Senior Technical Project Manager

Activision Blizzard, Inc.•Santa Monica, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Sr. Technical Project Manager supporting the Data Analytics team, you will serve as a key facilitator across high-priority initiatives spanning Call of Duty studios, Finance, Activision Publishing, and Data Insights. You will partner closely with analytics leads, studio stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to ensure work is clearly scoped, prioritized, and delivered with transparency and accountability. This role is based in our Santa Monica, CA office and follows an onsite work schedule of 4 days a week. Work arrangements may change at the company's discretion to meet business needs. Activision strives to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment, delivering unrivaled gaming experiences. The company is home to franchises like Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world’s largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia, and is recognized as one of FORTUNE’s "100 Best Companies To Work For®" for five consecutive years.

Requirements

5+ years of technical project management experience supporting analytics, data science, or engineering teams in gaming, technology, or a comparable technical environment
Undergraduate degree
Strong command of Agile/Scrum and/or waterfall methodologies
Proficiency with Jira and Confluence or comparable project management tools
Excellent communication, prioritization, scheduling, and documentation skills
Proven ability to operate independently and manage evolving priorities with minimal guidance

Nice To Haves

PMP, PMI, or comparable certification
Experience supporting full game development lifecycles from alpha through release
Familiarity with Databricks and Tableau

Responsibilities

Champion strong PM fundamentals across the Data Analytics team; drive Jira best practices including ticket creation, sprint management, task triage, and workflow optimization
Establish and align sprints with current Data Analytics goals; ensure all sprint tasks are fully scoped, tracked, and owned by the appropriate analyst or lead
Drive work consistently from inception through integration across multiple concurrent studio, franchise, and publishing requests
Generate and manage stakeholder roadmaps; triage deliverables as initiatives evolve and reprioritize in response to shifting needs
Identify blockers early and develop risk mitigation plans in partnership with stakeholders, ICs, and leadership
Coordinate with team leads to define MVPs, balancing speed-to-insight with available resources
Foster transparency, ownership, and accountability with studio stakeholders and Analytics Leads through clear, timely communication on in-progress work
Proactively identify key studio POCs to maintain forward momentum on critical initiatives
Build trust with game studios, publishing teams, and internal partners to serve as a reliable conduit of cross-functional knowledge
Ensure studios are informed of incoming changes, features, and cross-franchise analytics initiatives requiring their coordination or participation
Champion documentation standards and repository improvements across Data Insights via Confluence updates and template development
Support team learning and development programs; integrate PM and culture feedback to strengthen cross-functional collaboration
Maintain and enhance Agile ceremonies — sprint planning, standups, retrospectives — and associated Jira tooling including automations and dashboards