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Senior Game Producer, External Development

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The minions of Hell are growing stronger...

The Diablo IV team is looking for a Senior Producer to join our group of passionate, talented developers. Our backgrounds are diverse, and we all share a real passion for what we do – bringing the world together through epic gaming experiences. We value communication and collaboration amongst the Production team, the game team, and Blizzard itself. If you have a genuine passion for production, helping teams get things done and making great games, we might be a phenomenal fit and we’d like to hear from you.

Our producers bring a critical element to the development process by coordinating with individuals of all disciplines, fostering effective and open communication across the teams, and direction features from inception to launch and beyond. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success shipping games in an external production environment with both internal and external developers as well as extensive knowledge of AAA game development, general.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external teams across all disciplines to craft, maintain, and communicate product roadmaps and schedules.
• Assist with the creation, estimation, and tracking of feature submissions.
• Facilitate and maintain a healthy day-to-day communication channel between external teams and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to guide features from concept through release and live support.
• Identify, communicate, and help resolve roadblocks and bottlenecks that may prevent on-time and high-quality delivery.
• Act as the central information hub and clear out any communication blockers and misaligned expectations.
• Communicate effectively with leadership teams at all levels on project status, risks, and opportunities.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a production role.
• Shipped multiple games (AAA games preferred).
• Fluent in both internal and external game development cycles from concept to post release.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Solid ability to build, track, and maintain complex schedules.
• Experience with Jira project management tools.
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, culturally diverse, energized, and fast-paced working environment.
• Comfortable with regular international travel when it is safe.

Pluses

• Able to speak and/or read Mandarin Chinese.
• Background in game design, engineering, or art.
• Fan of Blizzard games.