Product Manager, Merchandising (Contract)
Activision BlizzardTeam Name:
Battle.net & Online ProductsJob Title:
Product Manager, Merchandising (Contract)Requisition ID:
R024898Job Description:
(1 Year Contract)
Battle.net is the platform that facilitates togetherness, connection, and belonging for our players. Connecting us no matter who is on the other side – adversaries or allies – for the challenge, the excitement, and the epic shared experience.
As a Product Manager, Merchandising you will be at the epicenter of all product launches and large-scale marketing campaigns on the Battle.net platform. Successful product managers develop strong relationships with our internal and external partner teams by synthesizing big-picture strategies against detailed requirements, complex dependencies, and technical limitations. If you're passionate about joining a quest to empower the world’s most epic content experiences, please read on.
This role is expected to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work from home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities:
- Merchandise digital products on Battle.net. Curate compelling browsing experiences and effective purchase flows on the Shop and App.
- Develop and maintain merchandising playbooks and educate studio stakeholders on best practices.
- Maintain merchandising calendars.
- Leverage web analytics tools to identify trends in traffic, conversion, and revenue and create ad-hoc reports to share the findings.
- Maximize the performance of a digital product portfolio by extracting data insights, developing optimization hypotheses, and then AB testing solution alternatives.
- Synthesize stakeholders’ goals, detailed requirements, and technical limitations into an actionable merchandising strategy.
- Provide a forward-looking perspective on supporting new game launches and facilitate go-to-market reviews on your platform.
- Advocate for the short- and long-term goals of game team stakeholders when partnering with Battle.net product owners to advise new product features.
- Advocate for the short- and long-term goals of Battle.net product owners when partnering with game team stakeholders to maximize the performance of their content on our platform.
- Keep stakeholders informed on the priority and status of active and backlogged requests and projects.
- Intake, prioritize, and address configuration requests from internal stakeholders (Game Development, Publishing, Commercial, Legal, and Risk).
- Proactively identify and mitigate execution and performative risks.
- Manage relationships with the regional publishing teams and support regional activations on Battle.net.
- Manage complex deployments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience building e-commerce products, merchandising digital goods, and/or content programming.
- Knowledge of gaming business models.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing complex dependencies and tight deadlines.
- Experience working in a global environment.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- A can-do attitude and a customer service mentality.
Pluses:
- Experience with Google Analytics and Tableau
- Familiarity with the pipelines used to develop and publish AAA games.
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.
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 [email protected]. 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 $26.83 - $49.63 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.