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Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a Technical Director to join the Warcraft Rumble team. We are looking for an individual who has a passion and proven track record for leading and launching great games.

As the Technical Director of Warcraft Rumble, you will help guide the technical foundation of our game and manage the technical roadmap of Warcraft Rumble. In partnering with both the Warcraft Rumble and Blizzard partner teams, your goals will be to manage the technical development from release and into and through Live Operations.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities:

  • Defining 3-Year Technical Roadmap for all technology within Warcraft Rumble

  • Providing technical guidance from a Mobile perspective throughout the organization

  • Auditing the technical quality of emerging technologies and integrations

  • Auditing the technical quality of all major project breakthroughs

  • Defining Configuration Management, Automation and Operational strategies in partnership with central teams

  • Identifying and mitigating all technical risks for the Warcraft Rumble team

Player Profile

Battle Tested Leader

  • 7+ years leadership experience in the AAA, casual or mobile gaming industry

  • Minimum 2 full project cycles of experience managing at a Technical Director capacity, running a large franchise project in the gaming industry

  • Experience with defining and leading platform initiatives

  • Extensive experience with a breadth of programming languages and tools

  • Ability to identify risks early and often and suggest mitigation strategies that are thought through and consider multiple paths to a solution

  • Exceptional communication and leadership skills

  • Strong influencing skills

  • B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent-masters preferred

  • Passion for making video games

Collaborator

  • You speak other languages; specifically, the languages of marketing, PR, sales, QA, CS, Localizations, Tech, AV, CRM, etc. Leading the Technical aspects of the game is only part of the job, you’ll need to collaborate with all kinds of diverse groups and people

  • Experience effectively collaborating with internal teams and development studios within the video game industry. You will only be as successful as your relationship with the development teams allows you

Strategist with the Skills to Execute

  • High Technical savvy

  • Business owner/operator approach

  • Never afraid to roll up your sleeves to get the job done

  • Facilitator who clear roadblocks in front of your team or the development team

Organizer and Problem Solver

  • There are always many balls in the air – JUGGLE THEM ALL

  • Can you take what looks to be impossible and make it possible through ingenuity, creativity and any other means vital to get the job done?

Your Platform

We’re headquartered in Irvine, California, housing multiple teams across many subject areas and is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with outstanding rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet! Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as advised by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;

  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;

  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;

  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;

  • If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $155,500.00 - $287,876.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.