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IT Program Manager - Embedded Game

Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA, United States
4 years ago
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Blizzard Entertainment has been rated by Fortune as one of the "Best Places to Work" for several years running (and our ranking continues to rise!). We are a diverse community of 4000 global employees who are passionate about gaming, creating epic entertainment, and the technology that drives our community’s experience. Our goal is to delight our community by never settling for anything but the highest quality and providing worlds filled with creativity and adventure around every corner.

You are bright, engaging, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact, and we've been waiting for you!

Blizzard is seeking a high performing Program Manager to join the IT PMO. Our IT PMO acts as the central point of contact and liaison between the IT organization and the game and platform development teams. You will join an inclusive and welcoming team of IT Program Managers who strive to be the best in the business.

We are looking for a program manager who possesses knowledge of product, project and program management styles and processes. You should have an understanding of hardware and infrastructure technologies, management of live services, superb communication and relationship building skills, and be able to adapt to shifting priorities. Our unique blend of challenges, opportunities, environment, and people, all help make Blizzard the studio worthy of your career.

The primary function of this role is embedded with one of our game development teams and managing all IT related projects for the assigned team. You will be accountable for driving the successful execution of all IT projects across the assigned program area while consistently raising the PM standards. You will help the assigned team manage multiple complex projects and releases and will be deeply familiar with all activity across your program area. You will partner with IT Site Reliability Engineers to organize and prioritize tasks. We want someone who seeks out opportunities to share learnings and best practices, has excellent collaboration skills and understands the challenges associated with managing live services.

As a program manager, you are expected to demonstrate the following skills consistently at a high level:

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Blizzard Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applications 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.

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to talentacquisition@blizzard.com . General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

Note to Recruiters and Placement Agencies: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our website or to any of our employees. We will not pay fees to any third party agency, outside recruiter or firm without a mutually agreed-upon contract and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered our property and will be processed accordingly.

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