Activision Blizzard · 14 hours ago
Senior Technical Program Manager, Finance Engineering - Activision Blizzard
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$81K/yr - $149K/yr
7+ years expActivision Blizzard is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Program Manager to work with our Finance Engineering team to define and achieve our priorities. This individual will support key strategic initiatives and will be responsible for end-to-end ownership of products and/or programs including concept inception, delivery, adoption, and operational support.
Media and EntertainmentGamingConsole GamesPC GamesVideo Games
Responsibilities
Contribute to the product strategy and roadmap for the portfolio of applications
Identify the order of importance and urgency among individual projects, portfolios and operational tasks to plan milestones, schedules and resources
Ensure that projects goals, objectives, milestones and deliverables are achieved on schedule and within budget
Develop status reporting and communicate effectively and proactively to all levels of the organization regarding status, schedules, risks, issues, etc
Proactively identify and communicate risks or issues that might impede assigned projects, and develop mitigation plans or solutions to resolve
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key executives, senior leaders, stakeholders, and team resources throughout the organization to achieve project objectives and deliverables
Define, manage, and improve project management processes and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management
Collaborate with business stakeholders and application owners to develop test management plans; test scenarios, defect capturing, test status reporting, and approvals
Collaborate with business stakeholders and application owners to develop change management plans and track change management activities as part of an overall project plan
Contribute to a team environment that encourages collaboration, ongoing feedback, and participation throughout the Finance Engineering teams
This role is expected to adapt and expand in scope as priorities, technologies, and processes evolve
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 7+ years of experience as a program manager or project manager managing application programs or projects
Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-organizational, complex enterprise application programs or projects utilizing internal and vendor resources
Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communications skills; comfortable presenting and communicating to large groups and across all levels of the organization in an effective, situationally appropriate, clear, and high-quality manner
Excellent grasp of various program and project management methodologies and tools
Ability to work independently and proactively deliver results with limited supervision
Ability to effectively work within a geographically diverse team
Self-motivated with strong initiative, ability to work in a dynamic work environment
Ability to lead and influence without explicit authority
Detail-oriented, problem solver with excellent organization skills
Experience implementing, championing, and working with Agile development methodologies
Experience with vendor and contract management process
Knowledge of ERP (preferably Oracle EBS) and finance ecosystem and technologies
Knowledge of various database and data analytics tools and technologies
Preferred
Passion for the gaming industry
Familiar with the technical landscape of today's finance ecosystem
Prior experience as a scrum master or Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certification
Experience with Azure DevOps or the Atlassian suite of tools like Jira and Confluence for task tracking and collaboration
Well-versed and comfortable in IT infrastructure (data centers, networking, cloud, storage platforms, etc.)
Background or experience working with security, compliance, or risk‑related initiatives
Product management experience
Experience with Smartsheet for project management
Experience with Waterfall project management methodology
Experience exploring or enabling AI use cases within enterprise platforms, particularly in finance, planning, reporting, or operational contexts
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
Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard creates interactive gaming and entertainment experiences.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$975MKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2022-01-18Acquired
2021-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $975M
1993-10-22IPO
Leadership Team
Helaine Klasky
Senior Advisor to the CEO
Michael Vance
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-02-05
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