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Manager, Competitive Programs

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Sponsorship not specified$119k-$159kDetected 7 days ago
ResearchLeadershipCommunicationMicrosoft Office

About the role

  • Oversee the global qualification process for multiple products across North America, Europe, Latin America, MESA, and Oceania.
  • Conduct annual performance evaluations for reporting team members.
  • Generate event reports for internal stakeholders and track KPIs for each competitive product and provide updates in relation to company goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop team members responsible for strategic execution of various competitive products such as the Pokémon TCG, VG, Pokémon UNITE, and Pokémon GO.
  • Plan, budget, and allocate support in line with underlying business and company priorities for each product.
  • Manage competitive program and live ops calendars, as well as oversee the creation of prizing tables, digital rewards, and other player incentives.
  • Lead and partner with internal and external teams, including game developers, to build the path to Worlds for multiple products.
  • Work closely with Organized Play, Marketing, Legal, Broadcast and Events teams to ensure the path to Worlds is supported as designed.
  • Collaborate closely with Trust and Safety, Legal, and game development teams to manage creation and revisions of rulesets, penalties, and related guidelines so that they may be clearly applied to competitive events.
  • Provide leadership for industry objectives, strategy, and content to ensure that competitive pillars are appropriately designed and supported.
  • Develop the competitive gaming market data needed to support the customer journey to grow player engagement.
  • Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
  • Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.

Requirements

  • Bachelors degree required.
  • Five+ (5+) years of experience in esports, competitive gaming, events or sports management.
  • Outstanding communication skills with the ability to work across teams and communicate competitive gaming priorities at the team, department, executive, and company levels.
  • Ability to understand and provide constructive review of floorplans, network diagrams and other technical requirements for tournament play hardware such as mobile phones and the Nintendo Switch.

Nice to have

  • Five+ (5+) years of relevant professional experience, plus two (2+) years of people management experience, managing a team(s) of direct reports.

Compensation

  • For this role, new hires generally start between $119,300 - $158,700 per year.
  • The full range is $119,300 - $215,000 per year.
  • The final base salary is directly related to the candidate's qualifications and professional experience uniquely.
  • Competitive cash-based compensation programs.

Benefits

  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
  • Generous paid family leave.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.

Company info

  • Get to know The Pokémon Company International
  • The Pokémon Company International manages the Pokémon property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing and marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website.
  • Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment in the world.
  • Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.
  • Get to know the role
  • An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
  • Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
  • Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
  • Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa.
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