Senior Specialist, Production & Operations | Marketing | Irvine, CA

Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

$82K/yr – $152K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 days ago

Job Summary

Lead and own cross-functional program execution and operational excellence initiatives, driving planning, scheduling, risk management, and reporting across multiple projects and teams.

  • Oversee planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple initiatives
  • Build dashboards and reporting to inform leadership decisions
  • Champion process improvements and cross-team collaboration

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Program & Operational Excellence
  • Support the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple projects and operational initiatives across the organization.
  • Develop and maintain project schedules, milestone tracking, status reporting, and operational dashboards.
  • Identify risks, dependencies, bottlenecks, and resource constraints, driving proactive resolution and escalation when necessary.
  • Establish and continuously improve operational processes, workflows, and documentation.
  • Monitor project health, delivery timelines, and key performance indicators to support informed decision making.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination
  • Partner with Production, Development, HR, Finance, IT, Publishing, and other stakeholders to align priorities and execution plans.
  • Facilitate meetings, reviews, and operational ceremonies to ensure accountability and progress toward objectives.
  • Serve as a central point of coordination across multiple teams and initiatives.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in operations, program management, project management, production, business operations, or a related field.
  • Proven experience managing complex cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution.
  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills with exceptional attention to detail.
  • Experience creating project plans, status reports, dashboards, and operational documentation.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority.
  • Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Asana, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or equivalent.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

Preferred

  • Experience working in game development, software development, technology, entertainment, or digital media environments.
  • Experience supporting large-scale programs, live operations, or production organizations.
  • Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or other project management methodologies.
  • Experience with workforce planning, resource management, budgeting, or vendor management.
  • Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or other reporting and analytics platforms.
  • PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or related certifications.

Benefits

  • 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.
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Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard Entertainment label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception.At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: Crafting Genre-Defining Games and Legendary Worlds for All to Share. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.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.

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Senior Specialist, Production & Operations | Marketing | Irvine, CA

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