Principal Technical Project Manager – Partner Success
| Company | Blizzard Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA, Irvine, CA, USA |
| Salary | $134320 – $248404 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Proven experience managing end-to-end releases of a well-known software product
- Detailed knowledge of software lifecycle; software development best practices; project management methodologies and release management methodologies
- Self-driven, with the ability to deliver on ambiguous projects with incomplete data
- Strong interpersonal skills and a love for collaboration
- Strong understanding of the requirements gathering and intake process
- Experience in working within global teams and cross-functional teams
- Seeks out opportunities for improvement on a continuous basis
- High attention to detail with an emphasis towards measurement
- Comfortable working in new or ambiguous areas where learning and adaptability are necessary
- Mastery navigating internal team and stakeholder relationships to be as efficient as possible
- Possess a strong interest in the video game industry and community or highly familiar with the gaming space
Responsibilities
- Establish and build strong relationships and clear communication lines with our Chinese partner teams
- Drives, develops and maintains a strong understanding of Battle.net features, capabilities, current integration points, and best practices to provide strong proactive guidance to technical personnel responsible for integration
- Understands and facilitates the use of MVPs, financial metrics, ROI, revenue potential and opportunities across the B&OP products and services to determine priorities and impact
- Develops and maintains strong relationships (providing indirect leadership) with partners by serving as the principal day-to-day point of contact for all things related to the successful technical implementation
- Provides regular communication (cross and intradepartmental, internal/external, and cross-hierarchy) to ensure transparency and progress of projects
- Communicates dates, capacity, metrics/results, and prioritization to make sure we are executing high profile deliverables
- Utilizes work systems that support effective, balanced, sustainable work while improving project predictability, individual and team agency, and product innovation
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong passion for video games or to be highly familiar with the gaming community and industry