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Job Title: Project Analyst - Activision Blizzard

Reporting To: Operations Lead, HR Strategic Projects

Department: Human Resources

Location: Santa Monica

Your Platform

Activision Blizzard plays a centralized role in the creation of epic entertainment by supporting our interactive gaming brands and studios with a diverse range of career opportunities across corporate functions such as Marketing, Communications, Legal, Human Resources, Finance and Supply Chain. Located in our global headquarters in Santa Monica, we encompass equal parts agility, creativity and rigor to enhance the employee and player experience. To learn more, check us out at www.activisionblizzard.com or on Twitter at @ATVI_AB.

Your Mission

We are seeking a project analyst for our Strategic Project organization that will provide project and team operational support for key HR programs. Your strong attention to detail, project and process orientation will be vital in supporting strategic projects in HR. You will be engaged in supporting project governance, reporting, project lifecycle support, stakeholder coordination and engagement, benefits realization, and goals alignment.

The HR Strategic Projects team is a Center of Excellence supporting Activision Blizzard globally. We deliver priority strategic HR initiatives within the Global HR Function and in support of our business units. The projects we work on reduce complexity across operating units, deliver new business capabilities, and fundamentally improve employee experience. Current projects include acquisition integrations, Organization Effectiveness Redesign and Process Optimization.

Reporting to the Operations Lead, this role will work across Project Management, Organizational Effectiveness and Change Management workstreams to enable efficient delivery of projects and initiatives.

Provide a range of skills to their assigned projects from project management to assisting with implementing organizational change, design, and effectiveness tasks, ultimately helping deliver our projects on time and to specification.

• Support project managers and project teams with tasks associated with the day-to-day execution of strategic projects. Includes, but is not limited to, coordination of resources, project tasks, status, and reporting
• Leading detailed analysis of project goals and objectives, while assisting in the planning and design of effective project structure, resources, requirements for successful delivery
• Assist in documenting the requirements needed to deliver the planned outcomes. Aid in drafting and maintaining detailed project plans that support these requirements and all tasks, specific or implied
• Regular monitoring and control of the analyzed project performing different investigations that support value judgment and identifying unnecessary costs and expenses incurred
• Prepare and present executive reports to leadership teams and vital individuals on project status, risk, issues, mitigations
• Track status against forecasted project goals and provide reporting on measurable progress against targets
• Provide functional advice and support to managers in the organization for development, implementation, and maintenance of field processes
• Design of data analysis tools as well as contribute to the continuous improvement of the methodology used
• Provide mentorship and consultative direction to project teams on use of project tools and methodologies in support of project or other work

Player Profile

Required:

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years in project support or delivery role
• Experience in HR project and/or HR operations. Extra points for experience in organizational effectiveness
• Exceptional project management planning and delivery skills
• Proven problem-solving skills, validated by quantitative insight

Preferred:

• Experience in HR project and/or HR operation. Extra points for experience in change management and/or organizational efficiency
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM); Six Sigma, Scrum Master Certification (CMP); Prosci ADKAR Certification (or other similar change management certification displaying hands on proven experience in complex change)
• Creative problem solver who thinks out-of-the-box and is not afraid to question the status quo
• Can be proactive and have a roll-up-one’s-sleeves attitude
• Exhibits conviction and integrity – owning mistakes and displaying humility and resiliency, especially in difficult situations

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.