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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 influentialgame 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, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab.

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 Director of Technology Operations will lead the Critical Operations, Incident Management Process and Game Day Readiness functions for our online player facing and studio development environments.

This leader will be responsible for driving positive player experience by thoughtfully managing risk and minimizing impact, supporting our studio development teams, publishing technology platforms and corporate stakeholders. We need a senior-level, business-oriented operations leader who has a global mindset and is always looking for new ways to grow the business and build demand.

What You Will Do:
● Lead and scale our incident response capabilities, managing a 24x7 critical operations engineering team that responds to and drives resolution of incidents
● Drive continuous improvement of our incident response process, collaborating with internal teams as well as external studio partners to ensure we are effectively managing risk with open and transparent communication and partnership
● Establish a culture of blameless post-mortems to maximize learnings from incidents ensuring rigor in following through on correct actions across all 2K teams
● Define and publish measures and implement programs of work focused on relentless improvement of our players' experience by managing availability, resiliency, scale, performance and disaster risk
● Manage our Game Day Readiness plans as a cross-functional initiative to ensure we are minimizing risk across our technology platforms ahead of new title launches and major content releases partnering with teams to perform performance testing and chaos testing to meet forecasted demand
● Lead globally distributed teams that provide incredible partnerships to our diverse studios and publishing colleagues to ensure we have strong engagement and alignment with our key metrics and processes and drive transparency of our process, risk assessment and progress towards improving

Who We Think Will Be a Great Fit:

● Business-oriented operations leader with demonstrated success leading operations in a 24x7x365 environment
● 9 to 12+ years of progressive external customer facing experience with experience in all major areas of incident management, risk assessment, and leading and scaling operations engineering teams
● Strategic thinking and thought leadership within the field of technology operations with a mindset of innovation and intellectual curiosity
● Significant experience in setting a vision for a team and leading, mentoring and scaling teams
● Strong metrics-driven focus with ability to use data to prove what is – or isn't - working and drive improvements
● Ability to collaborate successfully in a highly matrixed organization, across a number of different teams and global locations

You are willing to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment with other highly skilled professionals. You strive for order and transparency and can drive those values within and beyond your organization.

Compensation:
The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $221,100 and $327,240 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

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