Senior Technical Producer, Systems - Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. • Irvine, CA

64d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that cultivates the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people. As a Senior Technical Producer for Systems, you will leverage your production craft mastery and technical expertise to lead the delivery of AAA gameplay systems for a new unannounced Blizzard game. When particularly hard problems arise, you will draw upon your diverse experience and the collective creativity of the groups you support to remove blockers and produce a Blizzard-worthy game. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.

Requirements

• 5+ years of AAA game development experience in a production role.
• Must have shipped at least one AAA game as a senior producer, producer, or equivalent role.
• Experience supporting gameplay teams to deliver in-game world systems at AAA scale and quality.
• Experience working with different project management methodologies (i.e. Sprint, Agile, Kanban) and can identify which methodology is best suited for the different needs of the project.
• Familiarity with game systems pipelines, workflows, and the requirements to deliver at AAA scale.
• Strong product approach, passionate about delivering an extraordinary experience to our players.
• Ability to work under stress and help your team members navigate various challenges and achieve positive results.
• Strong prioritization skills, both for your own work and for the team.
• Persistent self-motivation, self-organization, optimism, and initiative.
• Calm and deliberate within a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Up to date with the razor's edge of industry trends including new game genres, new game development methodologies, and emergent technology.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the gameplay technical director to create a strategic roadmap for the delivery of AAA gameplay systems across the project.
• Execute a repeatable process for planning and delivery of gameplay systems in close partnership with cross-discipline teams.
• Produce multiple cross-discipline gameplay systems teams, empowering them to deliver against annual, quarterly, and sprint goals.
• Drive the definition and engagement of a list of key collaborators for the gameplay systems teams, ensuring their feedback empowers an iterative loop of continuous improvement.
• Facilitate team ceremonies, applying agile methodologies such as, but not limited to, standups, sprint/milestone planning and reviews, playtests, and vision-setting.
• Proactively identify gaps, blockers, and bottlenecks that may prevent the team from achieving their goals in a timely manner.
• Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees