Blizzard Entertainment · 3 hours ago
Senior Planning and Operations Director, Warcraft (TEMP) | Irvine, CA
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$148K/yr - $274K/yr
15+ years expBlizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences, and they are seeking a Senior Planning and Operations Director for the Warcraft franchise. The role involves defining and delivering strategic roadmaps, ensuring operational excellence, and fostering collaboration across teams to drive measurable results.
MMO GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Define, develop, and iterate on the strategic roadmap in alignment with Warcraft’s long-term vision and annual goals in collaboration with Blizzard and team partners
Ensure OKRs, annual operating plans, and long-range plans are created on time, consistently updated as a live document, coherent and consistently followed
Drive high-quality strategic thinking across teams, departments, and leadership levels in alignment with the Executive producer – or being her voice when she is absent
Align teams across departments at Blizzard beyond the game team through effective collaboration and integration of strategic priorities to drive meaningful, measurable results
Drive operational excellence through forecasting alongside our finance and product management teams as well as supporting prioritization, estimation, planning, and cost management
Act as the connective tissue between Warcraft and our internal teams (Dev, Product Management, HR, Finance, Tech Ops, Battle.net, BD) as well as external stakeholders
Drive alignment across initiatives, ensuring timely and transparent communication of progress, challenges, and results
Ensure strategic coherence through internal and external reporting
Drive continuous improvement initiatives to evolve strategic processes and engagement models
Qualification
Required
15+ years of leading complex strategic initiatives with measurable business outcomes
Deep knowledge of the games market and evolving consumer expectations
Strong product and business performance acumen with the ability to balance short-term wins and long-term vision
Experience in organizational design, resource planning, and process optimization
Skilled in creating scalable systems for planning, delivery, and accountability
Exceptional interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, including C-level interaction and influence
Ability to foster trust, ownership, and clarity in fast-paced, cross-functional environments
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
Company
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes gaming software and computer games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and StarCraft.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Walter Kong
SVP, Head of Development, Live Games/Mobile
Jamie Ortiz
Associate Production Manager, Creative Development
Recent News
2026-01-22
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