Associate Manager, Business Development

Associate Manager, Business Development

Are you passionate about video games and eager to join a team that brings legendary Marvel characters to life in exceptional games? If you have a keen sense of what makes a video game truly remarkable and a drive to craft original, memorable, playable Super Hero stories, Marvel Games is looking for you.

We are seeking an Associate Manager, Business Development to join our team and work on multiple exciting projects with the most talented game companies in the world.

What You Will Do:

• Join a passionate, strategically minded team dedicated to developing best-in-class games with leading developers across Mobile, PC, Console, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with the Director of Business Development, Operations, Production, and Creative Teams to help manage and grow Marvel Games' footprint through existing relationships and new opportunity development.
• Support the end-to-end deal process for Marvel IP in games, including negotiations, new deal structuring, amendments, and contract execution.
• Help evaluate inbound and outbound opportunities for strategic fit and commercial viability.
• Own and maintain internal tracking and reporting for prospective, in-progress, and executed deals, ensuring accuracy and timely updates.
• Assist the Director of Business Development in building data-informed business cases to support Marvel's long-term gaming strategy, in collaboration with DGG Strategy & Insights and Finance teams.
• Coordinate with TWDC international teams to support partner success in strategic growth markets through local/regional collaboration and synergy opportunities.

Basic Skills and Qualifications:

• 4 years of relevant experience in business development, licensing, partnerships, strategy, or related functions within games (publisher, developer, platform, agency, or IP holder).
• Strong understanding of the video game industry, including platforms, genres, and F2P, premium and subscription-based business models.
• An emotional intelligence that drives and builds strong relationships (internal and external) via excellent communication and an empathetic mindset.
• A constant, unyielding desire to overdeliver, going above and beyond to produce the highest-quality work.
• An analytical and framework-oriented mind, both of quantitative (Excel sheets, business models) and qualitative (game genres, trends) nature, as well as a whiteboard-debate-eager, insights-fueled, hypothesis-driven approach to identifying and evaluating industry trends.
• Passion for Marvel characters and stories.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or related field; MBA or equivalent a plus.

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