Own and drive initiatives for better operational excellence -
ensuring clear plans, timelines, dependencies, and accountability across global stakeholders
Establish and maintain lightweight but effective project management rhythms, tracking progress, risks, and follow‑ups across multiple concurrent workstreams for high priority projects
Assist with the planning and prioritization for Activision and Blizzard International Communications comms budgets, agency retainers, and long-range planning
Partner with Finance to ensure accurate financial reporting, compliance with internal controls, and disciplined spend management
Help leaders understand resourcing tradeoffs, budget implications, and capacity constraints through clear, concise summaries
Build trusted relationships across regions and other functions, enabling smooth execution in a matrixed environment
Prepare clear, executive‑ready materials for review and alignment

8+ years of experience in business management, operations, project management, or a similar role in a global, matrixed organization
Exceptional project management skills with a proven ability to bring structure to complex, ambiguous environments
Strong financial acumen, including experience partnering with finance teams on budgets, forecasting, and spend tracking
High attention to detail paired with the ability to see the bigger picture
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complexity into clear, actionable insights
High emotional intelligence, professionalism, and a collaborative working style
Experience supporting communications, marketing, or corporate affairs teams
Familiarity with global agency or vendor management models
Experience working across multiple regions (EMEA, APAC, LATAM) and time zones

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
Relocation assistance if applicable

Business Manager, Integrated Communications – Contract

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