Senior Manager Advertising Business Strategy

Job Description

Activision Blizzard Media (ABM) is looking for a Business Strategy, Senior Manager/Associate Director to join the Strategy & Operati ons team.

In this role, you will report to the Head of Business Strategy and Demand Operations, Director, and work closely with ABM leaders to design major strategies/actions plans, seek alignment and ensure execution. You will also work closely with other operational leaders at ABM, as well as stakeholders (including senior leaders) within the ABK organization.

You will be a critical leader in setting, maintaining and implementing a vision leading to exponential revenue growth, setting a path which considers opportunities and challenges.

What You'll Do
• Maintain a vision for ABM's long-term strategy, consistent with ABK's vision, and align it across ABM Leadership and broader team
• Transform our vision into execution plans. Leverage frameworks such as OKRs to ensure clear ownership and measurement, and efficient execution
• Partner with ABM Leadership to refresh yearly and quarterly plan to ensure the best course of action is pursued
• Ensure that our business strategies are well communicated, aligned, and incorporated into functional strategies (Product Strategy/Roadmap, Go-To-Market Strategy, etc.)
• Set a cadence for business reviews and lead meetings through deliverables, outcomes, and actions to drive goals and priorities
• Act as a subject matter expert in the world of advertising within ABK. Develop and maintain expertise of the fast paced gaming and ad tech market. Anticipate and evaluate impact of major industry changes (e.g. Apple's ATT) and be ready to evolve ABM's long-term and short-term paths
• Support decision making by bringing subject matter expertise and insightful data
• Lead execution of cross-functional strategic projects to create new avenues of growth and/or remove roadblocks
• Identify and pursue growth projects. Rally leaders and teams behind prioritization and pursuit
• Help build the ABM POV of external growth opportunities via acquisitions and partnerships, based on our long-term strategy and goals, as well as market dynamics
• Lead regular and adhoc presentations/updates to King and AB Leadership. Set agendas and desired outcomes, create and coordinate content, facilitate high quality content and conversations
• Lead or support adhoc projects in support of the General Manager of ABM, or other ABM Leadership members

Who You Are
• 5-7 years of experience in relevant position: Credible Management Consulting firms or Corporate/Business Strategy team in relevant industry
• Good understanding of gaming and ad tech strongly preferred
• A thought leader / partner who excels at collaborating with team members and influencing senior leadership
• Strong program and stakeholder management skills bringing structure, visibility and efficiency to multiple on-going initiatives with different cross-functional touchpoints
• Ability to process complex information, bringing in framework to navigate and design solutions for complex issues
• Has good business intuition backed by a data-driven approach to decision making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, experience in storytelling / insight presenting in PowerPoint format
• Strong work ethic and an appetite to learn more about the ever-changing gaming and ads industries

About Activision Blizzard Media

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®.

The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences. We have built a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players. We are looking for new talents to help take our emergent media offering to the next level.

We need all sorts of heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace, great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply can't expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people.

Ready to play?

Come join 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 US, the standard base pay range for this role is $87,480.00 - $161,910.00 Annual. This base pay range is for the US and is not applicable to locations outside of the US Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy4z30-18-222-179-186-42 in your application.