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Executive Producer, Mobile

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Your Platform

Founded in 1979, Activision has continuously disrupted the world of entertainment as a leader in the videogame industry. With a history of delivering iconic game changers -- like Pitfall® , Tony Hawk®, Guitar Hero®, Crash Bandicoot™, Skylanders ™ and Call of Duty ® -- our obsession is delighting our players around the globe. Focused and committed to innovation, we consistently deliver the most beloved, engaging and successful entertainment.

And while we have world-class franchises, infrastructure and resources, our success comes from a passionate, talented and diverse team of people producing greatness together. So, if you’re interested in our biggest priority, it’s our people.

We’re currently driving the next era for our company and community by creating amazing experiences for fans and continuing to make Activision an inclusive place where everyone can thrive.

Join us, make history. To learn more, check us out at www.activision.com, www.activisiongamesblog.com or @Activision on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Your Mission

Activision Publishing is currently looking for an Executive Producer to join the Mobile Team for a new title. As Executive Producer you drive the coordination of delivery and multi-team, multi-location development of our mobile games. You are an integral part of the team’s leadership, working closely with each team, studio and service organization to identify needs and utilize resources efficiently and appropriately. We’re looking for a critical-thinking Executive Producer to assist with technical and creative planning and prioritization, multi-team coordination, risk management, tracking and communication. This role supports internal and external development teams to ensure they are focused, well-organized, well-informed and well-resourced to deliver great work.

Your role will require you to be a fantastic communicator. Our ideal candidate is comfortable with all degrees of ownership, from personally deconstructing a single feature to high-level or detailed planning for a team of 200. You must be able to thrive in a challenging, fast paced environment and be adept at ensuring clarity of team, schedule, and budget.

This role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Drive development planning and execution for large AAA multi-team projects; hold teams accountable for meeting milestone commitments and quality targets
• Fallback planning for evolving situations and quick identification of emerging risks and mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with project and studio leadership to evaluate trade-offs among scope, time-to-market, and quality.
• Proactively identify and assess risks in technology, timeline, staffing and integration, and effective direction of individual teams to overcome or mitigate.
• Synthesize design vision, technology constraints and opportunities, and product goals into a plan and schedule for software deliveries and releases with meaningful increments in value
• Anticipate, discover, confront, and resolve problems and unexpected dependencies.
• Close the loop with stakeholders, sharing progress and setting expectations.
• Develop team-wide processes that foster excellent communication and strong development practices.
• Drive efficiencies and new ways of thinking to reduce waste and increase predictability.

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

• 7+ years game industry experience
• 2+ years of development experience
• 2+ years of experience managing artists, designers and engineers
• Experience running teams under a variety of agile and fixed-time development processes
• Able to facilitate brainstorming and mediate decision making for a team of enthusiastic developers and leads
• Experience managing very large cohesive, creative teams across multiple locations.
• Able to work with strong, adaptable creative leaders and find ways to implement their vision.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and customer-focused
• Multiple shipped high profile titles in leadership positions.
• Experience with second level people management.
• Strong project management fundamentals including capacity planning, scope assessment and management, and project milestone planning.
• Solid grasp of project management software (e.g. JIRA, Microsoft Project, Confluence, Trello, etc.).

Extra Points:

• A degree in computer science, math or engineering
• Production or development management credits on at least one market-leading title for console, mobile, or PC
• Experience developing an online multiplayer title
• Experience in free-to-play and mobile titles
• Experience developing FPS titles, mobile preferred

Our 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!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed 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, 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.