Principal Product Manager, Infrastructure

Founded in 2005 2K Games is a global video game company publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2Ks portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms include Visual Concepts Firaxis Hangar 13 CatDaddy Cloud Chamber 31st Union and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in todays most popular gaming genres including sports shooters action role-playing strategy casual and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers marketers artists writers data scientists producers problem solvers and doers are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K 2K PGA BioShock Borderlands The Quarry The Darkness Mafia Sid Meiers Civilization Marvels Midnight Suns WWE 2K and XCOM.

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2K is headquartered in Novato California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Were looking for an experienced Principal Product Manager to ensure 2K Technology delivers the physical and cloud infrastructure capabilities critical to our next generation of titles.

2Ks studios and Publishing teams rely on 2K Technology infrastructure to perform consistently reliably globally and cost-effectively at scale whether they use solutions built and managed internally provided by a partner or supplied via vendor. Likewise our central technology teams require robust shared infrastructure to maximize the value they too deliver to the rest of 2K. The strategy you lead will ensure the success of all these endeavors.

Champion the vision and strategy for 2K Technologys practices in cloud infrastructure physical infrastructure and developer tools. You will develop and execute these strategies in close coordination with stakeholders and peer leaders. You will ensure that our internal teams deeply understand and anticipate the diverse needs of our studio and Publishing customers while moving 2K toward a consistent efficient and robust technology foundation.

Lead through influence to align stakeholders partners and teams to the vision. Through strong communication and reliable delivery you will inspire trust and confidence in 2K Technologys ability to solve on behalf of its customers. You will advocate proactively on behalf of your customers your teams and the rest of our central technology organization.

Form productive positive partnerships with leaders across our Infrastructure organization including SRE and Technical Operations. Through these relationships you will execute on shared opportunities to extend our capabilities improve operational discipline and advance our central tech strategy.

Work closely with peers in engineering and program management to plan effectively validate assumptions and deliver high-quality outcomes for customers. You will contribute to our shared understanding of what good looks like across multiple dimensions of product and technical quality.

Requirements capture definition and validation; roadmapping; competitive analyses; customer interviews; strategic planning; KPI development and reporting.

7-10 years in product or project management developing and delivering technical software products.

Background in physical and cloud infrastructure as a product project or engineering leader. You have opinions on how to deliver scalable fault-tolerant and observable production systems to a global organization and on how best to productize development and delivery best practices. You have experience aligning others to the vision and accelerating the great ideas of others.

Strong oral and written communication skills with keen attention to detail. You have experience presenting to senior management and key stakeholders to drive decisions and win buy-in for your ideas. You excel at earning trust and are comfortable saying no and can align your audience on why its the right answer. At the same time you are diplomatic empathetic and appreciative of differing perspectives: peers enjoy productive partnership with you even in times of disagreement.

Enthusiastic about building products organizations and culture. You thrive in unstructured but are excited about creating the structures we require to succeed. You remain composed and effective under pressure and navigate high-velocity change with stability and focus. You champion 2K values and help others to grow.

Bachelors degree required ideally in a related field. MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

Passion for gaming.

Experience in AAA game publishing or development

Experience working with game console PC and/or mobile platform partners

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Please note that 2K Publishing is unable to provide visa sponsorship or assistance for this position. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in United States without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.

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