Principal Producer at Blizzard Entertainment

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Game Development, Project Management, Leadership, Collaboration, Agile Methodologies, Communication, Risk Management, Backlog Management, Mentoring, Quality Assurance, Production Planning, Team Dynamics, Player Experience, F2P Business Models, Continuous Learning, Feedback Culture

Industry

Entertainment Providers

Description

Team Name: Unannounced Project Job Title: Principal Producer Requisition ID: R026483 Job Description: At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share. Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations — only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people. We are currently looking for a highly experienced and collaborative Principal Producer to help us craft Blizzard’s next great game. You will bring deep expertise in leading large multi-disciplinary development efforts, elevating production craft, and driving predictable, high-quality execution across complex feature areas. You will partner closely with game leadership and guide multiple production and feature teams toward delivering exceptional player experiences. Sound like your next challenge? We can’t wait to meet you! Responsibilities Partner with game leadership to deeply understand and advocate for the game vision, product goals, and quality expectations, and ensure these are translated into actionable, aligned plans across your domain. Lead the creation and ongoing refinement of the production approach for a major pillar of the game—ensuring clarity of scope, priorities, dependencies, and delivery expectations across multiple teams. Guide senior producers and area leads in maintaining a refined, prioritized backlog that supports predictable, sustainable development while upholding quality standards. Build and maintain multi-team production plans within your domain, ensuring effective coordination across design, engineering, art, QA, and other partners. Drive alignment across teams by setting clear, measurable goals that connect to broader project outcomes and help teams understand how their work ladders into the larger vision. Drive effective alignment and collaboration with external teams, partners, and shared services across Blizzard—ensuring clear expectations, coordinated workflows, and strong integration of cross-team deliverables. Mentor and support production staff, helping develop leadership capabilities, elevate production craft, and strengthen cohesion across production roles. Proactively identify systemic risks, pipeline inefficiencies, and execution challenges—driving durable solutions that improve development flow and mitigate future issues. Promote visibility and shared understanding across teams by establishing effective communication channels, reporting mechanisms, and planning rituals. Foster a positive, collaborative, feedback-rich culture within your domain, supporting healthy team dynamics, sustainable development, and strong morale. Provide input, support, and thoughtful feedback toward individuals’ performance, development, and career growth. Minimum Requirements Significant experience contributing to and leading the development, release, and/or live operations of one or more game or digital products, including complex multi-team environments. Experience leading multiple cross-disciplinary teams and production leaders toward predictable, high-quality outcomes. Deep familiarity with lean/agile product management methodologies and the ability to adapt processes to meet a project's evolving needs. Demonstrated ability to build cultures of trust, respect, open feedback, accountability, and continuous learning. Strong self-awareness and adaptability—able to receive feedback openly and adjust leadership and communication approaches as needed. Understanding of F2P business models and/or live service operations. Passion for games, game development, and empowering teams to create exceptional player experiences. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to drive clarity across multiple teams and disciplines. Your Platform Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android. 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, technology and 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 innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and 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 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 accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. 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 discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Responsibilities

The Principal Producer will partner with game leadership to understand and advocate for the game vision and ensure these are translated into actionable plans. They will lead the creation of production approaches and guide multiple teams toward delivering exceptional player experiences.