Senior Technical Product Manager, Anti-Cheat

Job Title:

Senior Technical Product Manager, Anti-Cheat

Requisition ID:

R024525

Job Description:

Your Mission 

We’re looking for a talented Senior Technical Product Manager who is responsible for developing and owning the Ricochet anti-cheat product on Call of Duty.

As a Senior Technical Product Manager, Anti-Cheat you will be the primary point of contact for any kind of data-driven insights for our builds. Overseeing our internal KPIs for performance tracking, external data points for PR, and upward reporting to leadership. 

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 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. 

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. 

  

  

What you bring to the table 

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. This role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: 

• Own anti-cheat as a “product” from a technical and business strategy standpoint
• Build internal KPIs to better understand system performance and inform decision making across teams
• Build external KPIs to bring visibility to our players
• Bring best-practices in data storytelling and communication to the team 
• Assist with internal reporting and high-level updates for executive leadership
• Manage buildout of a business intelligence data schema and interface with cross-studio stakeholders to standardize definitions and best-practices for usage of anti-cheat data

Player Profile  

Experience  

• Experience with Databricks (SQL and Python)
• Must have experience working in anti-cheat on an AAA game

Knowledge & Skills  

• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience in Analytics, Business Administration, or equivalent
• Understanding of game security, game development, and anti-cheat software.

Key Attributes  

• Must be a tenacious and self-catalyzing problem solver.
• Process-oriented driving toward visibility, accountability, and communication.
• Team-oriented, ability to build long-lasting and collaborative relationships effectively. You work selflessly and enthusiastically, serving as a positive catalyst for collaborative solutioning.
• Ability to adapt quickly, high tolerance for ambiguity, and ability to coordinate on a team.

Your Platform

Activision Central Tech works to support our development studios and their titles. Comprised of seven main teams, we have many specialties including big data, privacy and security, motion capture and animation pipeline technologies, graphics, build and infrastructure for studio development and data centers, optimization, systems programming and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices across the U.S., and in Canada, England, Ireland and Japan.

Most of our teams are comprised of both engineering and research talent, allowing us to always have an eye on the future. Our talented engineers help with title development and provide valuable knowledge sharing between studios while our researchers are action-oriented and keep a strong connection with the needs of the game studios.

Central Tech is part of Activision. To learn more about us and our research, please visit us at