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Senior Program Manager, IT PMO
1 year ago
Team Name:
IT - ManagementJob Title:
Senior Program Manager, IT PMORequisition ID:
R015325Job Description:
Blizzard is seeking a high performing Mid to Senior Program Manager to join the Global IT PMO and work in our Infrastructure and Cloud Engineering team. This team is responsible for managing the portfolio and delivery of complex projects for our Infrastructure (Network, Systems, Storage, DB) and Cloud platform 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 with a diverse program management skillset who is comfortable adapting their style depending on the situation at hand. They should have a good understanding of infrastructure and cloud technologies, superb communication and relationship building skills, and an ability to adapt to shifting priorities. Our unique blend of challenges, opportunities, environment, and people, all help make this the opportunity for you.
As a program manager, you will demonstrate the following skills consistently at a high level:
- Identify the order of importance and urgency among individual projects, portfolios and operational tasks to plan milestones, schedules and resources
- Ensure that projects goals, objectives, milestones and deliverables are achieved on schedule and within budget
- Drive major decisions, identify and eliminate risks and blockers, communicate program status to stakeholders and leadership
- Build and maintain effective relationships with resources, vendors, partners, colleagues and leaders with fierce accountability for delivering on commitments and partner needs
- Work independently and deliver results with little or no supervision
- Communicate effectively and clearly with stakeholders of all levels by tailoring your message to the audience
- Demonstrate the value of partner engagement by knowing when to engage, who to engage, and how to engage while keeping inclusion and collaboration at the forefront of your approach
- Model self-awareness in personal interactions and read both verbal and non-verbal signs to influence without direct authority
- Contribute to the strategic direction of the organization by driving continuous improvement within designated program area and IT PMO
- Set a positive example daily by providing guidance, thinking globally, bringing people together and actively mentoring other members of the team
Requirements:
- Extraordinary interpersonal skills, and oral and written communication skills
- Ability to break down and drive highly complex projects into clear and achievable milestones
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate alignment with business and technical stakeholders
- Experience driving technical teams, ideally in the IT domain, in a large distributed global organization to deliver solutions
- Drive to improve a team's ability to self-organize and strive for high performance
- Adept at learning new topics and managing new technologies
- Expert knowledge of Project Management methodologies
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
Pluses:
- Working knowledge of Production IT Infrastructure
- Experience developing processes from the ground up
- Experience with the Atlassian product suite (Jira / Confluence)
- Experience delivering projects within public / private cloud environments
- General understanding of networking fundamentals
- Scrum Master Certification
- Experience working with offshore teams
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.
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