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Senior Project Manager (NBA)
3 years ago
Who We Are:
2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming devices, and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets. 2K is a leading publisher of today’s most popular gaming genres and most well-known for critically acclaimed game franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Bioshock, Borderlands, Evolve, XCOM, and the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization.
What We Need:
This role is part of the 2K Commercial Operations team manage for its P&L, business strategy, and operations globally. We partner across the organization through influence and relationships to orchestrate a unified, effective, and scalable effort. At any given moment, we are the supporter, figurehead, approver, and/or manage party with other internal and external teams.
As a Senior Project Manager at 2K, you will be managing the operational process for multiple dynamic and planned projects, guiding cross-functional teams to navigate barriers to execution, and communicating progress and solutions to guide teams.
In this role, you will guide the operational function for high-visibility, complex, and cross-functional projects to scale for NBA2K and business operations related to commercial activities for the game. You will collaborate with a passionate group of product, marketing, analytics, and operational teams to facilitate execution and communication.
The right candidate will possess a guide project management background and will have proven experience leading multiple complex projects simultaneously. You can thrive and succeed in a collaborative environment with a diverse set of globally distributed partners and not hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities.
What You Will Do:
- Guide successful ongoing execution and delivery of large-scale commercial projects involving all areas of the business
- Develop a standard set of templates and materials for scoping and executing complex projects
- Establish clear project plans for each dynamic initiative, identifying key stakeholders, dependencies, success criteria, and communication channels/touchpoints
- Maintain and guide delivery against multiple project deadlines, expertly maintaining, prioritizing, and tracking a complex backlog of evolving tasks
- Partner with key stakeholders to develop timelines to feed into shared work back schedules
- Anticipating and managing client/stakeholder concerns, emotions, point of pushback or disagreement
- Define, execute, and communicate risk management plans with a mindset towards engaged problem solving
- Ensure broad socialization of strategies and alignment across guidance, the project team, and internal and external partners
- Provide thorough and timely communication on developing issues to relevant executives and partners with clarity and urgency
- Display a thorough understanding of the NBA2K franchise and game to contextualize projects and understand potential conflicts or opportunities competing for projects might present
Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:
- BA/BS Degree or equivalent required
- Well-built project management skills with 5+ years of experience in product management, product development, management consulting, corporate strategy, or another related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify, structure, and communicate information to all levels of the organization
- Working understanding of live services mechanics and strategies across AAA genres and franchises in the market today (both premium and free-to-play)
Bonus Points
- Gaming industry experience, mainly working on AAA titles, a plus
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