Partnerships Manager

Job Description

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Your Mission

As Partnerships Manager you will be a part of the team that develops and executes against Activision Blizzard's new business strategies and growth opportunities across Southeast Asia (SEA) and India. This position requires a dedicated people-person with solid business acumen and the ability to manage and grow mutually beneficial relationships in SEA and India. The role requires a strong understanding of the gaming, media, entertainment or technology space with excellent communications and negotiation skills alongside meticulous attention to detail. You are passionate about gaming and the Asia Pacific region and have a proven track record in identifying and growing new businesses.

Responsibilities
• Identify and assess new business opportunities to develop the business within the Southeast Asia and India markets that meet the strategic needs of Activision Blizzard.
• Work closely with our internal Insights and Analytics team to gather and synthesize relevant data, input on analysis, and develop recommendations on business development opportunities, building the proper business cases for each initiative.
• Propose and target potential business deals by contacting suitable partners, discovering and exploring opportunities.
• Screen in-bound potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options and risks; resolving internal priorities.
• Assist Head of Strategy and Business Development to provide executive business support in APAC high-level meetings such as territory MD and HQ meetings, including agenda and itinerary design , information collection, presentation consolidation, preview input, and post-meetings follow up.
• Participate in communicating, collaborating, and coordinating with publishing and operations in the region, headquarters and external partners to ensure that issues are given visibility, rectified as a matter of urgency and provide necessary support.
• Maintain ongoing business relationships on behalf of Activision Blizzard with partners in Southeast Asia and India such as digital platforms, telcos and brand companies.

Player Profile
• Bachelor degree in business administration or other related areas
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in middle to senior level professional role in multi-national companies to support business management, planning or operations with direct responsibility for Southeast Asia and/or India.
• Strong business acumen in gaming or internet industry and problem-solving skills, particularly in free-to-play or mobile gaming.
• Solid knowledge and passion for Asia with the ability to work and adapt across multiple cultures
• Adept at negotiating sound commercial agreements and possesses a solid understanding of contracts
• Experience in the use of consumer insight (business intelligence, market research) and applying it to developing and innovating plans
• Able to work well independently and in a team environment internally cross functional and cross company
• Excellent English proficiency both verbal and written with Asia language capability would be a plus
• Exceedingly well-organized, detail-oriented, responsible, reliable and committed
Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is the world's largest interactive entertainment company, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Skylanders®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™, and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users across the globe, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

We're proud to be included as one of FORTUNE's ''100 Best Companies To Work For®'' for five consecutive years and for having received a perfect score on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. We've earned a spot on FORTUNE's ''World's Best Employers,'' ''Most Admired Companies,'' and ''Future 50'' lists, in addition to, being ranked one of Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies in Gaming for three years in a row. Our global employees are some of the best and brightest talents across engineering, entertainment, media, and technology.

The video game 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.

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 our world and work alongside some of the best and brightest minds in the business.

All applications should be made in English.

Discover more at https://www.activisionblizzardmedia.com/

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp4p29-3-15-211-107-42 in your application.