Director, Finance & Strategy, Warcraft Arclight Rumble

Job Title:

Director, Finance & Strategy, Warcraft Arclight Rumble

Requisition ID:

R016177

Job Description:

Director, Finance & Strategy, Warcraft Arclight Rumble

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a world class strategic finance leader to join our award-winning video game company in Irvine, California. Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publishing of entertainment software. Its games are consistently in the top of its category, including World of Warcraft®, Overwatch™, Diablo®, Hearthstone®, and StarCraft® franchises, each of which have received Game of the Year awards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Successful business leaders at Blizzard need a unique mix of quantitative and qualitative capabilities. The same levels of innovation and craftmanship that our creative teams bring to areas like design and art, we expect from our Finance leaders in strategy, product passion, and financial rigor.

The Finance & Strategy Associate Director is expected to oversee a help drive sustained revenue and margin growth for a responsible game via strategic financial and business initiatives. This requires a unique combination of data-driven thinking to identify strategic opportunities, the creativity and passion to execute in player-centric ways, and the collaboration and influence skills to align with other passionate and invested teams.

This person will have two main dimensions of responsibilities:

Financial management

• Support game franchise's major planning cycles, including Annual Operating Plan and Long Range Plan that focuses on growth and profitability
• Be a strong financial steward for the responsible game, overseeing cost management and budget development from production resourcing to marketing spend
• Lead strategic and financial analysis to identify opportunities to drive top and bottom line growth for the franchise. Partner with cross-functional teams to execute and report KPIs to execs

Business strategy

• Be an expert resource on industry business practices in the genre of the franchise, including business models/performance, live services strategy, and product pipelines.
• Propose in and out of game initiatives to drive engagement, retention, and monetization; work with analytics to report out on performance
• Increase the repeatability of our successes by sharing best practices and lessons learned with other game teams

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate must have the experience to drive the financial success of a complex, high growth AAA franchise. In addition, they will possess absolute integrity. Aligned with the cultural values and business focus of Blizzard Entertainment and the broader Activision Blizzard family, qualified candidates must demonstrate the following traits:

• Passion for and in-depth knowledge of Blizzard. Knowledge of the video game industry, especially in mobile games with strong live services
• 6+ years of business management experiences, including 3+ years of experiences in top tier management consulting, investment banking, or product management
• Excellent problem-solving skills, written and oral communications, team collaboration, adaptability to change, and analytical capabilities
• Excellent interpersonal skills to manage complex projects with diverse stakeholders
• Deep knowledge in the key performance metrics that drive game performance. Proven records of driving innovative initiatives to generate positive revenue growth
• MBA or equivalent professional experience
• Prior industry experience in gaming, consumer software, or entertainment. Prior functional experience in finance, strategy, or product management

Blizzard Entertainment 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

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $120,600.00 - $223,110.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.