Senior Manager, Global Marketing Operations (Onsite- Novato, CA)

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, and HB Studios. 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 our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, LEGO 2K Drive, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM.

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:

The Senior Manager, Global Marketing Operations will be a specialist in cross-functional projects, strategic and tactical, who is a driven problem solver capable of managing project to completion while navigating opposing demands and priorities.

The Senior Manager, Global Marketing Operations role will assist in managing the day-to-day operations of the Marketing Operations team and have an immediate impact on the team’s productivity by streamlining critical initiatives, and communicating objectives between departments across the company. You will have proven experience in a mid-level management role, with a special focus on implementing projects through interdepartmental collaboration.

As the Global Marketing Operations team regularly handles the oversight of projects that do not neatly fit within the organizational chart or that fall between departmental areas of responsibility, you must thrive in highly ambiguous environments and must be capable of operating at tactical, strategic, and operational levels.

We are looking for a proactive detailed oriented strategic planner with excellent project management, planning, decision making and analytical skills.

**This position will be based onsite in Novato (Bay Area) 3 days/week. This is not a remote opportunity.

What You Will Do:

Own and oversee a portfolio of operational initiatives, providing a point of view on how we design the marketing operation to facilitate our Player First mission and mindset.

Lead the Marketing Operations team to keep the trains running smoothly for our day-to-day business.

Ensure a single source of truth for marketing operation topics, even as we transform to new ways of working, to facilitate building the muscle of department level coordination, constant prioritization and efficient information sharing.

Ensure creation and maintenance of company-wide files, processes and templates are up to date and current, as well as tweaked to suit the business need.

Help drive projects such as Marketing onboarding, Monthly leadership meetings, All Hands meetings – all with the view of excellence in communication at the right time and right place to improve our overall team engagement and support smooth change management..

Identify opportunities for fast process improvements and simplification as an always on muscle building to reduce the chaos and improve efficiency. 

Develop new operating models/ways of working that encompasses people, process, technology and governance within and across marketing organizations in order to unlock value and meet desired business outcomes, working and partnering with relevant teams.

Deliver value through developing new and updated operating models, marketing processes, change, training and communication plans and aid our teams to roll-out and stand-up transformational changes.

Identifying ineffectiveness and areas of opportunity within the marketing organization and determining strategic implications. Lead teams to define detailed plans, inclusive of people, process and technology, to generate improvements.

Leverage knowledge of marketing strategy, brand and campaign operations to develop and implement plans and approaches. Enable teams to operate in a "new way o