Associate Manager, Commercial Strategy & Operations – NBA 2K

2K; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA️ 2K, renowned BioShock️, Borderlands️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization️ and XCOM️ brands; popular WWE️ 2K and WWE️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR️ 2K.

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

We are looking for a skilled and passionate Associate Manager to join the NBA 2K Commercial Strategy & Operations team. This person will report to the Director, Commercial Strategy & Operations based in London. You’ll collaborate with various departments to drive forward the long-term growth strategy of one of the largest video game franchises in the world. The broader Commercial Strategy & Operations team includes colleagues based in Singapore, USA, Ireland, and London.

This role requires structured problem-solving, critical thinking, data-driven decision-making, and a commercial approach. To be successful, you will harness internal and external data to improve our understanding of the business and its drivers at both regional and territory levels.

Success in this role means combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to advise teams and senior leadership on business strategy, tactics, and outcomes.

The ideal candidate works well with colleagues across functions, geographies, and disciplines. They love telling a story from data and insights—with clear “so what’s”—and are open to feedback. They enjoy working through ambiguity and solving tough business problems.

What You Will Do

• Support and lead strategy development and implementation of key growth initiatives within the broader franchise five-year strategy.
• Analyze internal telemetry and sales data to extract compelling and practical business insights, communicating your findings and recommendations with various partners.
• Evaluate and find new opportunities to grow revenues by analyzing the business, customers, and broader market.
• Partner with regional teams to align on goals, analyze performance, and develop optimized pricing and sales strategies for our digital and physical products.
• Establish and distribute regular performance reports and dashboards to a broad range of stakeholders within the business.
• Form relationships across geographies, functions, and levels to adopt new ways of working and leverage existing ones.

Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit

• Natural curiosity about the factors that drive business performance.
• Strong work ethic & drive to learn & growth in a fast-paced but inclusive environment.
• Experience in strategy/management consulting, banking or dynamic, consumer-focused technology companies.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to distill key stories from analysis and present them in a digestible way.
• Ability to work in PowerPoint and Excel.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles (e.g., how a P&L works).
• Passionate about tackling complex business problems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations, as well as strong listening and interpretation skills.
• Willingness to learn tools such as SQL, Tableau, and Snowflake.

Good to Have

Exposure to a wide range of data and analytical concepts and methodologies, including:

• Market sizing
• Competitive analysis
• Primary research
• Forecasting (units and revenue)
• Comfortable using SQL to extract data from large databases.
• Familiarity with visualization tools and libraries, e.g., Tableau, Power BI.
• Experience or passion for the video games industry is a plus.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.