Vice President, Production Strategy

At Blizzard, great production creates the space for great games. 

We’re seeking a senior, centralized production strategy leader to strengthen how we plan and deliver across our portfolio of games. This role sits alongside our franchise and production leaders, acting as a force multiplier for teams navigating the complexities of game development at scale. 

You’ll help teams deliver with greater confidence, agility, and quality—bringing an experienced production lens to how they plan, operate, and evolve. You’ll help surface risks earlier, elevate production craft, and unlock shared learning across the discipline. 

What You’ll Do 

Partner Across Studios 

• Build trusted relationships with production leaders to understand how teams plan, execute, and make decisions
• Connect what you see across teams, highlighting strengths, surfacing gaps, and identifying where alignment would improve outcomes
• Serve as a thought partner to leadership on production health, maturity, and emerging risks 
  
  

Strengthen Production Excellence 

• Establish shared, scalable production standards, language, and expectations
• Elevate planning, delivery, and ways of working across a range of development models
• Assess how team structures and operating rhythms evolve over time, helping teams stay effective as complexity grows 
  
  

Assess Milestones & Risk 

• Evaluate major milestones and Greenlight reviews to determine delivery confidence and key risks
• Pressure-test scope, schedules, and resourcing with teams to ensure plans are grounded and actionable
• Provide leadership with clear, early visibility into portfolio-level tradeoffs and emerging issues 
  
  

Lead Deep Dives & Interventions 

• Lead focused deep dives into high-risk or off-track initiatives to identify root causes
• Step in with hands-on production leadership where additional support can improve outcomes
• Turn insights into clear recommendations and ensure follow-through with teams 
  
  

Build Community & Craft 

• Strengthen the Production discipline through shared learning, mentorship, and connection
• Capture and scale lessons learned to improve how Blizzard builds games over time 

Required Qualifications 

• 18+ years of experience in game production, program leadership, or production operations, with a track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Significant senior leadership experience operating across a portfolio or multi-team environment, with broad visibility into delivery, dependencies, and outcomes
• Deep expertise in production craft, with a track record of establishing scalable approaches that improve how teams plan and deliver
• Strong judgment in production strategy and execution, including experience representing work in executive forums, Greenlight reviews, and portfolio governance
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment without direct authority
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to translate complex realities into clear decisions and actions
• Track record of building discipline capability and culture over time, including shared learning, mentorship, or craft development 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience operating at the studio, franchise, or enterprise level across multiple products or business units
• Strong understanding of modern game development models (e.g., AAA, live service, co-development)
• Experience working across global studios or external partners in distributed environments 

Your Platform  

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. ( 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!  

 
Ready to Activate Your Future?   

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 View email address on click.appcast.io. 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

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $206,000.00 - $335,000.00 Annual. 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.