Senior Program Manager, Applied Science | Irvine, CA
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Irvine, CA - USA
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Job Summary
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Global InsightsFor more than three decades Blizzard has embraced technological evolution-not for its own sake but to better serve our values empower our teams and enhance the experiences we deliver. We continue to explorecutting edgetechnologies that support game development and production. Our central applied science and machine-learning teams drive the development of internal tools and platforms. We are looking for aSenior Program Managerto support evaluation adoption and ongoingdevelopmentofinnovative technologies tools and platforms that are used in connection with videogamedevelopmentandproduction.
The role will partner with applied scientists machine learning engineers and stakeholders across thebusiness to coordinate evaluations manage execution and guide the development of internal tools and platforms. The ideal candidate brings strong operational rigor technical fluency in applied science and product judgment in guiding technology adoption and the evolution of internal tools and platforms.
This role offers a flexible hybrid work week with a mix of remote and on-site days.While hybrid is the standard arrangement youre also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio location is in Irvine California.
Responsibilities
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours so this role includes but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
Drive cross-functional planning and execution for the evaluation adoption and development of internal platforms and external technologies utilizedin game development and production.
Partner with applied scientists engineering and business stakeholders totranslateteamneedsintoclearrequirementsevaluation plans and adoption strategies.
Help guide the direction and prioritization for internal tools and platforms byidentifyinghigh-value use cases capability gaps and opportunities.
Manage stakeholder alignment readiness communications and risk management to support successful rollout and adoption across teams.
Track outcomes user feedback success metrics and key dependencies to informrecommendationsplatform direction and guide scaled rollout.
MinimumRequirements
Experience
8 years of program management experience supporting cross-functional technical initiatives platforms tools and internal systems.
Bachelors degree in computer science engineering math statistics or related domain
Strong understanding of innovative technologies and tools including LLM-based applications context retrieval patterns tool integrations agentic systems and automation.
Ability toidentifyteam needs translate them into requirements and help guide the direction of internal tools and platforms.
Technical fluency to work effectively with applied scientists machine learning engineers on requests integrations evaluation frameworks and platform capabilities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Pluses
Experience partnering closely with engineering applied science or machine learning teams to shape internal capabilities prioritize improvements and support iterative development of tools and platforms.
Experience supporting teams in game development or production environment.
Experience driving thoughtful evaluation and adoption ofnew technologiesin large organizations.
Familiarity with assessing solutions across quality cost latency safety reliability and usability.
Familiarity with evaluating machine learning platforms multimodal tools and automation solutions.
Masters degree in engineering
Our World
Activision Blizzard Inc. is one of the worlds largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty World of Warcraft Overwatch Diablo Candy Crushand Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovative worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrivein order toconnect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World -wevegot our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification when in fact they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonableassistanceto 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. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace religion color national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status among other characteristics.
Rewards
We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical emotional and financial well-being for Every World - weve 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 the U.S. the standard base pay range for this role is $115140.00 - $213024.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately your specific range and offer will be based on several factors including relevant experience performance and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this roles range details for your local geography during the hiring addition to a competitive base pay employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates new hire compensation is negotiable.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
