Manager, Finance - Blizzard - Irvine, CA

Blizzard Entertainment; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with Company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine, California seeks a Finance Manager to partner with franchises and portfolio leaders on strategic planning, forecasting, and investments. You will steer budget allocations and drive objective decisions with cross-functional teams across development, marketing, and finance.

This role blends financial leadership with business insight, requiring deep KPI understanding, strong analytical skills, and a passion for gaming.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of finance experience.
• Track record of driving growth and returns.
• Knowledge of key performance metrics that drive business performance.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and adaptability to change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to lead cross-functional projects.
• Knowledge of the video game industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with development, marketing and finance teams to develop annual operating plan / quarterly forecast for the budget.
• Lead financial analysis to support decision-making on franchise priorities and investments.
• Own and lead processes to improve investment tracking, reporting, and evaluation.
• Partner with game franchise teams to understand audience segments and deliver content & marketing plans.
• Contribute to decision making on budget allocation and optimization, including UA, influencer activation, partnerships, and campaign production.

Skills

Finance

Budgeting

Forecasting

KPI analysis

Strategic partnering

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Team Name:

Finance

Job Title:

Manager, Finance - Blizzard - Irvine, CA

Requisition ID:

R026703

Job Description:

Blizzard Entertainment is seeking an extraordinary finance lead to join our award-winning video game company in Irvine, California. Blizzard Entertainment is a best-in-class developer and publishing of entertainment software. Its games are consistently category leaders, including the World of Warcraft®, Overwatch™, Diablo®, Hearthstone®, and StarCraft® franchises, each of which have received Game of the Year awards.

Your Mission

As the Finance Manager, you will support finance and multifunctional leaders on strategic planning, forecasting, and impact assessment for investments in Franchises and/or across the Blizzard portfolio. You will be a key business partner to Franchise and finance leaders in deciding budget allocations and driving effective decisions.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA

What you bring to the table:

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Partner with development, marketing and finance teams to develop annual operating plan / quarterly forecast for the budget. Help to set objectives, measurable KPIs, budget, and approval gates for both fixed headcount and variable spend.
• Lead financial analysis to support decision-making on franchise priorities, investments, and go-to-market plans.
• Own and lead processes to improve investment tracking, reporting, and evaluation.
• Partner with game franchise teams to develop deep understanding of audience segments, and deliver content & marketing plans that will drive profitable growth.
• Contribute to decision making on budget allocation and optimization, including user acquisition, influencer activation, partnership marketing, and campaign production, among others.

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:

• 4 or more years of finance experience.
• Consistent track record of driving innovative initiatives that generate growth and positive returns.
• Knowledge of the key performance metrics that drive business performance.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and adaptability to change.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to lead projects with diverse collaborators across functions.

Extra points:

• Knowledge of the video game industry, and passion for Blizzard game(s) is a plus.

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 [e-mail]. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

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,technologyand 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 thrivein order toconnect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical,emotionaland financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered!

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 reasonableassistanceto 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 [e-mail]. 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 discriminateon the basis ofrace, 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 https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $89,280.00 - $165,168.00 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.