product Manager to drive our catalog platform’s vision and roadmap for Blizzard’s current and next generation of games. You will own and launch features that govern what digital products are available to our players, that data model for storing and serving that data, and the tooling used to manage the catalog. You will work with game teams, business leaders, and others to make sure the right features are designed and implemented to meet critical objectives.

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.

Responsibilities

Be the expert of Blizzard’s digital product catalog and related tooling
Work with stakeholders to identify needs and opportunities, shape and communicate product requirements, and work with engineering teams and partners to manage an execution plan
Develop a roadmap for the product, both for the near-term and an aspirational vision of what Blizzard should do in the future that’s innovative and valuable
Determine how to measure the product’s success based on measurable criteria that align with the product’s goals
Collect and document business, functional, technical, and creative requirements for new features
Work with your team and stakeholders to ensure that project goals, objectives, milestones, and deliverables are achieved, adjusting the plan as necessary
Develop schedules and own execution of plans. Anticipate issues, roadblocks and make tradeoffs to deliver a quality product

Requirements

Able to succeed within an everchanging environment, pushing the bleeding edge of new features while maintaining reliability and stability
A minimum of 5 years of experience as a product or program manager, building world-class platforms and services
Strong interpersonal skills and a love for collaboration
Demonstrated success in delivering large projects across multiple organizations
Highly technical background and deep understanding of APIs and back-end systems
Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative; enthusiastic "can-do" attitude is a must

Pluses

Experience building platform features that serves millions of customers daily, especially for gaming products
Expertise in JIRA, Confluence, or comparable team collaboration applications
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Demonstrated passion for games

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!