Associate Program Manager - Blizzard (Finance)

Team Name:
Marketing

Job Title:
Associate Program Manager - Blizzard

Requisition ID:
R025879

Job Description:

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry's most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

The Marketing Operations team is looking for a n A ssociate P rogram M anager team member to assist with operations for global growth marketing projects as well as budget and accounts payable processes .

An ideal candidate should be extremely detailed oriented, have a background in project management, finance and / or accounting, and enjoy working across multiple teams to coordinate marketing projects and processes with a focus on maintaining project budgets and timelines. Candidates should have experience with complex business organizational models including international or cross-franchise payments and accruals .

Job Duties:

• Work with cross-functional teams to facilitate campaign processes and timelines , maintaining project documentation , task lists , and deliverables

• Drive stakeholders and teams to deliver against agreed upon tasks and timelines

• Partner with data and analytics teams to provide detailed reporting for campaigns

• Provide ongoing project status & progress reports

• Support internal projects, such as process improvements, and new platform implementations as needed

• Track, reconcile and report on invoices received, paid, and outstanding

• Work with marketing teams to review spend levels against PO's and budgets

• Manage accounts payable processes for media and software partners

• Manage vendor and agency relationships for campaign execution, including onboarding, establish ing purchase orders, and manag ing approvals

• Ensure timely payment of invoices

Key Attributes:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working on global marketing campaigns

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or accounts payable

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in relevant field

• Excellent attention to detail, time management, and communication skills

• Self-motivated with strong initiative

• Able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

Pluses

• Experience at an international organization with multiple business units

• Experience with marketing project management tools, such as Wrike

• Experience working within an agency, and/or experience managing POs/Invoicing on an in-house media buying team

• Experience working at an entertainment and/or gaming company

• Passion for Blizzard games

Required Application Materials

• Resume

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's 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 Crush™ and 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 thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got 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 reasonable assistance to 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. 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 discriminate on the basis of race, 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' - 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 $24.04 - $44.47 Hourly. 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 role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In 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.