Director of Change & Business Operations

Midasplayer.Com Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interactive entertainment company in London is seeking a Director of Change & Business Operations. In this role, you will manage organizational change and business operations to drive transformation. You will collaborate with senior leadership while mentoring teams to achieve operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in business operations and a proven track record in change management.

Qualifications

• Director-level experience with proven leadership skills.
• Experience in risk management and operational management.
• Effective negotiation and strategic planning abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee organisational change projects within the company.
• Lead and mentor the Business Operations team.
• Coordinate and lead projects across the Business Operations remits.
• Partner on real estate and operational decisions.
• Manage and develop company policies and procedures.

Skills

Previous experience working in business operations

Demonstrable organisational change success

Experience of hands-on programme management

A proven team leader and people manager

Great communication skills across various stakeholders

Detail-oriented and organized

Integration / Enablement experience

Tools

Smartsheets

Job description

Craft : Job Description

The Director of Change & Business Operations will play a pivotal role in driving organizational transformation and operational excellence at King. This role combines strategic oversight with hands‑on delivery leading change initiatives shaping operational strategies and ensuring alignment across functions. Partnering closely with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams the Director will oversee business operations guide integration projects and mentor teams to embed efficient scalable and sustainable ways of working across the company. You’ll report to the VP Business Operations and be dedicated to King working within the Business Operations Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee organisational change projects within King.
• Manage the Business Operations team and oversee operational decisions across King. Assist the VP Business Operations in setting an operations strategy.
• Co‑ordinate and lead projects both across the Business Operations team remit (E.g. Events IT Org change Workplace) and King projects.
• Closely partner with Workplace on Company real estate projects and day‑to‑day operational decisions.
• Improve knowledge management including the external website Kingfluence internal resource Job Descriptions SharePoint etc.
• Manage & develop central King policies and procedures.
• MSFT Integration : Help PM integration projects as we continue to harmonize some of our products tools and teams to MSFT standards.
• Lead manage and mentor a team of EAs across the business.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders including executive leadership department leads and employees.

Skills to create thrills

• Previous experience working in business operations
• Demonstrable organisational change success
• Experience of hands‑on programme management
• A proven team leader and people manager
• Great communication skills across various stakeholders
• Detail‑oriented and organized
• Integration / Enablement experience a plus

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the worlds most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry including the world‑famous Candy Crush franchise as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Sag a. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King part of Microsoft (NASDAQ : MSFT) has Kingsters in Stockholm Malm London Barcelona Berlin Dublin San Francisco New York Los Angeles and Malta. More information can be found at by following us on LinkedIn @lifeatkingon Instagram or @kinggameson X.

Required Experience

Director

Key Skills

• Risk Management
• Negiotiation
• Operational management
• Smartsheets
• Strategic Planning
• Team Management
• Budgeting
• Leadership Experience
• Program Development
• Supervising ExperienceFinancial Planning

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1